I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and CoPilot about PDF’s future. They agree that PDF isn’t fading – it’s becoming infrastructure.
An initiative to translate PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) into Chinese aims to expand digital document interoperability and advance the PDF ecosystem with developers whose first language is Chinese.
As we recognize the 20th anniversary of PDF/A-1 we celebrate more than a technical specification, we recognize it as a promise of reliable long-term access to our digital heritage.
Download Peter Wyatt’s Milestones in the History of PDF poster at PDF Days Europe 2025.
Milestones in the History of PDF | Chrome’s newest feature | JPEG 2000 turns 25 | Windows 11 October 2025 Update breaks PDF | ETSI third AI and Data Conference | ICC v4.4 now ISO 15076-1:2025 | OpenAI ChatGPT learns from ARIA Semantics | PDFacademicBot
Including Custom Metadata Structures in PDF fills a gap for organizations seeking to leverage metadata in business processes. By articulating the available mechanisms for metadata in PDF files, this document facilitates robust, interoperable approaches to embedding and managing custom metadata.
Thank you Berlin | PDF 2.0 support gets top billing in coverage of LibreOffice 25.8 | Now Tagged PDF and PDF/UA-2 from ConTeXt | Visual AI is not “parsing” | ETSI publishes accessibility guidance for authors of standards | “Scanning a PDF is not digitization” Huh? | Saying “no” to AI text and data mining | PDFacademicBot for September 2025
According to Board chair Raf Hens: “The event showcased what makes the PDF ecosystem unique: a standards-driven, industry-wide collaboration where vendors, implementers, researchers, and users shape the future together.”
We’re proud to celebrate the PDF Association members who help make ISO standards for PDF available at no cost!
For organizations that depend on trust, efficiency, and long-term information integrity, PDF Days Europe is a strategic investment.