The Algorand Specifications are continuously deployed at https://specs.algorand.co/
The
⚠️ The PDF Book is a work in progress, it may contain formatting errors and missing graphic contents. You can track the progress of the PDF Book in this issue.
If you would like to contribute, please read the contribution guideline first.
To fix typos, consider opening a pull request labeled "typo". By clicking on the “Suggest an edit” icon in the top-right corner of the page containing the typo, you will be redirected to the relevant source code file to be edited in the pull request.
To report major issues, such as unclear contents, errors in mathematical formulas, broken rendering of the Web version or PDF version, broken rendering of diagrams, broken links, etc. please consider submitting a templated issue.
The Algorand Specifications have been completely updated and renewed throughout 2025, both in form (new website and PDF Book) and contents (non-normative sections, diagrams, examples, etc.).
The last Algorand Specifications release tag supporting the old format (HTML and PDF)
is: 7791a63.
The source files for the old format are available in the _archive
folder.
