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Game-changing new free specification enables interoperable reuse and accessibility for PDF


February 29, 2024 by PDF Association staff

Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF), a common specification for both reuse and accessibility, is a massive leap forward for PDF technology.

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February 2024 by Duff Johnson (PDF Association)

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

January 2024 by PDF Association staff (PDF Association)

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

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February 2024, PDF Association staff

PDF Week Online 2024 week 2 is coming up! Did you know that PDF 2.0 adds ARIA to PDF? How about a … Read more

February 2024, PDF Association staff

All PDF Association Full and Liaison Members who have joined Technical and/or Liaison Working Groups are welcome for two weeks of extended-length … Read more

January 2024, PDF Association staff

LibreOffice now supports PDF/UA! AI LLMs’ support for PDF is substandard, and is retarding innovation. Yet more misinformation about malware. PDFacademicBot for … Read more

January 2024, PDF Association staff

The PDF, ICC, NITF and video datasets used in SafeDocs’ performer hackathons and evaluations are now available for download from digitalcorpora.org.

January 2024, PDF Association staff

Adobe’s Standards Support Endowment, now in its sixth year, facilities administration of ISO TC 171 SC 2 and sustains the continuing development … Read more

January 2024, Matthias Wagner

The PDF Association has updated its website to make content and resources easier to find. We hope you like it!

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Resource February 29, 2024

Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF)

Comprehensive requirements for software that seeks to create fully reusable and accessible PDF 2.0 files in an interoperable manner.

Article February 28, 2024

What AI should be doing with documents

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

Member News February 26, 2024

Master pdfRest with New Java Code Samples for All 25+ API Tools

The pdfRest team announces the introduction of new Java code samples, offering comprehensive access to all 25+ API Tools. These … Read more

Member News February 15, 2024

Crawford Technologies Partners with PossibleNOW to Give Greater Control Over Communication Preferences and Delivery

Crawford Technologies announces a partnership with PossibleNOW to transform customer engagement through the implementation of a robust preference management system … Read more

Article February 12, 2024

Time to get on board with ARIA in PDF!?!

PDF Week Online 2024 week 2 is coming up! Did you know that PDF 2.0 adds ARIA to PDF? How … Read more

Member News January 29, 2024

Streamline Form Processing with pdfRest PDF Forms Pro Self-Hosted API

pdfRest announces a major update to PDF Forms Pro Self-Hosted API with an automated setup process via CloudFormation Template.

Member News January 29, 2024

PDFix Desktop Pro 1.5.0 Release

We are excited to announce that PDFix Desktop Pro 1.5.0 has been released featuring a host of customer-demanded features. Put … Read more

Article January 26, 2024

Thin support for PDF in AI applications makes for a thin business model

LibreOffice now supports PDF/UA! AI LLMs’ support for PDF is substandard, and is retarding innovation. Yet more misinformation about malware. … Read more

Member News January 26, 2024

PDFix SDK 7.3.0 Release

PDFix SDK 7.3.0 has been released, featuring a host of customer-demanded features. A new level of functionality has been added … Read more

Member News January 26, 2024

Crawford Technologies Achieves Double-digit Growth in 2023, Posting the Highest Revenue in Company History

Crawford Technologies announces the strongest financial year in the company’s 27-year history resulting from product innovation, ongoing advancements to existing … Read more

Member News January 23, 2024

Global Graphics Software granted US patent for searching and modifying outlined text in a PDF file

A new method for identifying, tagging or replacing outlined or converted text offers a breakthrough for brand owners who want … Read more

Article January 19, 2024

The PDF Association’s work to advance accessibility

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

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