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The PDF Association celebrates its members’ public statements
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On the left, a screen-shot of the PDF page, on the right the PDF code showing "vegetative electron microscopy" in order.

When will AI understand document semantics? | Will LLM-based OCR live up to the challenge? | Indicating whether the publisher allows PDF files to be mined by AI | JHOVE PDF parsing improvements | Progress on HDR standards | PDFacademicBot for March, 2025.

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Bicycle racers and computer users at a "PDF" themed sporting event.

The PDF Association will host a trio of PDF technology events in Berlin from September 11-19. Save the date… and check out the “disciplines”! Answer the survey to help us create the best possible events for you!

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Futuristic conceptual image of a technical conference, with document icons and security symbols.

The new TWG will explore topics such as verifiable credentials, digital signatures, modern cryptography and content provenance frameworks in alignment with the PDF industry’s growing need for secure and transparent digital workflows.

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"XMP" superimposed onto a field of icons.

These free XMP Extension Schema templates support PDF documents that conform to multiple subset standards, including PDF/A, PDF/X, PDF/VT, and PDF Declarations.

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AI-generated image of a technical conference on PDF technology.

PDF Week Boston 2025 is the first of two members-only events in 2025 focused on PDF technology specifications and standards development.

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Screenshot of a social media comment from Lourdes (@gossipgirl), who writes: "Using Microsoft Word. Moves an images 1mm to the left. all text and images shift. 4 new pages appear. in the distance, sirens." Below the screenshot, "PDF in the Wild" in cursive text.

PDF bookmarks from Google Chrome? | What does “PDF” mean to you? | Two reasons why everyone needs PDF | PDF tricks on YouTube | DPC to hold first US-based event on preservation | New free Hyperlegible™ Next Font | Yep, you can now emulate Linux on a… PDF! | Fonts can be Fun! | Validating Well-Tagged PDF | PDF AcademicBot for February 2025.

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Cover of the EA-PDF specification.

Organizations worldwide rely on email at almost every level of daily operations, but lack options for effectively preserving and accessing email over long periods of time. EA-PDF offers a new way.

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Screenshot from Doom played in a PDF file.

Doom in a PDF | PDF Week Boston 2025 | The EAA is coming! | AI and accessibility standards | Patch for veraPDF | OPF Annual Report highlights the importance of PDF/A | ISO TC 46 YouTube Channel | PDFacademicBot for January, 2025

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Screenshot of a PDF page and associated tag tree. The tag's associated content is highlighted; an arrow connects the two.

A list of PDF Association members’ free and commercial software that exposes the relationship between a PDF’s page content and tags.

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Figurative example of correct and incorrect use of the ActualText property, as well as the PDF Association logo.

These new Techniques for Accessible PDF are designed to help software developers, document authors, and remediators create accessible PDF files that better meet the needs of users with disabilities.

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