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Autofill government and civic forms without retyping your life story
Public-sector websites are famous for long forms and short sessions. You type your name, address, phone, date of birth, household details and a case number, the page times out, and you type it all again. If you deal with the same agency more than once a year, EchoFill pays for itself in the first visit. Fill the form once, record it, and the next time you open that page your details are already there.
Where it helps most
- Permits and licences. Building, event, parking and business permits that ask for applicant and property details every time.
- Benefits and renewals. Recertification forms that repeat the same household and income questions on a schedule.
- DMV and vehicle services. Registration renewals, address changes and appointment bookings.
- School and district forms. Enrolment, field-trip consent, emergency contacts and medical forms for each child, each year.
- Courts, records and FOIA requests. Requester details repeated on every submission.
Built for the way these sites behave
Government portals are often a mix of old and new: a classic form on one page, a modern framework on the next, and a dropdown that only works if you click it rather than type. EchoFill handles all three. It opens custom menus and chooses by the visible option text, fills classic fields and framework-built ones alike, and on sites you approve for automatic filling, it saves the answers you add on later pages so a multi-step application fills end to end next time.
Sessions that time out are less painful too: when the page reloads, EchoFill fills it again.
Privacy, which matters here
These forms contain sensitive details, so where the data lives matters. EchoFill stores your answers only in your browser on your device. Nothing is uploaded, synced or sent to us. It never records Social Security numbers, passwords or card numbers, even if they appear on a form you record, and it asks Chrome for permission one site at a time rather than access to "all websites". Read the privacy policy.
Set it up in two minutes
- Open the agency form and fill it in the normal way.
- Click EchoFill → Record this form and name the profile, for example "Household details".
- Choose Fill automatically next time and allow the site when Chrome asks.
- Next visit, review what EchoFill filled, add anything new, and submit. Undo is one click away.
Common questions
Can I keep separate profiles for family members?
Yes. Each profile is independent, and the free plan includes three. Pro removes the limit, which helps for larger households or if you handle forms for a parent.
What if the agency changes its website?
EchoFill finds fields by their label, name and placeholder, not just hidden page codes, so a redesign usually still fills. If a field stops matching, record the form once more and choose "Update existing profile".
Does EchoFill submit anything for me?
No. It only fills the fields. You review and press Submit yourself, which is how it should be on official forms.