GOV.UK Form Builder
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 4 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 3 Sep 2026. How this is checked
GOV.UK Form Builder is an open-source Ruby on Rails library for generating forms that follow the GOV.UK Design System. It provides reusable form elements, validation and error handling, localisation, fieldsets, and content injection for developers building public services.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Creating accessible GOV.UK Design System forms in Ruby on Rails without implementing form components from scratch.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: Ruby on Rails developers building GOV.UK services
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted, cli
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: govuk-form-builder.x-govuk.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
GOV.UK Form Builder sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & SDKs category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on creating accessible GOV.UK Design System forms in Ruby on Rails without implementing form components from scratch. Inferred · not functionally tested: GOV.UK Form Builder is an open-source project aimed at ruby on Rails developers building GOV.UK services. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
X-GOVUK builds and maintains GOV.UK Form Builder, and it first shipped in 2019. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 92 stars and 58 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are form elements, error handling, and localisation.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Form elements
- Error handling
- Localisation
- Fieldsets
- Content injection
- Checkboxes
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Netlify
- x-nf-request-id header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed3 Sep · 16:48 UTCgovuk_design_system_formbuilder seen via RubyGems newly publishedSource: RubyGems newly published · Open
Frequently asked questions about GOV.UK Form Builder
- What does GOV.UK Form Builder do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: GOV.UK Form Builder focuses on creating accessible GOV.UK Design System forms in Ruby on Rails without implementing form components from scratch. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
- Who is GOV.UK Form Builder for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: GOV.UK Form Builder is an open-source project built for ruby on Rails developers building GOV.UK services.
- Is GOV.UK Form Builder free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — GOV.UK Form Builder is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does GOV.UK Form Builder run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: GOV.UK Form Builder runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is GOV.UK Form Builder still maintained?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 4 Oct 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 58 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who makes GOV.UK Form Builder?
- GOV.UK Form Builder is developed by X-GOVUK, based in the United Kingdom.
- When did GOV.UK Form Builder launch?
- GOV.UK Form Builder first shipped in 2019.
- Is GOV.UK Form Builder open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — GOV.UK Form Builder is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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