README.md

veraPDF-validation

Greenfield PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting and metadata repair developed for veraPDF

Licensing

The veraPDF Validation project is dual-licensed, see:

• GPLv3+
• MPLv2+

Documentation

See the veraPDF documentation site.

Quick Start

Pre-requisites

In order to build this project you'll need:

• Java 8, 11, 17 or 21, which can be downloaded from Oracle, or for Linux users OpenJDK.
• Maven v3+

Building the veraPDF Validation Model

1. Download the veraPDF-validation repository, either: git clone https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation or download the latest tar archive or zip equivalent from GitHub.
2. Move to the downloaded project directory, e.g. cd veraPDF-validation
3. Build and install using Maven: mvn clean install