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Featured News
August 2026 by PDF Association staff
The PDF Association announces the publication of its specification for Brotli compression in PDF.
August 2026 by Benson Hendall (PDFSmart)
For twenty years, the logical structure inside a tagged PDF served one audience: assistive technology. Then the main reader of … Read more
Our Valued Members
BFO explains how Brotli works with PDF, the benefits and compatibility considerations, and the company’s existing support for reading and … Read more
This document specifies an extension to the PDF 2.0 specification to allow the use of Brotli for compression of stream … Read more
For twenty years, the logical structure inside a tagged PDF served one audience: assistive technology. Then the main reader of … Read more
From the PDF/A Competence Centre to the PDF Association: two of the founders on how it all started.
The education-focused campaign brings PDF editing, AI study tools, OCR, digital notes, paper search, and cross-platform access together for students … Read more
callas software will be exhibiting at PRINTING United Expo 2026 and shows how their technology helps identify and correct PDF … Read more
Recent updates to the pdfRest Add to PDF REST API tool expand developer control over adding dynamic content to existing … Read more
Organizations often underestimate the business impact of inaccessible mass-produced documents. This article explores the hidden costs, the limits of manual … Read more
iLovePDF has launched PDF to Markdown, turning any PDF into a clean .md file with headings, tables, lists and links … Read more
UPDF introduces a new page for solopreneurs, highlighting AI-powered PDF editing, OCR, e-signatures, and cross-platform document workflows for one-person businesses.
The mailroom has evolved from conveyor belts to intelligent workflows. Solimar Systems unifies print and digital communications, secures sensitive documents, … Read more
axes4 has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification, demonstrating our commitment to protecting sensitive information through internationally recognized information security standards and … Read more
Home of the worldwide
PDF technical community
Featured News
August 2026 by PDF Association staff
The PDF Association announces the publication of its specification for Brotli compression in PDF.
August 2026 by Benson Hendall (PDFSmart)
For twenty years, the logical structure inside a tagged PDF served one audience: assistive technology. Then the main reader of … Read more
Our Valued Members
BFO explains how Brotli works with PDF, the benefits and compatibility considerations, and the company’s existing support for reading and … Read more
This document specifies an extension to the PDF 2.0 specification to allow the use of Brotli for compression of stream … Read more
For twenty years, the logical structure inside a tagged PDF served one audience: assistive technology. Then the main reader of … Read more
From the PDF/A Competence Centre to the PDF Association: two of the founders on how it all started.
The education-focused campaign brings PDF editing, AI study tools, OCR, digital notes, paper search, and cross-platform access together for students … Read more
callas software will be exhibiting at PRINTING United Expo 2026 and shows how their technology helps identify and correct PDF … Read more
Recent updates to the pdfRest Add to PDF REST API tool expand developer control over adding dynamic content to existing … Read more
Organizations often underestimate the business impact of inaccessible mass-produced documents. This article explores the hidden costs, the limits of manual … Read more
iLovePDF has launched PDF to Markdown, turning any PDF into a clean .md file with headings, tables, lists and links … Read more
UPDF introduces a new page for solopreneurs, highlighting AI-powered PDF editing, OCR, e-signatures, and cross-platform document workflows for one-person businesses.
The mailroom has evolved from conveyor belts to intelligent workflows. Solimar Systems unifies print and digital communications, secures sensitive documents, … Read more
axes4 has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification, demonstrating our commitment to protecting sensitive information through internationally recognized information security standards and … Read more