Lively Forms is a conversational form builder inspired by Typeform. It lets creators build multi-step forms, publish them publicly, collect anonymous responses, and review/export submissions across personal or shared organization workspaces.

Features #

Conversational multi-step form builder with reordering and polished public runner
Rich block set for text, choices, numbers, links, agreements, and dates
Conditional branching with builder-side validation and branch-aware submissions
Anonymous response collection with detailed review and CSV/XLSX export
Personal and organization workspaces with shared form management
Creator-focused experience with ATProto/PDS sign-in, localization, and theme settings

Stack #

Next.js App Router
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Auth.js (next-auth) sessions with ATProto OAuth
Prisma + PostgreSQL
dnd-kit
Framer Motion
Bun for package management
Podman Compose for local Postgres

Quick start #

bun install
bun run hooks:install
cp .env.example .env
bun run db:up
bun run prisma:migrate
bun run dev

Open http://127.0.0.1:3000.

You must also configure ATProto OAuth/client metadata for local development. See docs/deployment.md.

Useful commands #

bun run dev
bun run build
bun run lint
bun run check
bun run hooks:install
bun run db:up
bun run db:down
bun run db:logs
bun run db:reset
bun run prisma:generate
bun run prisma:migrate
bun run prisma:studio

Docs #

Notes #

Creator authentication is only required for building, publishing, and reviewing forms.
Public respondents do not sign in.
Responses are stored anonymously.
Editing a published form updates the live form immediately.

License #

Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only (AGPL-3.0-only). See LICENSE.

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