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Featured News
March 2026 by PDF Association staff
The PDF Association has launched a new “Topics” menu on pdfa.org to enhance navigation and access to authoritative, structured information … Read more
Our Valued Members
The latest release of Adobe PDF Library (APDFL) v18.0.5PlusP2a introduces important enhancements for developers focused on secure, standards-compliant document workflows, … Read more
iLovePDF introduces advanced PDF editing capabilities directly in the browser, enabling users to modify text, add images, and annotate documents … Read more
German government standardizes on PDF/UA | ISO/IEC committee starts work on a vocabulary for authenticity | Chrome adds ink (not … Read more
UPDF earns Leader status in G2 Spring 2026, highlighting its AI-powered features, strong usability, and rapid growth to over 4 … Read more
Ensure ADA Title II compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA. Learn how accessible PDFs, proper tagging, OCR, and structured documents reduce … Read more
PDF Week Online 2027 is a virtual meeting (audio / screen-share only) for PDF Association members and ISO delegates.
The new pdfRest Python SDK brings fast, typed PDF processing with intuitive functions, reducing boilerplate and accelerating document-driven development.
How do you license (or not!) AIs to mine your PDFs? In this article we clarify the use of TDMRep’s … Read more
Hancom releases OpenDataLoader PDF v2.0 with benchmark-leading PDF extraction, a hybrid AI engine for on-premise security, four free AI add-ons(OCR, … Read more
A practical checklist to evaluate whether your document process is ready for generating accessible PDF mass documents. Learn which structural … Read more
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) makes accessible PDF generation for mass documents an architectural requirement. Manual PDF remediation no longer … Read more
A document claiming conformance to PDF/A’s conformance level “b” can be visually perfect and machine-unreadable at the same time. This … Read more
Home of the worldwide
PDF technical community
Featured News
March 2026 by PDF Association staff
The PDF Association has launched a new “Topics” menu on pdfa.org to enhance navigation and access to authoritative, structured information … Read more
Our Valued Members
The latest release of Adobe PDF Library (APDFL) v18.0.5PlusP2a introduces important enhancements for developers focused on secure, standards-compliant document workflows, … Read more
iLovePDF introduces advanced PDF editing capabilities directly in the browser, enabling users to modify text, add images, and annotate documents … Read more
German government standardizes on PDF/UA | ISO/IEC committee starts work on a vocabulary for authenticity | Chrome adds ink (not … Read more
UPDF earns Leader status in G2 Spring 2026, highlighting its AI-powered features, strong usability, and rapid growth to over 4 … Read more
Ensure ADA Title II compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA. Learn how accessible PDFs, proper tagging, OCR, and structured documents reduce … Read more
PDF Week Online 2027 is a virtual meeting (audio / screen-share only) for PDF Association members and ISO delegates.
The new pdfRest Python SDK brings fast, typed PDF processing with intuitive functions, reducing boilerplate and accelerating document-driven development.
How do you license (or not!) AIs to mine your PDFs? In this article we clarify the use of TDMRep’s … Read more
Hancom releases OpenDataLoader PDF v2.0 with benchmark-leading PDF extraction, a hybrid AI engine for on-premise security, four free AI add-ons(OCR, … Read more
A practical checklist to evaluate whether your document process is ready for generating accessible PDF mass documents. Learn which structural … Read more
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) makes accessible PDF generation for mass documents an architectural requirement. Manual PDF remediation no longer … Read more
A document claiming conformance to PDF/A’s conformance level “b” can be visually perfect and machine-unreadable at the same time. This … Read more