The Open Preservation Foundation
@openpreservation.org
The OPF is a global not-for-profit membership organisation. We develop and maintain open-source #DigitalPreservation software and supporting resources.
Join us for our next webinar on 10 February! As we've recently taken over stewardship of Fixity Pro, which will now be free and open-source, we'll be demonstrating the tool and taking your questions. Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Join us for our next webinar on 10 February! As we've recently taken over stewardship of Fixity Pro, which will now be free and open-source, we'll be demonstrating the tool and taking your questions. Sign up here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration is now open for our first webinar of the year - introducing our latest tool, CLOUDViPER. Join us on 20 January 15:00 GMT. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Registration is now open for our first webinar of the year - introducing our latest tool, CLOUDViPER. Join us on 20 January 15:00 GMT. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We’ve reached the end of our Festive Countdown! We close the office until 5 January to focus on festive feasting and merriment 🎄Thank you to all our members and the wider community for your continued support and knowledge. We look forward to more great work in the coming year.
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We’ve reached the end of our Festive Countdown! We close the office until 5 January to focus on festive feasting and merriment 🎄Thank you to all our members and the wider community for your continued support and knowledge. We look forward to more great work in the coming year.
Now for the final round of our Festive Friday Quiz! Fastest in the comments for the missing vowels round - complete the phrase below 👇
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Now for the final round of our Festive Friday Quiz! Fastest in the comments for the missing vowels round - complete the phrase below 👇
The OPF Winter Newsletter is now live 🎄 ! Catch up on the latest from the OPF and find out what we have been working on as the year draws to a close. Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/openpreserva...
December 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The OPF Winter Newsletter is now live 🎄 ! Catch up on the latest from the OPF and find out what we have been working on as the year draws to a close. Read here 👉 mailchi.mp/openpreserva...
In October our Community Officer Georgia contributed to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance #digipres conference. Georgia shares her insights from the event in this blog post openpreservation.org/blogs/reflec...
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In October our Community Officer Georgia contributed to the National Digital Stewardship Alliance #digipres conference. Georgia shares her insights from the event in this blog post openpreservation.org/blogs/reflec...
One of our highlights of the year was undoubtedly last month’s iPRES Conference which provided another excellent opportunity to engage with the thriving global #digipres community. We’re already looking forward to next year 🕺
December 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
One of our highlights of the year was undoubtedly last month’s iPRES Conference which provided another excellent opportunity to engage with the thriving global #digipres community. We’re already looking forward to next year 🕺
The ODF Validator alpha release (v0.20) is out now! This tool validates all Open Document Format (ODF) for Office Applications documents. With thanks our contributors Rigsarkivet (DNA), NANETH), Rahvusarhiiv and the Swiss National Archives. Read more 👉https://buff.ly/4oM9Cxi
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The ODF Validator alpha release (v0.20) is out now! This tool validates all Open Document Format (ODF) for Office Applications documents. With thanks our contributors Rigsarkivet (DNA), NANETH), Rahvusarhiiv and the Swiss National Archives. Read more 👉https://buff.ly/4oM9Cxi
Read our new blog on the launch of CloudViPER - where OPF team members Darren and Amanda took part in an event hosted by DDHN and DPC to discuss all things #digipres with the theme of "Why Preserve?" Read here openpreservation.org/blogs/we-cel...
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Read our new blog on the launch of CloudViPER - where OPF team members Darren and Amanda took part in an event hosted by DDHN and DPC to discuss all things #digipres with the theme of "Why Preserve?" Read here openpreservation.org/blogs/we-cel...
This year, we announced our partnership to provide technical guidance to the Humanitarian Archive Emergency project. This initiative addresses a gap in the digital support for humanitarian and global health archives and research. Read more about the project here openpreservation.org/news/the-opf...
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This year, we announced our partnership to provide technical guidance to the Humanitarian Archive Emergency project. This initiative addresses a gap in the digital support for humanitarian and global health archives and research. Read more about the project here openpreservation.org/news/the-opf...
Want to gift yourself or a loved one multiple treats packaged together? Try ViPER or CloudViPER today! The virtual environment and cloud-based versions of this excellent tool are free, and bundle together some of the most essential open-source #digipres tools. More here openpreservation.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Want to gift yourself or a loved one multiple treats packaged together? Try ViPER or CloudViPER today! The virtual environment and cloud-based versions of this excellent tool are free, and bundle together some of the most essential open-source #digipres tools. More here openpreservation.org
Good tidings! Some of our vital community-developed Wiki resources have been inaccessible for some time. We have now started to implement our plan to make these accessible once again. Read more on the work we're doing here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/what-is...
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Good tidings! Some of our vital community-developed Wiki resources have been inaccessible for some time. We have now started to implement our plan to make these accessible once again. Read more on the work we're doing here 👉 openpreservation.org/news/what-is...
Round 1 of our Festive Friday Quiz! This year our quiz is Only Connect themed, with a #digipres twist! What connects the four clues below? Place your answers below!
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Round 1 of our Festive Friday Quiz! This year our quiz is Only Connect themed, with a #digipres twist! What connects the four clues below? Place your answers below!
Starting off our year highlights - we were delighted to welcome the British Film Institute as OPF members. Supporting and learning from the BFI, with #digipres of their film archive of over 275000 titles is an exciting development for our network. Learn more openpreservation.org/news/we-welc...
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Starting off our year highlights - we were delighted to welcome the British Film Institute as OPF members. Supporting and learning from the BFI, with #digipres of their film archive of over 275000 titles is an exciting development for our network. Learn more openpreservation.org/news/we-welc...
This Christmas why not treat yourself (or your organisation) to an OPF membership? As well as access to excellent resources, knowledge sharing and support, you’ll be helping to keep essential #digipres tools maintained long into the future! More here openpreservation.org/membership/w...
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This Christmas why not treat yourself (or your organisation) to an OPF membership? As well as access to excellent resources, knowledge sharing and support, you’ll be helping to keep essential #digipres tools maintained long into the future! More here openpreservation.org/membership/w...
Calling all OPF members! Join us TODAY 16:00 CET for a festive coffee morning - mulled wine optional! Today we’ll discuss the Value of File Format Validation in #digipres - open to all members. More info 👉 openpreservation.org/events/opf-n...
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Calling all OPF members! Join us TODAY 16:00 CET for a festive coffee morning - mulled wine optional! Today we’ll discuss the Value of File Format Validation in #digipres - open to all members. More info 👉 openpreservation.org/events/opf-n...
Tis the season for the daily OPF Festive Countdown! In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing highlights from the year, some #digipres gifts, and more. Stay tuned!
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tis the season for the daily OPF Festive Countdown! In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing highlights from the year, some #digipres gifts, and more. Stay tuned!
Thanks to the Dutch Digital Heritage Network for their hospitality hosting the launch of CloudViPER on #WDPD2025. It was wonderful to connect in such a welcoming space. The tool is now ready to use - installation instructions can be found here openpreservation.org/tools/how-to-get-cloudviper/
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thanks to the Dutch Digital Heritage Network for their hospitality hosting the launch of CloudViPER on #WDPD2025. It was wonderful to connect in such a welcoming space. The tool is now ready to use - installation instructions can be found here openpreservation.org/tools/how-to-get-cloudviper/
OPF team members Darren and Amanda had a great time on #WDPD2025 at the CloudViPER launch event at the Kanaal30 creative hub in Utrecht - and even had time for some retro gaming!
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
OPF team members Darren and Amanda had a great time on #WDPD2025 at the CloudViPER launch event at the Kanaal30 creative hub in Utrecht - and even had time for some retro gaming!
Happy #WDPD! Introducing CloudVIPER, which bundles essential digital preservation tools into one place. CloudVIPER builds on the original VIPER tool, allowing users to now access these tools through their browser without needing to install a virtual machine. Find out more👇 #digitalpreservation
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy #WDPD! Introducing CloudVIPER, which bundles essential digital preservation tools into one place. CloudVIPER builds on the original VIPER tool, allowing users to now access these tools through their browser without needing to install a virtual machine. Find out more👇 #digitalpreservation
🍁 Our Autumn 2025 newsletter is out now! In this long issue learn about our new software releases, a new tool announcement, upcoming presentations, and a round-up of our latest news, webinars, and campaigns.
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva... #digitalpreservation
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva... #digitalpreservation
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🍁 Our Autumn 2025 newsletter is out now! In this long issue learn about our new software releases, a new tool announcement, upcoming presentations, and a round-up of our latest news, webinars, and campaigns.
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva... #digitalpreservation
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva... #digitalpreservation
#veraPDF 1.28.2 is out now! This release sees updated dependencies with vulnerability warnings, updates to (PDF/UA-2, WTPDF) and fixed validation of Unicode ✍️🧑💻 Read more: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf... #digipres
July 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#veraPDF 1.28.2 is out now! This release sees updated dependencies with vulnerability warnings, updates to (PDF/UA-2, WTPDF) and fixed validation of Unicode ✍️🧑💻 Read more: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf... #digipres
🚀JHOVE 1.34 is here! This update has fixed JPEG2000 codestream parsing, added support for PDF-2. Headers, and has better validation of document info dates for PDFs. Read more release notes here: openpreservation.org/news/jhove-1... #Digipres #JHOVE
July 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚀JHOVE 1.34 is here! This update has fixed JPEG2000 codestream parsing, added support for PDF-2. Headers, and has better validation of document info dates for PDFs. Read more release notes here: openpreservation.org/news/jhove-1... #Digipres #JHOVE
☀️ The #OPF #digipres Summer newsletter is here! 🏄♂️ In this issue learn about our new software releases, our AGM, our personnel changes, a new member, and a round-up of our latest news.
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva...
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva...
July 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
☀️ The #OPF #digipres Summer newsletter is here! 🏄♂️ In this issue learn about our new software releases, our AGM, our personnel changes, a new member, and a round-up of our latest news.
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva...
Read it here: mailchi.mp/openpreserva...