Based on feedback received, we are replacing the previous email listserv with GitHub Discussions, which allows usage by email while providing integration with the PDF Association’s expanding resources and assets in GitHub.
C’mon, AI – PDF isn’t just about text! | Supports just 2 of 4 operators? That’s not a PDF parser! | What does “PDF” stand for? | 6 steps and a lie to save a PDF? | Using PDF to inject AI prompts | Microsoft recommends archiving Publisher files to PDF | Microsoft Edge gets in on promoting PDF editing | GeoPDF is not an “open standard” | This PDF runs AI | ICC HDR and Spectral Imaging Experts’ Day announced | Yet another document format for AI | Zotero 10 expands PDF capabilities | PDF’s popularity | PDFacademicBot for August 2026
The PDF Association announces the publication of its specification for Brotli compression in PDF.
From the PDF/A Competence Centre to the PDF Association: two of the founders on how it all started.
Discover how R users can incorporate PDF accessibility checks into reproducible reporting workflows for more accessible documents.
PDF should not be your “tokenpocalypse” | LibreOffice comes out swinging for open formats | Android Auto brings PDF “reading” to your car | Dyslexia Simulator | Browsers keep absorbing PDF workflows | Are we seeing the slow death of PDF? Or of lazy websites? | Your next PDF reader may not be human | Billion-Dollar PDF | PDFacademicBot for July 2026
Porcelain PDF | That’s one way to burn AI tokens! | Big Tech adds support for accessible math according to PDF 2.0 | “Dynamic” content isn’t always your friend | Don’t dumb it down to pixels | ZUGFeRD 2.5 and Factur-X 1.09 update and corrigendum | A new “AI-native” document format? | New online ICC color profile validation utility | veraPDF 1.30.2 release and security policy | Google Chrome update continues to promote PDF | Open source nanoPRC library supports 3D PDF | PDFacademicBot for June 2026
PDF Association members can now add contact details and social links to their profile, making author connections and networking easier.
EAA gets PDF/UA | ISO TC 42 publishes HDR standard | Google’s Gemini now creates PDFs, but … | PDF displacing printer drivers | “Pretty Darn Fascinating” – Tedium’s history of PDF | PDF forensics – lots to talk about! | Compute your PDFs wisely, or it will cost you! | From the “PDF in culture” desk | PDFacademicBot for May 2026
For those who attended PDF Week London 2026 last week, we hope that you had a great time – and thank you! For those who did not… check out what you missed!