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When working with PDFs, I’ve run across the MIME types application/pdf and application/x-pdf among others.
Is there a difference between these two types, and if so what is it? Is one preferred over the other?
I’m working on a web app which must deliver huge amounts of PDFs and I want to do it the correct way, if there is one.
The standard Media Type (formerly known as MIME types) is
application/pdf. The assignment is defined in RFC 3778, The application/pdf Media Type, referenced from the Media Types registry.Media Types are controlled by a standards body, The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This is the same organization that manages the root name servers and the IP address space.
The use of
x-pdfpredates the standardization of the Media Type for PDF. Media Types in thex-namespace are considered experimental, just as those in thevnd.namespace are considered vendor-specific.x-pdfmight be used for compatibility with old software.