A modern tool to produce PDF and HTML deeds poll that can be used by British citizens to legally change their name. Runs entirely in the browser.

To use the site online, just:

1. Go to https://freedeedpoll.org.uk/
2. Provide your details
3. Print off the PDF
4. Sign it and have two witnesses sign it
5. Send it off to everybody who needs to know your new name!

(video available in higher-definition on YouTube)

To use it on your own computer, follow the development instructions below.

• NodeJS v18+

1. Check out this repository
2. Run npm i to install dependencies
3. Run npm start to run a development server
4. Visit http://localhost:8080/

From your development environment, run npm run build. The generated site will be output into the _site directory as a static site. Upload this onto virtually any web host.

There's a defined workflow that deploys to GitHub Pages. If forking the repository, you'll need to modify views/CNAME.njk to specify your own domain name.

Issues and pull requests are very welcome. Please observe the code of conduct.

Free and open-source software under the AGPL.