CandidPDF

Find out what is wrong with your PDFs. Fix what a computer can fix.

We check your file with veraPDF, an independent open-source checker, against PDF/UA-1, the international standard for PDF accessibility. Software fixes what it can. You get a plain list of what a person still has to do.

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No account. No card. Nothing to install.

82 problems this software fixes automatically

$79 for this document

358 more problems identified for a person to fix.

The report names every one.

82 fixed automatically 358 identified for a person

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Who this is for

Every report tells you what's left.

No software can make a document fully accessible or legally compliant. That includes ours.

We fix automatically

  • File information
  • The document language
  • Missing fonts
  • Tags a screen reader follows

Needs a person

  • Complicated tables
  • Describing pictures
  • The order text is read in
  • Which text is a heading

The only promise we make about the result: passes the PDF/UA-1 validation checks we remediate.

Scanned documents

Some old documents are just pictures of the pages. Screen readers and other assistive technology read nothing from them. We add real text underneath and tell you how far that gets you.

What we actually fixed

Problems found before
16,357
Fixed on every document
7,104
Real documents checked
20

Another stage fixed 4,488 more, but it only completed on 2 of the 20 documents, because it stops rather than guess at a table. We quote the number that works on every document.

Pricing

One price per document, based on how many pages it has. No subscription. Every price includes the same three things:

  • Your repaired PDF
  • A before and after report from the checker
  • A plain list of what still needs a person

Add $40 for scanned documents, where we have to turn pictures of text into real text. Buying several: 15% off 10 or more, 30% off 50 or more. The free check tells you the exact price before you decide anything. You pay as a guest. There is no account to make, here or later.

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Here is an email you can send to whoever signs off on spending. Fill in the three bits in brackets.

Subject: Approval to check and repair our PDF documents

Hi [NAME],

I would like to spend [COST] with CandidPDF on [NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS] of our PDF documents.

What it does. It checks each PDF with veraPDF, an independent open-source checker, against PDF/UA-1, the international standard for PDF accessibility, then repairs what software can repair.

What we get back. The repaired PDF, a before and after report from the checker, and a plain list of what still needs a person.

What it does not do. It does not make a document meet a legal standard, and it is not legal advice. Some work always needs a person, such as describing pictures and sorting out complicated tables. The report names that work instead of leaving it out.

For context, the US Department of Justice rule for Title II web content falls due April 26, 2027 for entities serving 50,000 or more, and April 26, 2028 below that.

No subscription and no account. It is charged per document, and a free check gives the exact price before we commit.

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