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

Digital preservation is constantly growing and changing, and we support the latest developments in the field by participating in select national and international projects.

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.

OCFL

The Oxford Common File Layout Specification (OCFL) specification describes an application-independent approach to the storage of digital information.

ODF Validator

The OpenDocument Format Validator helps your organisation ensure file format standard compliance and policy adherence, enhancing the preservation of OpenDocument Format files.