Design flyers, reports and forms that screen readers read correctly. The editor builds the structure while you design and shows you right away what is still missing.
With the sitebrunch PDF editor you design PDFs right in your browser. Every element gets a role, such as heading, paragraph, image or table. On export, this becomes a tagged PDF with a structure tree, reading order, title and document language. You don’t need an account, and your files stay on your device.
A screen reader does not read a PDF the way it looks. It reads its structure. Without structure, you only hear a jumble of words. An accessible PDF therefore needs five things:
Tags: Every element is marked as a heading, paragraph, list, table or image.
Reading order: The content is read aloud in a sensible order, even with several columns.
Alt text: Every image that carries meaning has a short description. Screen readers skip purely decorative elements.
Contrast: Text stands out clearly enough from its background.
Title and language: The document has a title and a language. The screen reader announces the title and pronounces the words correctly.
The technical standard for this is called PDF/UA (ISO 14289). The PDF editor helps you with all five.
Every element gets a role: heading, paragraph, list, table, image or decorative element. The structure tree shows you at any time how a screen reader sees your document.
Turn on the reading order and every element shows a number. You see right away whether a screen reader reads the columns in the right order. If not, draw the order again: drag a line with your mouse through the elements, and the editor numbers them along the line.
Every image needs alt text. Describe what it shows, or mark it as decorative. Screen readers skip decorative images.
Tables get a real header row, and a header column if you need one. That way a screen reader knows which row and column each cell belongs to.
The editor checks your document while you work. It finds missing alt text, skipped heading levels, low contrast and tables without a header row. Click a message to jump straight to the spot.
Add text fields, multi-line text fields, checkboxes, radio groups and dropdowns. Every field has a label that screen readers read aloud, and people can fill it in right in the finished PDF.
Before you export, you see every open error and warning. You can fix them or export anyway. The finished PDF contains the structure tree, title, language, embedded fonts and bookmarks from your headings.
Flyers, posters, menus, invitations and brochures: every template already has a clean structure. You only swap the text and images. For reports and long texts there is the writing mode. It works like a word processor and creates the table of contents for you.
Begin with a template, a blank page, an existing PDF or a Word file.
While you design, the editor checks accessibility. Every message tells you what is missing. One click takes you to the spot.
Before export you see every open issue once more. Then you download your tagged PDF.
Invitations, programs and annual reports that every member can read. No software or agency costs.
Menus, flyers and vouchers that screen readers read correctly. Matching templates are ready to use.
Information sheets, applications and forms that meet accessibility rules. The files stay in your browser and never reach anyone else’s server.
Most PDFs are designed first and made accessible afterwards. Tagging after the fact, for example in Adobe Acrobat Pro, takes time and expertise. In the sitebrunch PDF editor, the structure is built while you design.
Feature | sitebrunch PDF editor | Tagging afterwards, e.g. in Acrobat Pro |
|---|---|---|
Structure | Built while you design, element by element | Added to the finished PDF |
Reading order | Set directly in the structure tree | Sorted afterwards in the tag tree |
Checks | Run constantly while you design | Usually a separate step at the end |
Cost | Free | Paid subscription |
Sign-up | Not needed | Adobe account needed |
Already have lots of finished PDFs? Check them against PDF/UA and WCAG with the sitebrunch PDF check.
In the EU, the European Accessibility Act has applied since June 28, 2025. In Germany it is implemented as the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG). It applies to certain products and services for consumers, and this can also cover documents. Public bodies have had to make their websites, apps and the documents offered there accessible for longer, in Germany under the BITV 2.0.
These rules point to the European standard EN 301 549, which is based on WCAG. For PDFs, PDF/UA adds the technical requirements. The PDF editor helps you meet them while you design.
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