Is the accessibility check really free?

Yes. You can check a PDF, Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx) file of up to 25 pages and 10 MB without an account, or up to 50 pages and 25 MB when you sign in. The summary is free, and the full report is free when you give us an email address.

What happens to the file I upload?

It goes straight to encrypted storage in the United States and is checked in an isolated processing container. Files from people who aren't signed in are deleted within 24 hours. We never use your files to train AI models.

If my PDF passes, is it ADA compliant?

No tool can certify legal compliance, and we never claim to. We tell you which WCAG 2.1 AA and PDF/UA checks pass, which fail, and which items need a person to review. Your attorney decides how the law applies to you.

Can AI really fix a PDF?

For structure, mostly yes: tags, reading order, headings, lists, tables, language, title and bookmarks. Some things need judgment, like whether alt text describes what an image means or whether a complex table makes sense. Our AI drafts those, you approve each one, and you can add human verification for high-stakes documents.

How is this different from Acrobat's checker or PAC?

Acrobat and PAC tell you what's wrong. We use the same wording so you recognize the results, explain each problem in plain English, fix the file for you, and give you a conformance report you can share.

Is Includoc an accessibility overlay?

No. Overlays add a script to a website and don't change the underlying content. We fix the documents themselves, so the accessible version is the file people download.

How much does fixing cost?

$1.50 a page with pay-as-you-go credits, less in larger packs, and your first 10 pages are free when you sign up. Human-verified fixing starts at $4 a page. Teams and organizations can choose a Pro or Organization plan.

We have thousands of documents on our website. Where do we start?

Organization plans find every document on your website, show what fails, and help you prioritize the ones people use to get services, like forms and applications. You can also mark archived content that may qualify for an exception. Book a walkthrough and we'll show you on your own site.

Check and fix PDF accessibility

Free WCAG 2.1 AA and PDF/UA check in seconds. Fix documents automatically and get proof for ADA Title II.

Check a document for free

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PDF, Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx). Up to 25 pages and 10 MB free, or 50 pages and 25 MB when you sign in.

Files are deleted within 24 hours. We never use your files to train AI.

Plain-English results, using the same wording as Acrobat and PAC
Fixes tags, reading order, headings, tables, alt text, language and title
Reports you can share with your council, board or auditor

A PDF page whose headings, text, chart and table are linked to a structure tree, with a checkmark

WCAG 2.1 AA
PDF/UA (ISO 14289)
Results match PAC & Acrobat wording
Human verification available
Not an overlay

How it works

Three steps from an inaccessible file to evidence you can file away.

Step 1: Check
Upload a PDF, Word or PowerPoint file. In seconds you see what fails, what passes and what needs a person to review, in plain English.
Step 2: Fix
We rebuild the document's structure: tags, reading order, headings, lists, tables, language and title. Our AI drafts alt text, and you approve it.
Step 3: Prove
Download the fixed file with a conformance report that lists each check, the standard it maps to, and what a person reviewed.

BeforeUntagged PDF

A screen reader gets one unbroken run of text:

Board of Supervisors Regular meeting agenda Tuesday March 3 6 00 p m Council Chambers Consent calendar Approve the minutes of February 17 Accept the quarterly budget report Item Cost Elm Street repaving $412,000 [image]

No headings to jump between
The list and table are flattened into sentences
The map is announced as “image”, or skipped

AfterTagged PDF

The same page with a structure tree:

<Document>
<H1>Board of Supervisors: Regular meeting agenda
<P>Tuesday, March 3, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers
<H2>Consent calendar
<L>
<LI>Approve the minutes of February 17
<LI>Accept the quarterly budget report
<Table>
<TR>
<TH>Item
<TH>Cost
<TR>
<TD>Elm Street repaving
<TD>$412,000
<Figure>Alt text: "Map of the Elm Street repaving project"

Headings, list items and table headers are announced as such
The reading order follows the page
The map has a description

Illustration: how tagging changes what a screen reader gets from a meeting agenda. This is a simplified example, not a screenshot of Includoc.

Screen reader demo coming soon. We’re recording a short, captioned video of NVDA reading a document before and after fixing, with a full transcript.

ADA Title II and Section 504 deadlines

The rules cover the documents you post, such as PDFs, Word files and slides, as well as web pages.

Compliance dates for web content and documents
Who	Rule	Compliance date
State governments, and local governments serving 50,000 people or more (including their public schools and colleges)	ADA Title II	April 26, 2027
Local governments serving fewer than 50,000 people, and all special districts	ADA Title II	April 26, 2028
Healthcare providers that receive HHS funding and have 15 or more employees	Section 504 (HHS rule)	May 2027
Healthcare providers that receive HHS funding and have fewer than 15 employees	Section 504 (HHS rule)	May 2028

Find your deadline Read the Title II guide

Not legal advice

This is general information to help you plan, not legal advice. Talk to your attorney about how the rules apply to you.

What we fix automatically, and what needs a person

Software can verify a lot about a document, but not everything. We're clear about which is which, in the product and in every report.

We fix automatically

Machine-checkable problems we repair in the file itself.

The PDF is tagged
All content is tagged or marked as decoration
Security settings allow assistive technology
The PDF contains real text
Artifacts and tagged content are kept separate
All custom tags are mapped to standard tags
Tag mappings are valid
Table tags are well formed
Header cells are linked to data cells
Links are tagged

A person needs to confirm

Judgment calls software can’t make alone. Our AI drafts alt text, heading levels and table headers; you approve each one on the review screen, or choose human verification.

Reading order makes sense
Alt text says what each image means
Color isn't the only way information is shown
Instructions don't rely on shape, size or position
Link text makes sense in context
Headings and labels describe the content
Table headers are correct
Text in images and charts has enough contrast
Changes of language are marked

Fixed in the source file, not by us

We flag these and explain how to fix them, but they have to be changed in the original document and exported again:

This is a dynamic XFA form
Some fonts aren't embedded
Some text can't be converted to readable characters
Technical font problems
Some text has low contrast

Who it's for

Local government
Agendas, minutes, permits and forms. Find every document on your website and fix the ones people use most.
Higher education
Syllabi, slides and course PDFs. Help faculty fix files quickly, alongside tools like Ally and Canvas.
K-12 school districts
Newsletters, board documents and enrollment forms, fixed before families need them.
Consultants and agencies
Remediate client PDFs faster and deliver branded conformance reports.

Fair, per-page pricing

$1.50/page vs $5–8/page

AI fixing costs $1.50 a page, compared with $5–8 a page for typical manual remediation. Your first 10 pages are free when you sign up.

Source: Typical vendor rates ($5–8 per page), compiled by UIC Equalify (opens another website)

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Questions people ask

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