While DW is primarily an app/website, they offer PDF transcripts and workbooks for their free video course "Nicos Weg" (A1). This is arguably the best free language course in the world.
While free resources are abundant, paid PDF courses offer organization and testing.
A: Yes, for reading and writing. However, to pass the speaking part of the A1 exam, you must practice speaking with a partner (via Tandem or iTalki). The PDF gives you the words; you must speak them.
: Often used in Goethe-Institut courses; it follows a very methodical progression from basic greetings to complex daily interactions. Goethe-Institut Core A1 Topics to Master