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The PDF Association publishes a variety of documents and other resources for those interested in leveraging PDF technology, and as of Q4 2021, also sells the ISO standards relating to PDF technology as developed by ISO TC 171 SC 2.

In addition to formal ISO standards many PDF Association publications developed through our publications process are freely available.

PDF Association members may access process documents and drafts of upcoming ISO standards via the Member Area.

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ISO 32000 (PDF)

PDF 2.0

ISO 32000 is the family of ISO standards that defines the core PDF specification for both PDF 1.7 and PDF 2.0.

PDF Association cover for ISO 32000-2 sponsored by Adobe, Apryse and Foxit.


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ISO 14289 (PDF/UA)

ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) defines the use of tagged PDF providing a mechanism for reuse of PDF page content, especially in the accessibility context.

ISO 14289-1 Document management applications Electronic document file format enhancement for accessibility Part 1 Use of ISO 32000-1 PDF/UA-1 cover with PDF Association logo


ISO 24517 (PDF/E)

ISO 24517 defines PDF/E which is a subset of PDF 1.6 supporting the exchange of engineering documents in interactive and non-interactive workflows.

ISO 24517-1 Document management Engineering document format using PDF Part 1 Use of PDF 1.6 PDF/E-1 cover with PDF Association logo


ISO 19005 (PDF/A)

ISO 19005 is a series of standards known as PDF/A which defines a subset of PDF for representing electronic documents in a manner that preserves their static visual appearance over time, independent of the tools and systems used for creating, …

ISO 19005-4 Document management Electronic document file format for long-term preservation Part 4 Use of ISO 32000-2 PDF/A-4 cover with PDF Association logo