PDF Forms TWG

Background

The PDF Forms Technical Working Group (TWG) is where PDF Association members can discuss the forms technologies specified in ISO 32000 and set a path to advancing forms in PDF.

Objective

Specific areas in which we plan to invest:

• Connecting PDF forms to “derivation to HTML” concepts
• Replacing reliance on JavaScript for common concepts (eg. validation & formatting)
• Modernizing form data exchange (eg. no XML)

Status

As of Q1 2026 this group is on hiatus.

How to participate in the Working Group

It’s possible to participate in the Working Group without attending meetings!

• The Working Group is currently on hiatus.
• The Working Group’s activities are centered on a private GitHub repository.
• You can review meeting notes and recordings of previous calls.

The PDF Forms TWG is open to all PDF Association Individual, Division, Full, Partner and Institutional members.

Join this working group to:

• Access all of the working group’s private GitHub repositories
• Access the working group’s private Google Drive area with working documents
• Participate via the mailing list and view mailing list archives
• Participate in the approval and publication process
• Access meeting recordings and notes
• Access and provide comments on related ISO documents

PDF Association members can join the PDF Forms TWG by visiting the Member Area and clicking “Manage Working Groups”.

Relevant resources

• GitHub repo: Adobe json-formula (public)
• Bringing PDF forms up-to-date
• Presentation: Next Generation Forms for PDF
• Overhauling PDF Forms technology
• Introducing the PDF Forms TWG