PDF Association
Originally launched as the PDF/A Competence Center in 2006, the organization’s original function was to promote common understanding of the PDF/A archival subset of the PDF format. It was during this period that the PDF Association developed its first set of PDF/A Technical Notes and the Isartor Test Suite, critical building-blocks for modern implementations of the PDF/A specification.
In 2009 the ISO confirmed the PDF/A Competence Center’s status as a category A liaison with ISO TC 171 SC 2, allowing the organization to act as a conduit for information between members and the ISO committees managing PDF and PDF subset standards.
In 2011 the PDF/A Competence Center became the PDF Association, and formally expanded its scope to include all PDF and PDF-related standards.
The mission of the PDF Association is to promote awareness and adoption of ISO-standardized PDF technology worldwide.
Learn more about us, who’s on the Board of Directors, get in touch with the staff, learn about the benefits of membership and how to join the PDF Association!
Member Info
Service Provider
Joined September 2006
Headquartered in Germany
https://pdfa.org
Staff
Published Articles
October 2024, Duff Johnson
Accessibility considerations for digital content aren’t limited to navigation, reading and interaction. Users also need to be able … Read more
October 2024, PDF Association staff
In 2025 Europe will require ebooks to be accessible and include detailed accessibility metadata while Germany will require … Read more
September 2024, Peter Wyatt
This PDF-UX article offers an overview of bookmarks and suggests considerations and general best practices for every PDF … Read more
September 2024, PDF Association staff
File type for downloadable forms, in 3 letters | Mobile devices are pain-points for forms | But, Android … Read more
September 2024, PDF Association staff
PDF Association members – especially those working on PDF’s imaging model – can now access TC 42 WG … Read more
August 2024, Peter Wyatt
Does your PDF viewer fully support page labels? Does your PDF authoring software? Support for page labels can … Read more
August 2024, PDF Association staff
The third PDF Week of 2024 will be hosted by Charles University in the beautiful city of Prague, … Read more
August 2024, PDF Association staff
Devs must VALIDATE before applying ISO-standardized subset metadata to PDFs! | PDF Week Prague accommodations | OPF patches … Read more