The DITA Open Toolkit (DITA-OT) is a set of Java-based, open source tools that provide a "reference implementation" for processing DITA maps and topical content. You can download the OT and install it for free on your computer, to get started with topic-based writing and publishing.
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What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· The PDF codebase switched from the older deprecated code to the plugin previously known as PDF2. Running a build with the transform type PDF or PDF2 will now run the new code. To continue using the older code, set your transform type to "legacypdf".
· The PDF plugin now runs with FOP, as well as with the latest version of Saxon.
· The Full Easy Install package now ships with Saxon 9B instead of with Xalan, and code in the DITA-OT package has been updated to work with Saxon 9B.
· The Full Easy Install package updates the versions of many open source libraries (including Ant and FOP)
· RFE 1982567 Allow spaces in DITA file names
· Preview function for the majority of the upcoming OASIS
· DITA 1.2 standard, including everything from milestone builds one through twelve of DITA-OT 1.5