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Why is there no direct PDF export of completed forms (only email attachments?)

Dear forms.app Support Team, I would like to address a very specific and, in practice, highly problematic limitation of your platform. To be clear: I am aware that forms.app allows sending completed form results (including signatures) as a PDF attachment via email. However, what is not possible β€” and what I find difficult to justify β€” is the absence of a direct PDF export or download option from the dashboard. In other words: The PDF exists It can be generated and sent by email But it cannot be directly downloaded or exported by the user on demand From a professional and operational standpoint, this is a serious shortcoming: Email is not a reliable or scalable archive mechanism Businesses need to store, file, and manage PDFs centrally (local storage, document management systems, audits) Depending on email delivery for critical documents is error-prone and inefficient In regulated or compliance-relevant environments, email-based delivery is often explicitly discouraged This leads to several legitimate questions: Why is there no direct β€œDownload PDF” or β€œExport as PDF” option, even though the PDF is already being generated internally? Why i nee a csv or xlsx Excel File without any signature ? Is this a technical limitation, a deliberate product decision, or a plan restriction? Are there plans to introduce direct PDF export for completed forms, especially those containing signatures? How do you recommend professional users handle systematic archiving, if email is the only supported delivery channel? Given that forms.app is marketed as a professional, paid SaaS solution, forcing users to rely on email attachments for document retrieval feels outdated and unnecessarily restrictive. I would appreciate a clear explanation of the reasoning behind this design decision. Kind regards, Manfred Spendling

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Katharina Spendling 7 days ago

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Handling complex form logic without slowing things down

Hi everyone, I’ve been building more advanced forms lately and noticed that once conditional logic, multiple steps, and external actions are added, things can start feeling harder to manage and debug. Even when the form works, tracking what runs when β€” and what fails β€” isn’t always very clear. This came up in a discussion where someone mentioned a popular delta executor while talking about handling execution logic outside the form itself, which made me wonder how others approach this. How do you usually manage complex workflows triggered by form submissions without making the setup fragile or hard to maintain? Do you keep most logic inside the form tool, or offload parts of it elsewhere for clarity and reliability? Would love to hear how others handle this.

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Juanne lister About 1 month ago

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Form load performance & media upload delays β€” any ideas?

Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well! I’ve been building some forms that include large media uploads, and I’ve noticed that on certain mobile devices the form takes much longer to load or sometimes stalls entirely before submission. It reminded me of a discussion I read about how large installation files and heavy cache usage can impact performance and resource handling. So I wanted to ask β€” when forms load slowly or hang during media uploads, do you usually look at device memory, browser cache handling, or server response time first? And are there any best practices you follow to isolate whether it’s a client-side delay versus something on the forms platform itself? Would appreciate any tips β€” thanks!

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Adrienne Reinger 18 days ago

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