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Understanding PDF/UA Validation Results: A Comparative Study Across Tools

December 2025 by Diana Kosovac (PDFix)
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We analyzed PDF/UA-1 validation results across multiple commonly used tools using 155 reference files. This article shares key observations to help practitioners better interpret validation outcomes.

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December 2025 by Anne Lazarakis (Iron Software)
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Developers rarely ask about PDF standards upfront, until an accessibility audit fails or a government contract demands it. By then, … Read more

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December 2025 by Peter Wyatt
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We report on the technical aspects of the PDF files released by the US Department of Justice in connection with … Read more

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December 2025 by Duff Johnson
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I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and CoPilot about PDF’s future. They agree that PDF isn’t fading – it’s becoming infrastructure.

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December 2025 by Peter Wyatt
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Starting In 2025, the three most significant ISO standardized subsets of PDF – PDF/A, PDF/X, and PDF/UA – are now … Read more

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December 2025 by Anne Lazarakis (Iron Software)
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Developers evaluating HTML to PDF libraries have specific compliance and accessibility requirements. Sales teams who understand PDF/UA and PDF/A can … Read more

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November 2025 by PDF Association staff
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An initiative to translate PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) into Chinese aims to expand digital document interoperability and advance the PDF … Read more

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November 2025 by Peter Wyatt
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Understanding how URLs can exist and behave in PDF/A files is critical to preservationists who need to identify, audit, and … Read more

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November 2025 by PDF Association staff
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The global digital preservation community will come together on Thursday, November 6, 2025 to celebrate #WDPD2025 under the theme “Why Preserve?” Learn how … Read more

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October 2025 by Daniel Wilson (BFO (Big Faceless Organization))
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The PDF industry is preparing for the quantum era by adopting post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. Following key developments at PDF … Read more

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September 2025 by Peter Wyatt
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ISO standardized subsets of PDF, such as PDF/UA, enable files to claim conformance to a specific version of PDF/UA using … Read more

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