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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-14

PDI — The API for paper

buildpdi.com ↗ · Developer Corner · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

PDI turns printed forms into a physical interface for software: print structured data, let people write or check things on paper, then scan the sheet back into structured change events.

Why it surfaced

The site proposes an unusually concrete bridge between paper and software, using a QR marker to identify each printed instance and returning events such as `field.checked` and `field.added`. Its two-call model supports task lists, warehouse pick lists, inspections, worksheets, and habit trackers without pretending paper has disappeared.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-14 Domain Arrivals issue.