Features at a glance

Everything for your campaign – in one app.

From the template to the print-ready signature list: PetiForm guides you through every step – creating, collecting, evaluating and exporting. Offline-first, privacy-conscious, no account required.

11included templates
4steps to a finished PDF list
1QR code – collect together on multiple devices
100 %usable offline
Create

The right template – or your own form builder

Start with a proven template or assemble the form yourself.

11 ready-made templates + an empty builder

From citizens' initiatives and public petitions in Bundestag style to the European Citizens' Initiative – each template comes with the right required fields and a correct list header.

Citizens' initiative Bundestag style State parliament Popular initiative School/university petition

Template builder

Build custom forms from field types – with required/optional settings, ordering and validation.

Allowed fields by type

Strict petition types such as citizens' initiatives enforce a minimal set of required data – exactly in line with data minimization. Extra fields that do not belong there are not available in the first place.

Petition assistant

A guided flow creates your petition step by step: title, demand, reasoning, recipient and target quorum. In just a few minutes you have a complete petition ready to submit.

Tablet with a guided flow for creating a petition
Collect

Capture signatures – anywhere, even without a connection

At a booth, at the doorstep, in a dead zone: PetiForm collects reliably offline. Every entry is checked while it is captured and stays local on your device.

Tablet with a signature field and pen at a petition booth

Required fields checked, consent and timestamp recorded – all locally on the device.

Signature pad

Sign directly on a tablet or phone with a finger or stylus – the signature lands cleanly in the entry.

Consent recorded

The consent text shown is recorded together with the time of approval – clearly documented.

Privacy notice on site

During capture, every signer can see which fields are collected – transparent for the people signing.

Duplicate protection

Duplicate entries are detected while they are captured – so every voice counts exactly once and the list stays clean.

Offline operation

No internet needed. Without an active online sync add-on, all data stays local on the device and only leaves it as a PDF you create yourself.

Share by QR code

Teammates scan a QR code and collect on their own device – even as multiple parts for large petitions. Personal data always stays on the respective device.

With a paper list

  • Illegible entries and tedious manual typing
  • You only notice duplicate entries while typing them up
  • Missing required details make entries invalid

With PetiForm

  • Required-field checks and duplicate protection during capture
  • Without online sync, data stays local – only your self-created PDF leaves the device
  • List header and required fields come ready-made from the template
Data-minimizing by design: Without an active online sync add-on, captured entries only leave the device as a PDF you create yourself. How PetiForm protects your data
Analyze

Keep an eye on progress – all the way to the deadline

Local statistics show you where your campaign stands at any time.

Quorum progress

You can see at a glance how many of the required signatures have already been collected.

64%

Deadline in view

A deadline indicator reminds you how much time is left – so the cutoff date does not come as a surprise.

Metrics calculated automatically

Average per day, best collection day and the required daily pace until the deadline – calculated for you instead of counted by hand.

Local statistics with projection

A progress chart shows entries per day or week together with key metrics – including a projection of whether the goal will be reached by the deadline. The analysis runs entirely on your device.

Confetti when you reach the goal

When your petition clears the quorum, there is a small moment to celebrate – well earned.

Export

The print-ready signature list as a PDF

With one tap, PetiForm creates a properly formatted list – ready to submit.

Correct list header

Each sheet shows the appropriate header – for a citizens' initiative, for example, with demand, reasoning, cost coverage proposal and authorized representatives. That keeps the list aligned with the petition type.

Clean PDF output

  • Duplicates automatically removed: the list always excludes duplicate entries.
  • Publicly reduced: only fields that are approved for the public.
  • Blank: an empty list for collecting by hand on site.
Note: PetiForm provides properly formatted templates, but it cannot guarantee acceptance by authorities. Responsibility remains with the person or initiative running the petition.
Platform

Runs everywhere – without hurdles

PWA + Android & iOS

Use it directly in the browser or as an installed app on your phone – no app store detour needed.

Light & dark

A pleasant design for every setting – during the day at a booth or in the evening at your desk.

German

The interface is consistently in German – clear and easy to understand.

No account

No login, no registration. You can start right away, and everything stays local on your device.

Backup & restore

Save petitions and templates as a complete backup file – deliberately without captured entries.

Example included

A sample petition with its template is already there on first launch – try it out instead of guessing. Once you start your own work, it clears itself away automatically.

What is coming next

Bookable online features are planned for larger campaigns – always optional. The offline feature set will remain permanently free (free tier: 1 petition, 200 signatures per petition) – later, you only pay for online sync and scaling.

Online sync

Bring devices together through an EU server – as a bookable campaign feature.

Manager roles

Several people organize a campaign together with coordinated permissions.

Join links

Invite teammates to a campaign with a simple link.

Try it out – ready to go in 2 minutes.

No installation needed, runs directly in the browser and offline too.