Accessible PDFs
Automatically test PDFs and improve accessibility
Eye-Able helps you analyse and optimise inaccessible PDFs, enabling you to efficiently optimise your documents in line with PDF/UA and WCAG standards.
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Empowering 20,000+ websites on their accessibility journey
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“Beyond making our website accessible, I also need to take care of all our documents too. But for many of them, the original files are missing. What now?”
— Your marketing manager, right now.
Automatically make PDFs accessible
Find and manage all PDFs in one place
Eye-Able automatically extracts all PDFs from your website scans and presents them in a single, clear dashboard. You can also upload your own PDFs or import entire collections via CSV.
Centralized PDF overview
CSV and bulk upload support
Automatic detection from website scans
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Automatically improve PDFs, even at scale
With Eye-Able, missing tags, metadata, alternative text, and overall PDF structure can be improved automatically. This is especially useful when manual fixes aren’t possible, source files are missing, or you’re dealing with large volumes of existing PDFs.
Automated PDF optimization
Ideal for legacy PDFs
Bulk- and API-ready
Accessibility checks based on PDF/UA and WCAG
All PDFs are thoroughly tested using state-of-the-art testing algorithms. Checks are performed in line with PDF/UA and WCAG standards, delivering high test coverage, even for complex document structures.
PDF/UA and WCAG compliance checks
Reliable, audit-ready results
High test coverage for complex PDFs
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Clear scores and smarter prioritization
An integrated scoring system evaluates each PDF individually and makes progress visible. You can instantly see which documents are critical and where issues cluster enabling focused, efficient prioritization.
PDF score per document
Progress tracked over time
Identify error clusters
Actionable guidance for fixing issues
For every identified problem, you receive clear explanations and concrete recommendations on how to fix it. The Eye-Able AI Assistant Ally also supports you in understanding accessibility issues faster and resolving them more effectively.
Easy-to-understand explanations
AI-powered support
Faster, more targeted fixes
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Seamless integration into your workflows
Eye-Able provides API endpoints that let you integrate PDF checks and accessibility improvements directly into your existing processes. This makes accessibility a built-in part of your digital workflows, not an extra step.
API integrations
Workflow-ready setup
Scalable automation
Manual creation of accessible PDFs
On request, our expert team optimises your PDFs in line with current standards (PDF/UA, EAA, WCAG). Structure, reading order, and alternative text are optimized for screen readers.
Carefully remediated for accessibility
Optimized for screen reader use
Takes into account standards such as PDF/UA, EAA, WCAG
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Why customers trust Eye-Able
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Frequently asked questions
Accessible PDFs
The requirements for accessible documents are clearly defined. For both private companies and public-sector organizations, the key standards are EN 301 549 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
Digital documents must be structured logically so assistive technologies, such as screen readers (e.g. NVDA), can interpret the content correctly. Eye-Able helps you implement these legal requirements efficiently and ensure your PDFs meet accessibility standards with confidence.
No. A green checkmark in the PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC) or in Eye-Able’s PDF check is an important indicator of compliance with ISO standards, especially DIN ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA).
However, automated checks have their limits. An accessibility checker can confirm that alternative text exists, but it can’t judge whether that text actually describes the image meaningfully. The same applies to correct heading levels or a logical reading order in complex tables, these aspects often require manual review to validate real accessibility in practice.
Adobe Acrobat Pro is a valuable tool for editing PDFs, but it quickly reaches its limits when it comes to accessibility. Creating fully accessible, PDF/UA-compliant documents requires extensive expertise and many manual steps making the process time-consuming, costly, and hard to scale, especially for large document volumes.
That’s where Eye-Able comes in. Eye-Able integrates into your existing systems and automates many testing and remediation steps. Instead of complex manual work on each file, you get a guided, efficient process that stays manageable, even when dealing with large numbers of PDFs.
Software can detect technical tagging, but it can’t assess content quality. Manual review is essential to evaluate qualitative requirements such as:
Are interactive form fields and buttons clearly labeled for assistive technologies?
Do all hyperlinks work correctly, and is full keyboard navigation supported?
Are language settings correctly defined for foreign-language text sections?
If needed, Eye-Able supports you with hands-on PDF remediation including expert assistance from qualified accessibility specialists.
Free tools such as PAC or PAVE are well suited for one-off checks and spot analyses. Like Eye-Able, they test against the same standards (e.g. PDF/UA, WCAG, EN 301 549), and the scope of automated checks is comparable. However, these tools present results differently and are limited when it comes to ongoing, organisation-wide accessibility work.
Eye-Able is designed for companies that want to embed PDF accessibility into their processes long term:
Integration into existing workflows (e.g. SharePoint)
GDPR-compliant processing with servers located in Germany
Built for large volumes of documents
Combination of automated testing and targeted expert support
Additional training and services to establish PDF accessibility sustainably
This turns accessibility from a one-off task into a permanent, scalable part of your document workflows.