Three kinds of evidence
Vendor documented means we inspected an official source. Independently tested means a reviewer recorded the exact edition, version, operating system, fixture and outcome. User reported means an attributed third-party account whose scope and disclosure are shown. It is not our own task test. These labels are never interchangeable.
How matching works
Confirmed failures exclude a candidate. Partial or unknown must-have capabilities do not become exact matches. An exact match also needs a fresh passing task test on the selected operating system. Eligible candidates are ordered by preference matches, comparable known cost and a stable name order; affiliate status is not a ranking input.
Freshness by field
Price and license facts are due for review after 30 days. Core capabilities are due after 90 days, or sooner after a relevant release or credible correction. A successful source fetch does not reset the human verification date.
Original task tests
The fixture registry covers editing and reopening a layout document, OCR of a controlled scan, form preservation, redaction extraction checks and a timed screen/camera/audio task. A result must identify its environment and limitations. The PDF24 Online redaction result is dated 12 September 2026. A separate 25 September 2026 Browser job tested one added-text overlay, one Save action and the downloaded output. The remote browser did not expose the OS build or hardware; the save result is not a full layout, recovery, existing-text editing or annotation-suite pass. On 3 October 2026, separate PDF24 and Sejda online OCR jobs produced searchable text from one clean synthetic English page, but both extracted symbol rows differed from the source. Those Browser results do not establish an accuracy score, editing quality or completion of the full OCR protocol. Other edition, task and OS combinations remain untested unless a dated result is displayed.
Editorial review
Automation can detect a source change and open a review item. It cannot silently publish a new price or capability. An accountable editor approves a recorded change, and the previous revision remains available for rollback.
Where we draw the line
No invented reviews, universal quality scores or paid winners. Unknown does not mean no; a failed fetch does not mean discontinued. We link to official vendors and do not host application downloads.
Get in touch
For a factual change, send a correction with the exact edition and source. Keep private documents and license keys out of your message.