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Delivering stability in an uncertain world

December 2024 by Duff Johnson

In 2024, 31 years after its introduction, PDF remains uncontested as the global digital document format for final-form content, and as an essential complement to the HTML/CSS experience that underpins the web.

In 2024, PDF’s popularity (as measured by search volume relative to the most popular search terms) continues to grow.

Google Trends graph showing 2018-2024 data for PDF, Google, Facebook, YouTube and Amazon. PDF is the smallest but slowly growing, the others are larger but declining.

For the PDF Association, 2024 saw over 200 TWG and LWG meetings, over a dozen projects completed and more resources published. This post recounts some of the highlights.

E-invoicing is coming fast – Our members can help

November 2024 by Melina Tusch
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Use the PDF Association’s free XML invoice viewer and find our members’ e-invoicing solutions.

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July 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The latest PDF 2.0 Errata Collection 2 is a complete update and replacement for the previous no-cost sponsored edition of … Read more

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June 2024 by PDF Association staff
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A new members-only resource supports forensic experts tasks with examination of PDF files.

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May 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The latest ISO Extension to PDF 2.0 offers backwards-compatible integrity protection via Message Authentication Code (MAC).

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April 2024 by PDF Association staff
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A new ISO extension to PDF 2.0 adds PDF support for the Khronos Group’s glTF 3D format.

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March 2024 by PDF Association staff
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Based on WTPDF, ISO 14289-2 serves to assure institutions that the PDF Association’s requirements for creating and validating accessible PDF … Read more

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December 2023 by PDF Association staff
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PDF Week Online 2024 consists of 16 PDF Association Working Group meetings and 2 ISO working group meetings.

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November 2023 by PDF Association staff
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The new VSCode extension by the PDF Association provides PDF syntax awareness to this popular editor, and is designed to … Read more

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September 2023 by Peter Wyatt
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PDF developers everywhere have a new resource; targeted test cases highlighting differences between implementations.

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June 2023 by PDF Association staff
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The PDF Association is pleased to announce no-cost availability of ISO/TS 32003, adding support for AES-GCM to PDF 2.0.

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June 2023 by PDF Association staff
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of PDF technology the PDF Association has released a trailer for its forthcoming documentary.

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