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HTML vs PDF file size: 726 PDFs tested

We converted 726 public PDFs to HTML and compared the sizes. Gzipped, the HTML came out level with the PDF. Here’s where it wins and loses.
Mark Stephens
10 min read

PDF Performance and UX Issues in Web Publishing (Why…

Why PDFs Cause Performance and UX Issues in Web Publishing Embedding PDFs in websites is a common approach for digital publishing platforms, but it...
chika
3 min read

PDF vs HTML5 for Web Publishing: Which Is Better?

TL;DR PDFs are not ideal for digital publishing platforms They are slow to load and render in web applications They do not work well...
chika
3 min read

Convert PDF to HTML5: Preserving Layout

Whether you’re a developer building a web application or a business looking to digitize a massive archive, you’ve likely struggled to choose the best...
Leon Atherton
4 min read

How to convert PDF to SVG in Python (Tutorial)

Introduction You can easily convert PDF files to SVG with Python using the BuildVu microservice. With this tutorial you will be able to use...
Leon Atherton
3 min read

How to convert PDF to SVG in Javascript (Tutorial)

Introduction This tutorial explains how to convert PDF files to SVG in Javascript using the hosted BuildVu Cloud API, including examples such as: The...
Leon Atherton
3 min read