Updates from the meeting-place of the PDF industry.
Articles and industry news |
What developers really mean when they say they need PDFs |
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Developers rarely begin a project by asking for a PDF. They begin with something more specific. The PDF is simply where those requirements converge — the agreed-upon container for information that must be reliable, portable, and permanent. |
New FAQ: AI and PDF |
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This FAQ is designed to educate journalists, social media commentators and others lacking expertise in PDF technology on why and how AI systems use PDF documents. |
Register Extensions and Declarations with the PDF Association |
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The PDF Association supports interoperability by sharing extensions and declarations via GitHub, inviting members to contribute standardized, machine-readable data. |
The Members-Only PDF Marketplace Survey report for 2025 is now available! |
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Gain insights into the PDF marketplace via this exclusive report. |
German government standardizes on PDF/UA |
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German government standardizes on PDF/UA | ISO/IEC committee starts work on a vocabulary for authenticity | Chrome adds ink (not “annotations”) to PDF pages | The challenge(s) PDF poses for AI | LaTeX leader and advocate of math in Tagged PDF honored | PDF Differences: “PDF versions” test files now public | ICC publishes information on small footprint color profiles | GWG publishes “how to” for print-ready PDFs from Canva | Typst supports PDF 2.0 and PDF/A-4 | It’s bonkers! | PDFacademicBot for March 2026 |
New Topics pages speed access to relevant content |
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The PDF Association has launched a new “Topics” menu on pdfa.org to enhance navigation and access to authoritative, structured information on PDF technologies and standards. |
How ADA Title II Will Affect PDFs and Digital Documents |
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Ensure ADA Title II compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA. Learn how accessible PDFs, proper tagging, OCR, and structured documents reduce legal risk for public entities. |
Using TDMRep to license AI mining of PDFs |
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How do you license (or not!) AIs to mine your PDFs? In this article we clarify the use of TDMRep’s reservation of rights in XMP metadata for PDF and PDF/A. |
Why PDF/A’s conformance level “b” fails machine reading |
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A document claiming conformance to PDF/A’s conformance level “b” can be visually perfect and machine-unreadable at the same time. This is not a bug — it is what the standard was designed to do. Understanding the difference between rendering a glyph and encoding a character is the first step to building archives that AI can actually use. |
Accessible math in PDF – finally! |
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Math in PDF files is finally fully accessible, and can be navigated and read by capable assistive technology. This development, aligning creation software, modern PDF standards, compatible viewers and assistive technology, finally closes the accessibility gap between the web and downloadable STEM documents. |
Member news |
Crawford Technologies Announces the Availability of IntelliMerge PRO |
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Crawford Technologies announced the availability of IntelliMerge PRO, a workflow consolidation solution designed to optimize communication production. IntelliMerge PRO provides a smart approach to document processing, utilizing AI and data intelligence to consolidate hundreds of fragmented, disparate workflows into a standardized production path. |
UPDF 2.5 Officially Launches Worldwide: The First PDF Editor Powered by Autonomous AI Agents |
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UPDF’s new version 2.5 introduces 10 powerful AI agents designed to significantly enhance document digitalization, highlighting UPDF’s ongoing commitment to delivering user-friendly document solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. |
Datalogics Offers Stronger Support for PAdES Digital Signatures with New Release |
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The latest release of Adobe PDF Library (APDFL) v18.0.5PlusP2a introduces important enhancements for developers focused on secure, standards-compliant document workflows, along with key updates to dependencies and packages. |
iLovePDF Introduces Advanced PDF Editing Capabilities |
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iLovePDF introduces advanced PDF editing capabilities directly in the browser, enabling users to modify text, add images, and annotate documents online. This update enhances accessibility and supports more efficient, integrated document workflows. |
UPDF Named Leader in G2’s Spring 2026 Report |
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UPDF earns Leader status in G2 Spring 2026, highlighting its AI-powered features, strong usability, and rapid growth to over 4 million users worldwide. |
pdfRest Launches Official Python SDK on PyPI for Native API Integration |
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The new pdfRest Python SDK brings fast, typed PDF processing with intuitive functions, reducing boilerplate and accelerating document-driven development. |
OpenDataLoader PDF v2.0 Tops Open-Source PDF Benchmarks in PDF Data Loading |
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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, Table, Formula, Chart), and a switch to Apache 2.0 licensing. |
Checklist: Is your document process ready for axesFlip? |
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A practical checklist to evaluate whether your document process is ready for generating accessible PDF mass documents. Learn which structural conditions are needed to produce PDF/UA-compliant PDFs automatically and at scale without manual remediation. |
EAA and Mass Documents: Why Accessible PDFs Become a System-Level Issue |
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The European Accessibility Act (EAA) makes accessible PDF generation for mass documents an architectural requirement. Manual PDF remediation no longer scales: Organizations need system-integrated, reproducible processes to ensure compliant and consistent output. |
callas software appoints a Customer Success Manager for North America |
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callas software today announced the appointment of Natacha De Kegel as Customer Success Manager for North America, effective March 1st, 2026. |
Smarter PDFs, happier teams: Discover What’s New in iLovePDF |
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The newest iLovePDF update brings practical AI features, clearer admin controls, and performance improvements designed to make work simpler. |
Datalogics Adds Support for PAdES B-T Digital Signatures to Adobe PDF Library SDK |
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Datalogics now makes it easier to create PAdES B-T digital signatures in PDF documents by generating signatures directly through a dedicated PAdES signature class in the SDK. |
PDFix Establishes PDFix-US to Serve Growing U.S. Accessibility Market |
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PDF accessibility just got easier in the U.S. – PDFix brings its automated remediation tools, proven with business enterprises, state agencies, and top universities, directly to the American market with a dedicated local leadership team ready to help organizations scale accessibility. |
Digital Accessibility with Substance Instead of Symbolism: What Makes axes4 Stand Out |
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Digital accessibility requires more than symbolic measures. This article explains why sustainable, standards-based solutions for accessible PDFs matter and what organizations really need to focus on under the BFSG. |
pdfRest Launches API Toolkit Container for Professional, Secure PDF Processing |
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For organizations where compliance, privacy, and data control are non-negotiable, sending documents to external cloud services is often not viable. The pdfRest API Toolkit Container brings a high-fidelity PDF processing engine directly into your infrastructure. |
Events |
PDF Week London 2026 |
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The PDF Association invites members and ISO TC 171 delegates to PDF Week London 2026! |
PDF Week Incheon 2026 |
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The PDF Association invites members and ISO TC 171 delegates to PDF Week Incheon 2026! |
PDF Week Online 2027 |
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PDF Week Online 2027 is a virtual meeting (audio / screen-share only) for PDF Association members and ISO delegates. |
New members |
PDFlys |
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PDFlys is a browser-based PDF platform with 30+ tools: … Read more |
qpdf.org |
n/a (qpdf is an open-source tool and library not develo … Read more |
Link Genetic GmbH |
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Link Genetic GmbH develops infrastructure components fo … Read more |
Quadient |
Quadient is a global software and automation company fo … Read more |
PDFSmart |
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PDFSmart is a comprehensive, all-in-one online platform … Read more |
EmbedPDF |
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EmbedPDF delivers the most developer-friendly Open Sour … Read more |
BoinIT |
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Company Name: BoinIT (보인정보기술) Founded: 2017 Mission: To … Read more |
QaamGo Media GmbH |
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QaamGo Web GmbH was founded with a simple vision: to ma … Read more |
Continual Engine |
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Continual Engine solves the core challenges of digital … Read more |
Stirling PDF |
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Open core PDF manipulator focusing on Selfhosted on pre … Read more |