Taxiway

Native macOS PDF preflight inspector with 55 checks, 14 automated fixes, and print profiles.

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Taxiway is a free, native macOS app that runs PDFs through 55 preflight checks across fonts, color, bleed, and transparency, then applies automated fixes like CMYK conversion or font embedding. It ships 10 built-in profiles for standards such as PDF/X and PDF/A. It's built for print-production and prepress professionals who need to catch press-ready errors before a file goes to print.

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