Computable Document Format (CDF) is an electronic document formatWolfram Alpha Creator plans to delete the PDF The Telegraph (UK) designed to allow authoring dynamically generated, interactive content.Wolfram makes data interactive PC World CDF was created by Wolfram Research, and CDF files can be created using Mathematica. As of 2021, the Wolfram Research website lists CDF as a "legacy" format; it has been replaced by Wolfram Computational Notebooks.
Features Computable Document Format supports GUI elements such as sliders, menus, and buttons. Content is updated using embedded computation in response to GUI interaction. Contents can include formatted text, tables, images, sounds, and animations. CDF supports Mathematica typesetting and technical notation.Wolfram Launches new document format. Meet CDF ZDNet Paginated layout, structured drill down layout, and slideshow mode are supported. Styles can be controlled using a cascading style sheet.
Reading CDF files can be read using a proprietary CDF Player, downloadable from the Wolfram Research website but with a restricted license.Wolfram Launches new document format. Meet CDF ZDNetWolfram creates CDF format to rival flash and PDF V3, July 2011Should we add another format to the PDF Killer List? Invest in TechWeg mit dem öden Papier-Internet! Der Spiegel (German)Wolfram's new CDF format brings computation power to individual documents Popular Science, July 2011Wolfram launches PDF Killer School Library JournalWolframAlpha adds powerful unteractive search results The Next Web, 12 August 2011Wolfram Launches its own interactive document format PC Pro, July 2011 In contrast to static formats such as PDF, the CDF Player contains an entire runtime library of Mathematica allowing document content to be generated in response to user interactionWolfram punts expanded medium for technical docs ThinQ and digital textbooks.Wolfram's new CDF format brings computation power to individual documents Popular Science, July 2011
CDF reader support is available for Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux and iOS but not for e-book readers or Android tablets. The reader supports a plugin mode for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari, which allows CDF content to be embedded inline in HTML pages.
Uses Computable Document Format has been used in electronic books by Pearson Education,Wolfram launches PDF Killer School Library Journal specifically MyMathLab, to provide the content for the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, and to add client-side interactivity to Wolfram Alpha.WolframAlpha adds powerful interactive search results The Next Web, 12 August 2011Wolfram Launches its own interactive document format PC Pro, July 2011
See also List of numerical analysis software
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