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Document checking · Certificate attestation · Verification

Trusted documents. Verified credentials.

Check documents against institutional standards, request certificate attestation from participating institutions, and verify trusted credentials through PalCert.

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Services

Three services, each with its own purpose

Checking a document, attesting a certificate and verifying a credential are separate steps with separate owners. PalCert keeps them apart — and connects them.

  • Document checking

    Check a Word or PDF document against a standard an institution has published. The report shows, rule by rule, what is met and what is not, and SmartFix can correct flagged formatting.

    • Reports tied to the exact document version
    • Official submission to the institution when required
    Start a check
  • From the institution

    Institutional Certificate Attestation

    Submit your certificate to a participating institution for review and attestation. Track the request, receive notifications, and obtain a verifiable attestation when approved.

    • The institution reviews and decides
    • The fee is shown before you submit
    • A verification link and QR code once approved
  • Certificate verification

    Anyone can confirm a PalCert certificate by its number or QR code, and an attestation by its verification link or QR code — no account needed.

    • Valid, expired and revoked, stated plainly
    • No search by name
    Verify a certificate

From certificate to verifiable attestation

  1. Your certificate
  2. Institution review
  3. Attested credential
  4. QR and public verification

Document checking — how it works

Six stages, one accountable record

Every document moves through the same defined stages. Each stage has an owner, and each leaves a record the next one can rely on.

  1. Define

    Institution

    Institutions publish formatting standards as versioned rules — written directly or proposed from their existing guidelines, and accepted by a person before they count.

  2. Check

    Author

    Upload a Word or PDF document and check it against a published standard. The report states, rule by rule, what was met, what was not, and what needs a person to review.

  3. Fix

    Author

    SmartFix lists every formatting correction before it runs, then produces a corrected copy as a new version. Your original is never changed and your writing never rewritten.

  4. Verify

    PalCert

    Check the corrected version again. Every report and result carries a cryptographic fingerprint, so what was checked is exactly what is submitted.

  5. Approve

    Institution

    Submit that exact version officially. The institution’s reviewers approve it, request a revision or reject it — and every decision is recorded.

  6. Certify

    PalCert

    An approved, compliant submission receives a certificate with a unique number and QR code. Anyone can verify it, and a revoked certificate says so.

Platform

Everything the workflow needs, in one platform

Each module below is part of the working product — used by authors, by institutions, or by anyone holding a certificate.

  • Documents

    Private, versioned storage for every document. Each upload is scanned before it is processed, and every version is kept.

    For authors

  • Checks and reports

    Rule-by-rule compliance reports against a published standard, with a clear result and a record of anything that could not be measured.

    For authors

  • SmartFix

    Automatic correction of flagged formatting in Word documents — sizes, fonts, spacing, margins — shown in full before it runs.

    For authors

  • AI review

    An optional second opinion on requirements that need reading rather than measuring. It runs only with your consent and never changes the technical result.

    For authors

  • Official submissions

    Hand one exact document version and its report to the institution that owns the standard, then follow it through review and revision.

    For authors

  • Institution review

    A queue of official submissions for reviewers, with comments, revision requests and recorded decisions.

    For institutions

  • Standards and document types

    Versioned standards that move from draft to published, built from rules or from the guidelines and templates an institution already has.

    For institutions

  • Certificates

    Technical compliance certificates bound to the approved submission, with a number, a QR code, a validity period and a full history.

    For authors

  • Public verification

    A public page where anyone confirms a certificate by its number or QR code — no account needed, and no search by name.

    For everyone

  • Notifications

    An inbox for every change to a submission or certificate, with email delivery you choose event by event.

    For everyone

  • Balance and billing

    A prepaid balance. The price is shown before a check starts, reserved while it runs, and charged only when the report is delivered.

    For authors

  • Integrations

    API clients and signed webhooks, so an institution’s own systems can follow submissions and certificates.

    For institutions

Solutions

One platform, four points of view

PalCert gives each party in the process what it needs to act — and nothing it should not see.

  • Graduates and authors

    Submit with confidence, not guesswork.

    • Know which formatting rules your document meets before you submit it
    • Correct flagged formatting automatically, without touching your writing
    • Follow your official submission through review and revision
    • Receive a certificate you can share and anyone can verify
    • Ask a participating institution to attest a certificate you already hold
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  • Universities and institutions

    Publish the standard once. Apply it the same way every time.

    • Turn existing guidelines and templates into versioned, published standards
    • Receive submissions already checked against your standard
    • Manage your team, roles and invitations in one organization
    • Review attestation requests and set your attestation types and fees
    • Connect your own systems through API clients and webhooks
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  • Reviewers and certifying staff

    Review the exact document, with its evidence attached.

    • Work from a single queue of official submissions
    • See the compliance report and fingerprints of the version under review
    • Approve, request a revision or reject — with comments on the record
    • Every decision is attributed and dated
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  • Employers and external verifiers

    Confirm a certificate directly, with no account needed.

    • Enter the certificate number or scan its QR code
    • Open an attestation’s verification link to see its current status
    • See the technical result and the institution decision it records
    • Revoked and expired certificates are stated plainly
    • No public directory — certificates cannot be searched by name
    Verify a certificate

Why PalCert

Built for decisions that have to hold up

Compliance work breaks down when rules are vague, corrections are manual and approvals cannot be traced. PalCert is designed around the opposite.

  1. Published standards, not opinions

    Every check runs against one published version of an institution’s standard, so the same document always receives the same answer.

  2. Corrections without rewriting

    SmartFix changes formatting only, lists every change first, and keeps your original untouched.

  3. The exact version, every time

    Reports, submissions and certificates point to one fingerprinted document version, so nothing can be swapped along the way.

  4. Decisions stay with institutions

    PalCert measures formatting. Approval, revision and rejection belong to the institution’s own reviewers.

  5. Certificates anyone can check

    A number and a QR code lead to a public verification page that states validity, expiry and revocation.

  6. Arabic and English as equals

    Every screen works fully in both languages, with Arabic typography chosen for reading and the correct direction in each.

Trust and security

Security that follows the record, end to end

PalCert holds documents, decisions and certificates that people rely on. Each is protected, recorded and checkable on its own.

  • Two-step sign-in

    Authenticator-app codes and one-time recovery codes protect accounts, with active sessions you can review and end.

  • Isolation by organization

    Each organization’s data is separated in the database itself, not only in the application.

  • Scanned uploads

    Every file is scanned before PalCert reads it; anything suspicious is quarantined.

  • A recorded chain of decisions

    Submissions, reviews, decisions and revocations are recorded with who acted and when.

  • Fingerprinted results

    Reports, results and certificates carry cryptographic fingerprints that expose any later change.

  • Verified institutions

    PalCert verifies organizations, and a verified organization carries a visible badge.

  • Consent before AI

    No part of a document reaches an AI provider until its owner has agreed, knowing what will be sent.

  • Charges you can follow

    Every reservation, charge and release appears in your balance history.

The product

One workspace for every role

The same platform serves the author at the desk, the reviewer at the queue and the verifier with a certificate in hand.

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FAQ

Common questions

What is PalCert?

PalCert is a platform for checking documents against the formatting standards institutions publish, correcting what can be corrected, submitting documents officially for review, and issuing certificates anyone can verify. It also lets people ask participating institutions to attest certificates they already hold.

Who can use it?

Anyone can create an account to check their own documents. Universities and other institutions create an organization to publish standards and review submissions. Verifying a certificate needs no account at all.

How do I verify a certificate?

Open the verification page and enter the certificate number printed on the certificate, or scan its QR code. The page states whether it is valid, expired or revoked, and what it certifies.

What is institutional certificate attestation?

You upload a certificate you already hold and ask a participating institution to attest it. The institution reviews that exact file and approves or rejects the request. An approved attestation has a public verification link and QR code that show whether it is valid, expired or revoked.

Does PalCert attest certificates itself?

No. The institution reviews the request and makes the decision. PalCert provides the request workflow, records the decision and the file’s fingerprint, and presents the verification.

Is PalCert only for institutions?

No. Individuals use PalCert to check and correct their documents against any published standard, whether or not they then submit officially.

Can I track review and correction status?

Yes. Each official submission shows its current status and every decision made on it, and PalCert tells you in the app — and by email, if you choose.

How does certification work?

When an institution approves an official submission that PalCert found compliant, PalCert issues a technical compliance certificate for that exact document version, recording both the technical result and the institution’s decision.

How are checks paid for?

From a prepaid PalCert balance. You see the price before you start; it is reserved while the check runs and charged only when the report is delivered.

Bring standards, submissions and certificates into one accountable workflow.

Create an account to check a document or request an attestation, or verify a certificate you were given.

PalCert — Trusted documents. Verified credentials.