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PDF Specification Index

This page provides external links to legacy Adobe PDF references and errata, as well as the ISO 32000 family of standards.

PDF Version	Year	Reference Documents
Adobe PDF 1.0	1993	Portable Document Format Reference Manual Version 1.0 (ISBN 0–201–62628–4)
Adobe PDF 1.1	1996	Portable Document Format Reference Manual Version 1.1 (ISBN 0–201–62628–4)
Adobe PDF 1.2	1996	Portable Document Format Reference Manual Version 1.2
Adobe PDF 1.3	2000	PDF Reference second edition, Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.3 PDF 1.3 Errata
Adobe PDF 1.4	2001	PDF Reference third edition, Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.4 PDF 1.4 Errata
Adobe PDF 1.5	2003	PDF Reference fourth edition, Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.5 PDF 1.5 Errata
Adobe PDF 1.6	2004	PDF Reference fifth edition, Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.6 PDF 1.6 Errata Blend modes addendum
Adobe PDF 1.7	2006	PDF Reference sixth edition, Adobe Portable Document Format Version 1.7 November 2006 PDF 1.7 Errata Redaction Addendum Acrobat Implementation of the PDF Specification, Acrobat 8.1
ISO 32000-1:2008 (PDF 1.7)	2008	ISO 32000-1:2008 Document management — Portable document format — Part 1: PDF 1.7 Adobe equivalent: Document management — Portable document format — Part 1: PDF 1.7 (free) Adobe Supplement to ISO 32000, BaseVersion 1.7, ExtensionLevel 3 Adobe Supplement to ISO 32000, BaseVersion 1.7, ExtensionLevel 5 Adobe Public Patent License statement regarding ISO 32000-1:2008
ISO 32000-2:2017 (PDF 2.0)	2017	ISO 32000-2:2017 Document management — Portable document format — Part 2: PDF 2.0 (withdrawn)
ISO 32000-2:2020 (PDF 2.0)	2020	ISO 32000-2:2020 Document management — Portable document format — Part 2: PDF 2.0 Errata: Industry-based resolutions for issues against ISO 32000-2

References

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https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000316.shtml

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