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Abstract background with text on it reading "Coherent PDF – Command Line Tools – New Version 2.9"

Coherent PDF Command Line Tools (Cpdf) version 2.9 brings new functions to detect and remove JavaScript, create PDF portfolios, reprocess JPEG2000 images, and process metadata streams. Extensions to existing functions include extracting attachment data in JSON format, processing lossless CMYK images for compression, and extracting soft masks, optionally combining them with their extracted images.

AI-based PDF Auto-tagging

Auto-tagging plays a critical role in making PDFs accessible. Without tags, a PDF is just visually positioned text. Assistive technologies cannot reliably interpret layout, hierarchy, or relationships between elements.

Public authorities in Germany are failing on PDF accessibility. A new study finds that only 9.5% of documents on public sector websites can actually be used by people with disabilities, with the majority containing errors or being structurally inaccessible from the start.

Continual Engine shares perspectives on how publishers are transitioning from fragmented remediation efforts to scalable accessibility infrastructure ahead of evolving ADA Title II expectations. The release explores workflow-level accessibility strategies, automation, and long-term management of complex PDF ecosystems.

iLovePDF Summarize PDFs with AI tool interface showing a chat where user asks to extract key points from a report

iLovePDF‘s new AI Summarizer turns long PDFs into short, structured summaries in seconds, with adjustable length and processing depth for everything from quick briefs to detailed technical reports.

The whole new KDANPDF for Mac is here

KDAN PDF launches its re-engineered Mac version featuring a new performance-driven engine that delivers 2X faster speeds and seamless continuity for professional workflows. Leveraging 15 years of expertise and a 100-million user base, this update sets a new standard for high-intensity document management.

callas pdfToolbox 17

callas software today announced the release of pdfToolbox 17, the newest version of its flagship product line

RELEASE: iText Suite 9.6

This iText by Apryse release greatly improves PDF accessibility and reuse. PDF/UA creation now includes automatic color contrast checks and enhanced APIs for accessible, reusable Well-Tagged PDFs. Also, pdfOCR 5.0.0 adds PaddleOCR and EasyOCR support with broad language coverage, better performance, and optional GPU acceleration.

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