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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.

Supporting publications and test suites

November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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We’ve established a new public GitHub repository to allow anyone to log and discuss issues and requests against PDF Association publications.

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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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November 2024 by Peter Wyatt
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In 2021, not a single tested implementation passed this test. 3 years later about three-quarters of viewers we checked now … Read more

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The PDF Association announces a new membership type designed for organizations that produce or consume PDF files at-scale.

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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New guidance on PDF Portable Collections and on digitizing paper. | US Army website features PDF/UA | PDFism! | Scratch-and-sniff … Read more

PDF in the Wild

November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The PDF industry’s technical conference, PDF Week provides an opportunity for cross-pollination, networking and shared experience across PDF’s ecosystem.

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October 2024 by Duff Johnson
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Accessibility considerations for digital content aren’t limited to navigation, reading and interaction. Users also need to be able to archive, … Read more

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October 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The 2nd edition now totals 18 pages includes 5 new sheets focusing on logical structure, tagged PDF, and the Arlington … Read more

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October 2024 by PDF Association staff
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In 2025 Europe will require ebooks to be accessible and include detailed accessibility metadata while Germany will require e-invoicing. | … Read more

PDF in the Wild

September 2024 by Peter Wyatt
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This PDF-UX article offers an overview of bookmarks and suggests considerations and general best practices for every PDF author, and … Read more

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September 2024 by PDF Association staff
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File type for downloadable forms, in 3 letters | Mobile devices are pain-points for forms | But, Android support for … Read more

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