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July 2025 by Paul Rayius (Allyant)
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Experience since PDF/UA-1 was published has revealed that some rules were too prescriptive. In some situations the semantic significance of … Read more

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This document provides essential guidance and recommendations for those aiming to create PDF files that adhere to multiple ISO-standardized subsets … Read more

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Member News July 10, 2025

This release of iText by Apryse brings support for .NET MAUI AOT compilation, and automated PDF/UA-2 validation during document creation. … Read more

Member News July 10, 2025

Foxit announces Agentic AI, a suite of AI tools integrated into Foxit Editor, designed to transform how professionals engage with … Read more

Member News July 10, 2025

pdfAssistant’s Save as Press-Ready PDF/X Add-On for Adobe Express provides essential granular control over critical page box margins, streamlining workflows … Read more

Member News July 7, 2025

Actual Reports announces ISO 27001 certification for enhanced security, the launch of Web Forms for streamlined data collection, and expanded … Read more

Member News July 7, 2025

It’s Prime Day! Save big on UPDF, the ultimate PDF editor empowered by AI. Enjoy up to $10 OFF and … Read more

Article July 4, 2025

Experience since PDF/UA-1 was published has revealed that some rules were too prescriptive. In some situations the semantic significance of … Read more

Community July 1, 2025

US mirror committee for ISO/TC 171/SC 2/JWG 14.

Community July 1, 2025

US mirror committee for ISO/TC 171/SC 2/ WG 13.

Member News June 30, 2025

The latest JPedal release introduces new features, practical enhancements, and important bug fixes, making PDF editing, manipulation more robust for … Read more

Member News June 26, 2025

Latest G2 Recognition Reinforces UPDF’s Position as a Leading Innovator in Digital Document Solutions

Member News June 26, 2025

pdfAssistant spotlights the powerful capability to generate entirely new PDF files from scratch using artificial intelligence. This approach transforms the … Read more

Article June 26, 2025

PDF has long relied on Flate for general-purpose data compression. Today, Brotli has emerged as a promising new approach that … Read more

Home of the worldwide
PDF technical community


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Our mission Delivering a vendor-neutral platform for developing open specifications and standards for PDF technology.
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Our vision Driving the world’s digital document format into the 21st century and beyond.
 

Featured News


July 2025 by Duff Johnson
Duff Johnson
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Here’s what previous PDF Days attendees have told me about this event, and why attending is a good investment.

PDF Association news

July 2025 by Paul Rayius (Allyant)
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Experience since PDF/UA-1 was published has revealed that some rules were too prescriptive. In some situations the semantic significance of … Read more

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June 2025 by PDF Association staff
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This document provides essential guidance and recommendations for those aiming to create PDF files that adhere to multiple ISO-standardized subsets … Read more

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Our Valued Members


What's happening on pdfa.org

What's happening on pdfa.org



Member News July 10, 2025

This release of iText by Apryse brings support for .NET MAUI AOT compilation, and automated PDF/UA-2 validation during document creation. … Read more

Member News July 10, 2025

Foxit announces Agentic AI, a suite of AI tools integrated into Foxit Editor, designed to transform how professionals engage with … Read more

Member News July 10, 2025

pdfAssistant’s Save as Press-Ready PDF/X Add-On for Adobe Express provides essential granular control over critical page box margins, streamlining workflows … Read more

Member News July 7, 2025

Actual Reports announces ISO 27001 certification for enhanced security, the launch of Web Forms for streamlined data collection, and expanded … Read more

Member News July 7, 2025

It’s Prime Day! Save big on UPDF, the ultimate PDF editor empowered by AI. Enjoy up to $10 OFF and … Read more

Article July 4, 2025

Experience since PDF/UA-1 was published has revealed that some rules were too prescriptive. In some situations the semantic significance of … Read more

Member News June 30, 2025

The latest JPedal release introduces new features, practical enhancements, and important bug fixes, making PDF editing, manipulation more robust for … Read more

Member News June 26, 2025

Latest G2 Recognition Reinforces UPDF’s Position as a Leading Innovator in Digital Document Solutions

Member News June 26, 2025

pdfAssistant spotlights the powerful capability to generate entirely new PDF files from scratch using artificial intelligence. This approach transforms the … Read more

Article June 26, 2025

PDF has long relied on Flate for general-purpose data compression. Today, Brotli has emerged as a promising new approach that … Read more

Article June 24, 2025

If you use a word processor creating Tagged PDF is your default. | FOGRA’s summary of developments in print | … Read more

Member News June 13, 2025

PDFix’s latest update introduces advanced template-driven auto-tagging, enabling organizations to automatically create PDF/UA-compliant documents in high-volume workflows. Ideal for invoices, … Read more