# Anyone used AI tools to design XLS forms? Which one is good?

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** form-design, odk-xlsform\
**Created:** [October 6, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655 "2026-10-06T21:01:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saad](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/saad/32/4537_2.png) [@Saad](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Saad)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/1 "2026-10-06T21:01:05Z")

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Hi,

Which AI tool is preferred to design XLS forms? I know chatgpt and claude can do it comfortably, but looking to hear from people using ODK on frequent basis. Any experiences?

Thanks,  
Saad

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**Author:** ![aurdipas](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/aurdipas/32/1785_2.png) [@aurdipas](https://forum.getodk.org/u/aurdipas)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/2 "2026-10-07T07:32:43Z")

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[Form Design Workflows using AI - Support - ODK Forum](https://forum.getodk.org/t/form-design-workflows-using-ai/58197)

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**Author:** ![snillok4u](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/snillok4u/32/4890_2.png) [@snillok4u](https://forum.getodk.org/u/snillok4u)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/3 "2026-10-11T15:26:21Z")

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ChatGPT and Claude is good, but A trick I use is to share a template (a form I have designed in the past), then share the paper questionnaire.

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**Author:** ![Mayamiko](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/mayamiko/32/31495_2.png) [@Mayamiko](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Mayamiko)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/4 "2026-10-12T10:06:07Z")

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I do agree. I have better success with Claude lately than ChatGPT

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**Author:** ![Mayamiko](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/mayamiko/32/31495_2.png) [@Mayamiko](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Mayamiko)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/5 "2026-10-13T07:24:17Z")

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Though I should mention that it is important to still work through the documentation because you can get lost if you hit bug and do not know how to debug it. So don't just outsource everything to any AI.

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**Author:** ![dast](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/dast/32/24264_2.png) [@dast](https://forum.getodk.org/u/dast)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/anyone-used-ai-tools-to-design-xls-forms-which-one-is-good/58655/6 "2026-10-14T08:49:00Z")

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I use ChatGPT quite regularily now. It's especially helpful not to loose overview in complex forms with many calculations. But I think it's wise to stay in the lead. If you don't understand your own form anymore, something is going the wrong way.