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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/TS 24064

How to extend PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2:2020) by adding the ISO 10303-242 (STEP AP 242) format as a valid format for 3D assets contained in RichMedia annotations.

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PDF Specification Index

The latest PDF 2.0 standard (ISO 32000-2:2020) is now available at no cost. For additional reference, this page provides external links to all legacy Adobe PDF references and errata, as well as to the ISO 32000 family of standards. PDF …

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ISO/TS 32002

ISO/TS 32002 is a PDF 2.0 extension specification that adds support for NIST-P, Brainpool, Edwards Curve (EdDSA) Ed448 and Ed25519 families of elliptical curves for digital signatures.

PDF Association cover for ISO TS 32002 sponsored by Adobe, Apryse and Foxit.


ISO 18565 and ISO 22550 (AFP)

Together, ISO 18565 and ISO 22550 define an interchange of AFP (Advanced Function Presentation) to PDF and a subset for the archival of AFP documents.

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ISO/TS 32001

ISO/TS 32001 specifies how to extend PDF 2.0 by adding support for the use of the Secure Hash Algorithm – 3 (SHA-3) and SHAKE256 hash algorithms.

PDF Association cover for ISO TS 32001 sponsored by Adobe, Apryse and Foxit.


EA-PDF

EA-PDF is a new project to define the essential characteristics and optimal functional requirements of email messages and necessary related information in a PDF technology-based archive.



Print workflow and metadata

Print workflow and metadata standards are used to communicate the intended appearance, processing steps, or job tickets for printed products through the use of existing PDF features.

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ISO 32000 (PDF)

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.


ISO 16613 (PDF/VCR)

PDF/VCR enables variable data printing applications using PDF template-based variable content substitution and a framework for in-RIP variable content merging.

ISO 16613-1 Graphic technology - Variable content replacement Part 1 cover page with PDF Association logo


ISO 16612 (PDF/VT)

The ISO 16612 family of standards defines PDF/VT for supporting variable data and high-volume transactional printing. PDF/VT builds on top of PDF/X.

ISO 16612-3 Graphic Technology Variable Exchange using PDF/X-6 PDF/VT-3 cover