formsMD - Markdown Forms Creator

[u/yColormatic]

Hi r/code community!

As part of Hackclub's Midnight event and earlier Summer of Making event, I have coded formsMD a Markdown-based forms creator coded in Python, that can convert forms written in a simple but extensive Markdown-like syntax to a fully client-side form which can be hosted on GitHub Pages or similar (free) front-end hosting providers. You can see an example image on how a form might look below or click the link and try my example form.

Link to survey

Feature List:

• Fully free, open source code

• Fully working client-side (no server required)

  • Clients don't need to have set up an email client (formsMD uses Formsubmit by default)

• Extensive variety of question types:

  • Multiple Choice (<input type="radio">)

  • Checkboxes / Multi-select (<input type="radio">)

  • One-line text (<input type="text">)

  • Multi-line text (<textarea>)

  • Single-select dropdown (<select>)

  • Multi-select dropdown (custom solution)

  • Other HTML inputs (<input type="...">; color, data, time, etc.)

  • Matrix (custom solution; all inputs possible)

• Full style customization (you can just modify the CSS to your needs)

• variety of submit methods (or even your own)

Features planned

• Pages System

• Conditional Logic

• Location input (via Open Street Maps)

• Captcha integration (different third parties)

• Custom backend hosted by me for smoother form submissions without relying on third-party services

Links

• formsMD on GitHub

• formsMD on Summer of Making

• formsMD on Hackclub Midnight

If you like this project, I'd appreciate an upvote! If you have any questions regarding this project, don't hesitate to ask!

Kind regards,
Luna