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New Kotlin samples - Adobe PF Library 18 with a tag icon and Datalogics logo

Datalogics announces the availability of their most popular use case: APDFL code samples in Kotlin, which are compatible with Java and popular across various application domains.

PDF version numbers (1.0 - 2.0)

How meaningful is PDF’s version number? SafeDocs’ research reveals that 20% of extant files contain features that exceed the stated version!

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callas software today releases a major update to its flagship pdfToolbox product line, which adds advanced quality control and PDF modification options and makes creating and testing automation workflows easier.

callas software hat heute ein umfangreiches Update für seine Flaggschiff-Produktlinie pdfToolbox veröffentlicht, das erweiterte Optionen zur Qualitätskontrolle sowie PDF-Modifikation und erleichtert das Erstellen und Testen automatisierter Workflows beinhaltet.

XMP metadata panel with a cartoon of an explorer with binoculars.

Peter Wyatt shares his custom metadata panels – very useful for discovering ISO standards and PDF Declarations metadata! (until vendors catch up!)

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pdfRest announces a significant update to its PDF Toolkit Self-Hosted API. Version 2.0 empowers developers with a simplified setup process, introduces the valuable Extract Text API tool, and enhances the Add to PDF API functionality with support for adding attachments.

Fireworks behind a PDF/UA-2 icon.

Based on WTPDF, ISO 14289-2 serves to assure institutions that the PDF Association’s requirements for creating and validating accessible PDF 2.0 files are now ISO-standardized.

Breaking the Ice with Melina and Duff

Join pdfa.org for exclusive member benefits tailored to PDF development. Our Member Benefit Manager, Melina, engages in insightful discussions with CEO Duff Johnson, providing invaluable insights into maximizing membership advantages.

PDF/A & PDF/UA

The latest veraPDF release candidate adds PDF/UA-2 support. LibreOffice creates PDF/A and PDF/UA together. A “white paper” gets PDF wrong, again. Visualizing Warichū. 

A judge frowns at the document she's reading.

The PDF Association has established a new Liaison Working Group (LWG) to serve as a place for forensics experts and PDF technology industry professionals to develop best practices on forensic examination of PDF files.

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