XDP file format developed by Adobe based on XML standard. Allows efficient packaging of PDF files into XML files without loss of information. Latest version 2.0 released in 2007. Supported by Adobe Reader, Acrobat, LiveCycle and other Adobe programs that allow opening and editing PDF and XFA files.
XDP transforms PDF file into XML and returns PDF without losing information. Allows any XML program to read PDF data. Supported by Adobe Acrobat to export XDP files to PDF.
Originally developed for Adobe Creative Suite to package PDF data into XML files. Contains entire PDF document including form and template data. May include character-encoded binary content sections.