Detailed side-by-side format architecture for Portable Network Graphics (.png) and Portable Document Format (.pdf). Every conversion executes strictly within isolated browser memory without network transit.
ParameterInput: PNGOutput: PDF
Full NamePortable Network GraphicsPortable Document Format
Standard / SpecificationISO/IEC 15948 / RFC 2083ISO 32000-2:2020 (PDF 2.0)
MIME Media Typeimage/pngapplication/pdf
Magic Header Bytes89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A25 50 44 46 (ASCII %PDF-)
Compression / CodecLossless DEFLATE (LZ77 + Huffman)FlateDecode, DCTDecode, JBIG2, CCITT Fax
Color / Audio Depth1 to 48-bit Truecolor with optional AlphaDeviceRGB, DeviceCMYK, DeviceGray, ICC Profiles
Alpha / TransparencyFull 8/16-bit Alpha Channel SupportedVector and raster transparency blending
Browser SupportUniversal (All browsers & operating systems)Universal (Native PDF viewer in all modern browsers)
Ecosystem ApplicationLossless graphics, transparency, UI elements, screenshotsFormal document exchange, contracts, legal archiving, printing