{
  "name": "TDS Document Scout",
  "edition": "2026-09-25.7",
  "updated": "2026-09-25",
  "execution": "User-operated browser only. No hosted PDF processing API.",
  "uploads": false,
  "accountRequired": false,
  "cost": "Free",
  "notSupported": [
    "OCR",
    "Tag repair",
    "Visual comparison",
    "Conformance certification"
  ],
  "tools": [
    {
      "language": "en",
      "name": "PDF accessibility checker",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/pdf-accessibility-checker",
      "useCase": "Before publishing a report, handout or client deliverable.",
      "output": "Page-level findings, manual review prompts, and CSV or JSON exports.",
      "limitations": "Reading order, image descriptions and the accuracy of tags require human review. This tool does not certify conformance.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "en",
      "name": "Batch PDF audit",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/pdf-batch-audit",
      "useCase": "When a team needs one review list for several PDF deliverables.",
      "output": "One combined findings list for up to 10 PDFs, with partial inspections labelled.",
      "limitations": "Each PDF is limited to 20 MB and 200 inspected pages; each batch to 100 MB and 600 inspected pages.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "en",
      "name": "PDF to text",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/pdf-to-text",
      "useCase": "When you need to reuse existing PDF text or check whether text extraction works.",
      "output": "Readable text grouped by page, with a local TXT download.",
      "limitations": "Image-only pages need a separate OCR workflow. Extracted text may have an incorrect reading order.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "en",
      "name": "Compare PDF text",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/compare-pdf-text",
      "useCase": "When a revised PDF arrives and you need to find text changes.",
      "output": "Aligned text pages and changed, added, removed or unknown pages.",
      "limitations": "Images, layout and annotations are not compared. Suggested page pairings need review.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "de",
      "name": "PDF-Barrierefreiheit prüfen",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/de/pdf-accessibility-checker",
      "useCase": "Vor der Veröffentlichung eines Berichts, Handouts oder Kundendokuments.",
      "output": "Seitenbezogene Hinweise, manuelle Prüfpunkte und CSV- oder JSON-Exporte.",
      "limitations": "Lesereihenfolge, Bildbeschreibungen und die Richtigkeit der Tags brauchen eine manuelle Prüfung. Keine Konformitätszertifizierung.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/de/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "de",
      "name": "PDF-Stapelprüfung",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/de/pdf-batch-audit",
      "useCase": "Wenn ein Team eine gemeinsame Prüfliste für mehrere PDFs benötigt.",
      "output": "Eine gemeinsame Liste für bis zu 10 PDFs, mit gekennzeichneten Teilprüfungen.",
      "limitations": "Je PDF höchstens 20 MB und 200 geprüfte Seiten; je Stapel 100 MB und 600 geprüfte Seiten.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/de/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "de",
      "name": "PDF in Text umwandeln",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/de/pdf-to-text",
      "useCase": "Wenn Sie vorhandenen PDF-Text weiterverwenden oder die Textextraktion prüfen möchten.",
      "output": "Text nach Seiten gegliedert, als lokale TXT-Datei speicherbar.",
      "limitations": "Reine Bildseiten benötigen eine separate OCR-Lösung. Extrahierter Text kann eine falsche Lesereihenfolge haben.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/de/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "de",
      "name": "PDF-Texte vergleichen",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/de/compare-pdf-text",
      "useCase": "Wenn eine neue PDF-Version vorliegt und Sie Textänderungen finden müssen.",
      "output": "Zugeordnete Textseiten und geänderte, hinzugefügte, entfernte oder unklare Seiten.",
      "limitations": "Bilder, Layout und Anmerkungen werden nicht verglichen. Vorgeschlagene Seitenzuordnungen müssen geprüft werden.",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/de/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "zh-CN",
      "name": "PDF 无障碍检查",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/pdf-accessibility-checker",
      "useCase": "发布报告、讲义或向客户交付 PDF 之前。",
      "output": "按页定位的检查线索、人工复核提示，以及 CSV 或 JSON 报告。",
      "limitations": "阅读顺序、图片描述和标签的正确性仍需人工判断；本工具不提供合规认证。",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "zh-CN",
      "name": "PDF 批量审查",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/pdf-batch-audit",
      "useCase": "团队需要把多份待交付 PDF 汇总成一张处理清单时。",
      "output": "最多 10 份 PDF 的合并问题清单，明确标记未完成的检查。",
      "limitations": "每份 PDF 最多 20 MB、检查 200 页；每批最多 100 MB、检查 600 页。",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "zh-CN",
      "name": "PDF 文本提取",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/pdf-to-text",
      "useCase": "需要复用 PDF 已有文字，或先判断能否提取文本时。",
      "output": "按页分组的可提取文字，以及保存在本地的 TXT 文件。",
      "limitations": "纯图片页面需要另外使用 OCR；提取的文字顺序也可能需要修正。",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/methodology"
    },
    {
      "language": "zh-CN",
      "name": "PDF 文本版本对比",
      "url": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/compare-pdf-text",
      "useCase": "收到修订版 PDF，需要找出文字变化时。",
      "output": "对齐的文本页面，以及修改、新增、删除或无法比较的页面。",
      "limitations": "不比较图片、版式和批注；相似页面的配对结果需要复核。",
      "method": "https://thedollscout.com/zh/methodology"
    }
  ],
  "deliveryRecord": {
    "urls": [
      "https://thedollscout.com/delivery-evidence",
      "https://thedollscout.com/de/delivery-evidence",
      "https://thedollscout.com/zh/delivery-evidence"
    ],
    "format": "https://thedollscout.com/document-assets/delivery-format.txt",
    "output": "Local JSON and HTML file inventory with SHA-256 fingerprints and user notes",
    "verification": "File equality only; no identity, delivery, consent or trusted time attestation",
    "teamPlan": "Research only; not available to purchase"
  }
}
