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The new axesWord 25.9 beta introduces support for creating accessible PDF forms directly in Microsoft Word. Form fields are inserted in Word and automatically exported as accessible PDF form fields, eliminating the need for additional form editing tools. Member NewsJuly 3, 2026 New in axesWord: Create accessible PDF forms The new axesWord 25.9 beta introduces support for creating accessible PDF forms directly in Microsoft Word.

About Duff Johnson, PDF Association How to mark a PDF file as conforming to WCAG. ArticleJuly 2, 2026 Declaring WCAG compliance in PDF How to mark a PDF file as conforming to WCAG. ArticleJuly 2, 2026 About Duff Johnson, PDF Association Creating accessible digital content is no longer just best practice; in many areas it’s a legal necessity. BUSINESS NOTE Adding WCAG conformance statements to PDF documents using PDF Declarations provides standardized accountability for accessible documents.

UPDF has launched the UPDF Productivity Suite, a new subscription that combines five premium apps into one AI-powered workflow for document editing, research, writing, translation, scanning, e-signatures, and PDF management under a single account.

The new pdfAssistant MCP server allows users to connect an enterprise-grade document toolkit directly to AI clients. This integration empowers AI models to execute structural file modifications like converting documents to PDF/A and PDF/X. Member NewsJune 29, 2026 pdfAssistant Launches MCP Server to Bring Advanced PDF Processing into AI Workspaces The new pdfAssistant MCP server allows users to connect an enterprise-grade document toolkit directly to AI clients.

Porcelain PDF | That’s one way to burn AI tokens! | Big Tech adds support for accessible math according to PDF 2.0 | “Dynamic” content isn’t always your friend | Don’t dumb it down to pixels | ZUGFeRD 2.5 and Factur-X 1.09 update and corrigendum | A new “AI-native” document format?

About David van Driessche, callas software GmbH callas pdfToolbox becomes a production composition and decision-making engine at Billboard Media. Case studyJune 22, 2026 Turning production knowledge into automation callas pdfToolbox becomes a production composition and decision-making engine at Billboard Media.

PDF 2.0, Errata Collection 3 (EC3) is a complete replacement for the previous Errata Collection 2 (EC2). PDF Association newsJune 18, 2026 PDF 2.0 Errata Collection 3 now available PDF 2.0, Errata Collection 3 (EC3) is a complete replacement for the previous Errata Collection 2 (EC2).

About Lindsey Schroeder, Datalogics Datalogics is pleased to announce the latest updates to Adobe PDF Library 18 (APDFL) and PDF Converter. This release cycle focused primarily on security, ensuring that the libraries powering your PDF workflows are built on a current, well-maintained foundation.

About Jan Slabon, Setasign GmbH & Co. KG SetaPDF 2.51.0.2285 landed! Support for flattening of tagged PDF form fields added. Member NewsJune 16, 2026 SetaPDF 2.51 released! SetaPDF 2.51.0.2285 landed! Support for flattening of tagged PDF form fields added. Member NewsJune 16, 2026 About Jan Slabon, Setasign GmbH & Co. KG Accessibility, tagged PDFs or PDF/UA are 🔥hot topics in the PDF world! Our SetaPDF-Merger component supports merging or splitting of tagged PDFs sinces version 2.49.

About Nadir Shah, IDRsolutions JPedal toolset includes a PDF Inspector that lets Java developers browse COS object trees, view XRef tables and compressed XRef streams, and set breakpoints to single-step through the PostScript commands inside a PDF content stream. It is the only free Java PDF inspector with stream-level debugging.