Open Preservation Foundation Open software and standards are key to long-term digital access. The OPF provides expertise and support, empowering the digital preservation community to develop sustainable resources.
Tools
Explore our open source digital preservation toolset, our member-led development approach, and what’s coming up in our next releases.
The file format identification, validation, and characterisation tool
The industry supported PDF/A validator
Our file format identification tool
JPEG2000 JP2 image validator
A virtual machine with open source preservation software
Arlington PDF Model checker
Standards & Expertise
Our current projects represent the cutting edge of the digital preservation landscape.
E-ARK
The E-ARK project is working with the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to develop the eArchiving Building Block.
PAR
The Preservation Action Registries (PAR) is a collaborative project working to share good practice across disparate digital preservation systems using common syntax and protocols.
Oxford Common File Layout Specification
The Oxford Common File Layout Specification (OCFL) specification describes an application-independent approach to the storage of digital information.
ODF Validator
OpenDocument Format Validator (OPF ODF Validator) enables your organisation to validate the file format standard and a set of file format policy rules created for improving the preservation effort of any files saved in the OpenDocument Format.
