PDFix Desktop 2.5 brings measurable gains in speed, accuracy, and automation for accessibility teams – delivering cleaner tagging, built-in PDF/UA validation, and AI-powered image descriptions all in one release.
PDFs are visually focused, not AI-friendly, but transforming tagged PDFs into structured formats such as HTML or XML makes their content accessible to machine learning systems.
Discover the new PAC 2026 Beta, the world’s first free PDF accessibility checker with built-in AI. Automatically detect and evaluate semantic structures like headings, paragraphs, and tables to make your PDFs truly accessible.
Milestones in the History of PDF | Chrome’s newest feature | JPEG 2000 turns 25 | Windows 11 October 2025 Update breaks PDF | ETSI third AI and Data Conference | ICC v4.4 now ISO 15076-1:2025 | OpenAI ChatGPT learns from ARIA Semantics | PDFacademicBot
The PDF industry is preparing for the quantum era by adopting post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. Following key developments at PDF Days 2025, vendors are integrating quantum-resistant digital signatures to ensure long-term trust and security in PDF documents.
Including Custom Metadata Structures in PDF fills a gap for organizations seeking to leverage metadata in business processes. By articulating the available mechanisms for metadata in PDF files, this document facilitates robust, interoperable approaches to embedding and managing custom metadata.