# Welcome to Form.io

**Form.io** is a powerful form and API platform that provides a standardized strategy for data collection and data management. It allows application developers to rapidly create forms using a flexible palette of drag-and-drop components. Alongside this form, the Form.io Platform generates the API necessary to collect and handle the data collected by the form.

The Form.io Platform has been used to power...

* Customized CRM applications
* Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
* Industrial data and process management systems
* Educational organization student and alumni portals
* User onboarding and management applications
* Inventory tracking systems
* Medical form and patient management applications

... and much, much more. Form.io is for anyone who needs data from their users.

## How to Get Help

Form.io offers a wide array of resources to help understand and use the platform.

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Select from one of the following options to begin exploring the Form.io Platform:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Form.io Fundamentals</td><td>Have a firm grasp of the basics before proceeding.</td><td><a href="quick-links">quick-links</a></td></tr><tr><td>Getting Started with Form.io</td><td>An easy walkthrough on how to get going with Form.io.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deployment Guide</td><td>Helpful guides for deploying Form.io to a variety of enironments.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>User Guide</td><td>How to operate with the Form.io Platform</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Developer Guide</td><td>Customizations and integrations to harness the power of Form.io in an application.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>