> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.feedal.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick start

> Create and share your first form in 5 minutes.

This guide walks you through building a working form end-to-end — from a blank canvas to a live link with real responses coming in.

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## Before you begin

Sign in at [app.feedal.com](https://app.feedal.com). If you don't have an account yet, the free plan gets you started with no credit card required.

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a new form">
    From the dashboard, click **New form** in the top right.

    You'll see three ways to start:

    * **Blank** — empty canvas, build from scratch
    * **Template** — pick a pre-built form (NPS, CSAT, product feedback, and more)
    * **AI** — describe what you want and let AI generate the first draft

    For this walkthrough, choose **Blank**.

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-new-form.png" alt="New form dialog showing blank, template, and AI options" />

    Feedal opens the **Studio** — a three-panel editor with a left sidebar (content library), a central canvas, and a right settings panel. The canvas starts with a Welcome screen already placed.

    → Learn more: [Studio overview](/building-forms/studio/overview)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add questions">
    Click the Welcome screen on the canvas to edit its title. Type something like "Tell us what you think".

    Next, add your first question:

    1. Click **Add content** in the left sidebar (or click the `+` button below any node on the canvas).
    2. Find **Short text** under the Text group and click it.
    3. The question appears on the canvas. Click its title and type your question — e.g. "What's your name?".
    4. Add a second question: click `+` again, choose **Opinion scale**.
    5. Set the title to "How satisfied are you? (0–10)".

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-add-questions.png" alt="Canvas with Welcome screen and two question nodes" />

    Each question type has its own settings in the right panel. For the Opinion scale, confirm `min = 0` and `max = 10` — those are the defaults.

    → Learn more: [Text questions](/building-forms/questions/text) · [Rating questions](/building-forms/questions/rating)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up routing">
    Switch to the **Workflow** tab in the top bar. You'll see your nodes as cards on the workflow canvas.

    For a simple linear form, connect them in sequence:

    1. Drag an edge from the **Welcome** node to your first question.
    2. Drag an edge from the first question to the **Opinion scale** question.
    3. Drag an edge from the Opinion scale question to the **End** screen.

    That's it — a straight path from start to finish.

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-workflow.png" alt="Workflow canvas showing Welcome → Short text → Opinion scale → End with edges" />

    **Optional:** Add a conditional branch. For example, route respondents who score 8 or above to a "Thank you — Promoter" End screen, and everyone else to a generic End screen. See [Conditional branching](/building-forms/workflow/branching) for the full walkthrough.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Switch back to the **Content** tab. In the top bar, click **Publish**.

    Feedal validates the graph and creates an immutable published version. The publish button shows a version number (e.g. `v1`).

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-publish.png" alt="Publish button in the studio top bar" />

    <Note>
      Respondents always see the **published** version. Changes you make after
      publishing are saved as a draft and don't go live until you publish again.
    </Note>

    → Learn more: [Saving and versioning](/building-forms/studio/saving-and-versioning)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share your form">
    Open the **Share** tab (from the form dashboard, not the studio). You'll find:

    * **Direct link** — a public URL like `feedal.com/f/your-form-slug`. Copy and send it anywhere.
    * **QR code** — downloadable for print or display.
    * **Embed** — a one-line script tag to drop into any website.
    * **Email embed** — a static preview image with a link for email campaigns.

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-share.png" alt="Share page showing link, QR code, and embed options" />

    Copy the direct link and open it in a new tab. Fill in the form as a test respondent and submit.

    → Learn more: [Link & QR code](/sharing/link-and-qr) · [Embed](/sharing/embed/overview)
  </Step>

  <Step title="View your first response">
    Go back to the dashboard and open your form. Click **Responses** in the top navigation.

    Your test submission appears in the table. Click the row to open the **session detail panel** on the right — it shows every answer, timestamps, device info, and score (if scoring was enabled).

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/feedal/images/quickstart-response.png" alt="Responses table with session detail panel open" />

    → Learn more: [Responses](/results/responses) · [Overview analytics](/results/overview)
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Conditional branching" icon="code-branch" href="/building-forms/workflow/branching">
    Route respondents to different questions based on their answers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Themes & design" icon="palette" href="/building-forms/design/themes">
    Match the form to your brand with custom colours, fonts, and backgrounds.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Embed on your website" icon="code" href="/sharing/embed/overview">
    Add a floating widget or inline form to any page with one script tag.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="plug" href="/integrations/overview">
    Send responses to Slack, HubSpot, Google Sheets, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>