PDF Association Adds Brotli Compression to PDF Specification for 20% Smaller Files
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Summary
The PDF Association is introducing Brotli compression technology into the PDF specification, replacing the decades-old Deflate algorithm that PDFs have used since 1996. Brotli, introduced by Google in 2015 and now powering 95% of internet traffic, offers significantly better compression efficiency that could make PDF files up to 20% smaller. This upgrade brings modern web compression technology to PDF documents, potentially reducing file sizes, speeding up downloads, and lowering content delivery costs.
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· 5 pulledFor nearly three decades; or November 1996 to be exact, PDFs have relied on Deflate—the same compression algorithm that powers your ZIP files.
In 2015, Google introduced Brotli, a compression algorithm so efficient it now powers 95% of internet traffic.
Now PDFs are getting the same upgrade.
The PDF Association is bringing this battle-tested web compression technology into the PDF specification itself.
After a decade of Brotli proving its worth across billions of web requests daily, it's now getting read
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