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# PDF workflow research reference
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> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-17 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Status:** reference documentation. Feature and roadmap snapshot: [`924c4da4`](https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/tree/924c4da4ac2879ac9107c6c82e20ac6be5570f0a), dated 2026-10-16. Detailed code inspection remains pinned to `3f044b62`, dated 2026-10-13.
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This reference consolidates archived comparative research, public source locators and
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PdfCraft feature evidence. It separates documented workflows, historical observations,
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evaluation criteria and current feature records so contributors can assess the collected
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material without treating an old research claim as a present product fact.
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The documentation is independent of feature implementation. It introduces no new project
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roadmap, implementation assignments, delivery estimates or feature-completion claims.
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Planning remains in [ROADMAP.md](../../../ROADMAP.md) and the
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[feature checklist](../../../parity/acrobat-features.toml).
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## Contents
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| Reference | Contents |
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| [Comparative research](competitive-research.md) | Nineteen product studies and eighteen workflow families, with evidence limitations and archived corrections. |
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| [Source register](source-register.csv) | 180 unique public locators, their archive dates, recovered provenance and explicit verification states. |
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| [Workflow reference](workflow-reference.md) | Twenty research domains: existing foundations, retained findings and evaluation dimensions. |
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| [Feature mapping](feature-mapping.csv) | 124 existing parity IDs with their exact status and milestone at the pinned snapshot, linked to the research domains. |
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| [Interaction evidence](interaction-evidence.md) | Inspected document ownership, job outcomes, save, keyboard and review foundations, distinguished from historical evaluation criteria. |
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## Evidence and dates
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The archive includes sixteen product studies, a community-demand sample, an expanded
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desktop/platform survey and interface investigations. Research dates span July–October
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2026. Three additional desktop products appear in the expanded survey. The source register
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is a navigation aid rather than independent proof of any product's current behavior.
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`archived-not-revalidated` means that the locator was recovered from a dated study; its
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supporting passage and current edition have not been checked for this handoff.
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`locator-reconstructed-not-revalidated` means that the original study named a source
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without preserving its complete URL. Neither state means a web-archive capture exists.
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Vendor-hosted community posts remain community reports, not vendor policy statements.
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Community snippets describe questions and reported pain points. They do not establish
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market share, incidence or representative satisfaction. Historical pricing, licensing,
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legal, security and superiority assertions are excluded. No competitor was installed or
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benchmarked for this documentation contribution.
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## Reconciliation with PdfCraft
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Earlier research described measurement, a command palette, visual comparison, Tags panels
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and reusable actions as missing. The inspected source and newer checklist already contain
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those foundations, including synchronized side-by-side comparison and recursive folder
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batches. The workflow reference records those corrections and reuses the existing oracle
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tools rather than describing a second implementation.
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The dated mapping is not another live checklist. Current status comes from
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`parity/acrobat-features.toml`; the ranked priorities and progress remain in
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[gaps.md](../../gaps.md), [roadmap.md](../../roadmap.md) and
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[ui-parity.md](../../ui-parity.md). An existing inconsistency in knockout-rendering
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evidence is identified without changing its recorded status.
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## Publication and verification scope
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These are newly written summaries and public source links. No third-party screenshots,
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visual designs, source code, fonts, sample documents, private paths, account data or raw
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session logs are included. Historical implementation classes, toolkit choices and old
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effort estimates are not adopted as PdfCraft architecture.
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Static checks cover the feature IDs, statuses, milestone assignments, reference IDs and
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local links. Evaluation scenarios are research criteria, not tests already executed.
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This handoff claims no native acceptance, screen-reader verification, external-reader
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compatibility result, vendor benchmark or compliance certification.
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## Revision history
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| Date | Change |
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| 2026-10-17 | Consolidated the archived research, source register, workflow evidence and pinned feature mapping. |
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