Introduction
Lygotype is a full-stack, open-source form builder built for professional workflows. It combines the UX of modern form tools with the document legitimacy and data control that institutional, legal, and business contexts actually require.
Unlike hosted SaaS form platforms, Lygotype is self-hostable, MIT-licensed, and gives you complete ownership of every form, response, and piece of data. No vendor lock-in. No per-submission fees. No mystery about where your data lives.
What Lygotype does
- 17 question types across 7 groups — choice, text, matrix, scale, media, layout, and payments
- Full conditional logic — AND/OR rules, page routing, question skipping, branching finish screens
- 6 built-in themes with complete per-form customization: 1,000+ Google Fonts, 9 background patterns, full colour control
- Stripe payments built directly into the form — fixed or dynamic pricing, per-form credentials, CAD & USD
- Three embed options — direct URL, iFrame, and JavaScript widget
- Real collaboration — invite by email, assign Edit or View roles, scoped per form
- Real-time responses with full-text search, metadata, and CSV export
Who it's for
Lygotype is built for teams and developers who need more than a basic form tool but don't want to pay enterprise pricing or surrender their data to a third-party platform. It's particularly well-suited for:
- Professional associations and membership organizations
- Legal, healthcare, and compliance workflows
- Developers who want to self-host and extend a real form platform
- Agencies managing forms across multiple clients
Stack
| Layer | Technology | |---|---| | Frontend | React 18, Vite, Framer Motion, Tailwind CSS | | Backend | Node.js, Express 5 | | Database | SQLite via better-sqlite3 | | Auth | Better Auth (session-based) | | Payments | Stripe API | | Deployment | Docker, Caddy reverse proxy |
New to Lygotype? Start with the Quick Start guide — you'll have a form live in under 5 minutes.