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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.

In 2021, not a single tested implementation passed this test. 3 years later about three-quarters of viewers we checked now render the … Read more

Accessibility considerations for digital content aren’t limited to navigation, reading and interaction. Users also need to be able to archive, comment, redact, … Read more

This PDF-UX article offers an overview of bookmarks and suggests considerations and general best practices for every PDF author, and some thoughts … Read more

PDF Association members – especially those working on PDF’s imaging model – can now access TC 42 WG 23 resources directly from … Read more

Does your PDF viewer fully support page labels? Does your PDF authoring software? Support for page labels can be a key factor … Read more

The third PDF Week of 2024 will be hosted by Charles University in the beautiful city of Prague, in the Czech Republic! … Read more

To avoid confusing and frustrating users, applications can and should be robustly prepared for significant changes to PDF – with end user … Read more

These synthetic files are intended for user experience and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists to assess the behavior of their current generation of … Read more

Peter Wyatt’s latest article focuses on improving the user experience for website visitors needing to access specific content in longer PDF documents.

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

Accurately understanding the kinds of data that can be in a PDF and how it is stored can be very important. This … Read more

All ISO publications are written according to a set of rules known as the ISO Directives. In this article, the PDF Association’s … Read more

Accessibility is vital for ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can fully participate in society. This article delves into the key … Read more

How meaningful is PDF’s version number? SafeDocs’ research reveals that 20% of extant files contain features that exceed the stated version!

Peter Wyatt shares his custom metadata panels – very useful for discovering ISO standards and PDF Declarations metadata! (until vendors catch up!)

It’s time for AI integrators to help authors make semantically rich documents… and step up their game on PDF inputs.

A major focus of the PDF Association’s work is to increase awareness and adoption of standards and best practices for accessibility.