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Explore our new exclusive PDF Association Members-Only merch shop and grab tees, caps, and mugs shipped worldwide.

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Discover our new PDF merch shop! Order branded apparel and accessories for delivery worldwide.

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The third release of Techniques for Accessible PDF includes an initial set of techniques for Lists; 15 new pass techniques and 10 new failure examples.

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Browsers leverage PDF in their battle for dominance | Your PDF says a lot about you | Is Big Data finally getting smarter about PDF? Hmm… | For government, accessible PDF is the law | Register-ing JPEG-XL for PDF
| Prank PDFs (can) cause hallucinations | “Spiked” PDF | JAWS misses opportunity to improve accessible PDF support | OpenPDF 3.0.0 supports PDF 2.0 | PDFacademicBot

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The PDF Association is surveying the PDF industry to fill the gap in reliable market data.

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Understanding how URLs can exist and behave in PDF/A files is critical to preservationists who need to identify, audit, and manage external references.

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PDF Days Europe 2025 introduced a new concept to our events: the poster session! Now you can download the posters yourself!

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The wait is over! The recordings of all the presentations of PDF Days Europe are online and ready for you!

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Communities shaping the future of PDF.

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In the context of the European Accessibility Act (EAA), accessible PDFs are shifting from a “nice to have” to a legal requirement in many areas. Alexander Pfingstl’s keynote will address the implications for document creators, vendors, and institutions, and address the state of accessible PDF today.

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