NextPDF is a PHP 8.4 PDF 2.0 engine: ISO 32000-2 generation, HTML-to-PDF, PAdES signatures, PDF/UA tagging, and an AI-ready MCP server. Open-source Core; commercial Pro and Enterprise.https://getnextpdf.comhttps://getnextpdf.com/welcome-to-nextpdfhttps://getnextpdf.com/welcome-to-nextpdfEngineering notes, standards deep-dives, and product updates from the team building NextPDF. More articles are on the way.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://getnextpdf.com/why-pdf-2-and-why-nowhttps://getnextpdf.com/why-pdf-2-and-why-nowPDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) is not a cosmetic version bump. It is the foundation for accessible, signable, archival documents — and most PHP tooling never made the jump.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://getnextpdf.com/an-engine-that-refuses-to-guesshttps://getnextpdf.com/an-engine-that-refuses-to-guessThe most useful thing a PDF engine can do is tell you the truth about what it cannot do. Here is the design philosophy behind NextPDF's typed failures and fail-closed defaults.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://getnextpdf.com/the-company-behind-nextpdfhttps://getnextpdf.com/the-company-behind-nextpdfNextPDF is the open core of a commercial product, built by a Taipei security company under an ISO 27001-certified ISMS. Here is why that provenance is worth knowing before you adopt it.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT