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January 2026

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January 2026

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February 2026 by PDF Association staff
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PDF’s stakeholders and developers span the globe. Here, we visualize the community’s reach.

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January 2026 by Patrick Gallot (Datalogics)
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Join us for this webinar to discuss ideas for reinventing 3D PDFs. We’ll explore how to make 3D PDFs better, … 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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February 2026 by PDF Association staff
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PDF’s stakeholders and developers span the globe. Here, we visualize the community’s reach.


January 2026 by Patrick Gallot (Datalogics)
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Join us for this webinar to discuss ideas for reinventing 3D PDFs. We’ll explore how to make 3D PDFs better, … Read more


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 … Read more


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


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


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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January 2023 by PDF Association staff
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Along with membership dues, Adobe’s Standards Support Endowment facilities administration of ISO TC 171 SC 2 and sustains the continuing … Read more


December 2022 by Duff Johnson
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In 2023 the PDF Association will focus on technical community while the final phase of the SafeDocs program offers an … Read more


November 2022 by PDF Association staff
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Our all-new presentation archive now includes recordings from PDF Days Europe 2022!


November 2022 by PDF Association staff
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Impressions of the PDF Days Europe 2022 in September in Berlin at the Novotel Tiergarten. Images of several keynotes, sessions, … Read more


September 2022 by PDF Association staff
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Following PDF Days Europe, the PDF Association’s annual All-Member Meeting met in Berlin on September 13, 2022 to hear the … Read more


September 2022 by Duff Johnson
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PDF Days Europe 2022 was a great success, with the overwhelming majority of attendees reporting a high degree of satisfaction.

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PDF Association members post updates on their software and services.


February 2026 by Continual Engine
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Learn how poorly structured tables impact PDF accessibility, screen reader navigation, and compliance with accessibility standards.


February 2026 by Superace Software Technologies Co., Ltd.
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UPDF has launched its global #blossomwithupdf social media campaign, encouraging users to share how they enhance reading and note-taking productivity … Read more


February 2026 by Continual Engine
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Learn what a scanned PDF is, why it is inaccessible, and how to convert it into an accessible PDF using … Read more


January 2026 by Diana Kosovac (PDFix)
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PDFix now offers automated font correction powered by callas software technology, enabling users to fix font issues that cause PDF/UA … Read more


January 2026 by David van Driessche (callas software GmbH)
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callas software today announces the launch of a certification program for its software. The program allows experts to certify their … Read more


January 2026 by Crawford Technologies Inc.
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Crawford Technologies reported its highest revenue in its 30-year history for fiscal 2025, achieving 9% year-over-year growth, which was driven … Read more

PDF in the Wild

Our (occasionally lighthearted) monthly post covering items of interest to PDF’s technical community.


January 2026 by PDF Association staff
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HuggingFace echoes SafeDocs with new PDF datasets | Chrome does NOT sign or annotate your PDF! | ONIX application note … Read more


December 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Chrome’s U-turn on JPEG-XL – thanks (in part) to PDF! | PDF errata makeover | ZUGFeRD 2.4 / Factur-X 1.08 … Read more


November 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Browsers leverage PDF in their battle for dominance | Your PDF says a lot about you | Is Big Data … Read more


October 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Milestones in the History of PDF | Chrome’s newest feature | JPEG 2000 turns 25 | Windows 11 October 2025 … Read more


September 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Thank you Berlin | PDF 2.0 support gets top billing in coverage of LibreOffice 25.8 | Now Tagged PDF and … Read more


August 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Encoding multilingual content | The US Library of Congress recognizes individual PDF/A-4 conformance levels | “There was no book” | … Read more

PDF Association news for members


May 2025 by PDF Association staff
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Submit a Technical Poster to showcase your ideas at PDF Days Europe 2025!


May 2025 by PDF Association staff
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To give you – our members – more visibility, the main landing-page of pdfa.org now includes our members’ logos, showcasing … Read more


November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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We’ve started a free XML e-invoice viewing service to help end users to visualise their XML invoices. By adding their … Read more


September 2024 by PDF Association staff
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PDF Association members – especially those working on PDF’s imaging model – can now access TC 42 WG 23 resources … Read more


May 2024 by Peter Wyatt
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LOGIN REQUIRED: These synthetic files are intended for user experience and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists to assess the behavior of … Read more


May 2023 by PDF Association staff
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The documentary is scheduled for release in early 2024. There’s still time to become a supporter!

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