foliojs/pdfkit Alternatives

PDF generation

A JavaScript library for programmatically generating PDF documents in Node and the browser with a chainable API.

10.7kJavaScriptMITactive · last push 2mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

Active peer JS PDF generation library with a similar imperative API; a direct drop-in alternative with a different API style.

Client-side JavaScript PDF generation for everyone.

: 31.3k
: JavaScript
: MIT

active2mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

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pdfme/pdfmeGitHub

Use when you want a React-based template designer with WYSIWYG UI generation instead of low-level PDF drawing.

Open-source PDF generation library built with TypeScript and React. Features a WYSIWYG template designer, PDF viewer, and powerful generation capabilities. Create custom PDFs effortlessly in both browser and Node.js environments.

: 4.8k
: TypeScript
: MIT

active2mo ago

diegomura/react-pdfGitHub

Use when you build PDFs as React components and want a high-level declarative API rather than chainable low-level calls.

📄 Create PDF files using React

: 16.8k
: TypeScript
: MIT

active2mo ago

dompdf/dompdfGitHub

Use in a PHP project to convert HTML/CSS to PDF, differing in language and conversion approach.

HTML to PDF converter for PHP

: 11.2k
: PHP
: LGPL-2.1

active2mo ago

QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub

Use in .NET/C# for a fluent component-based PDF layout API; different ecosystem.

QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.

: 14.2k
: C#
: NOASSERTION

active2mo ago

LibrePDF/OpenPDFGitHub

Use in Java when you need a LGPL/MPL library for both creation and manipulation with HTML conversion.

OpenPDF is an open-source Java library for creating, editing, rendering, and encrypting PDF documents, as well as generating PDFs from HTML. It is licensed under the LGPL and MPL.

: 4.4k
: Java
: NOASSERTION

active2mo ago

bpampuch/pdfmakeGitHub

Use if you prefer a declarative JSON document definition over an imperative drawing API, in JS.

Client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript

: 12.3k
: JavaScript
: NOASSERTION

active4mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

Hopding/pdf-libGitHub

A pure JS PDF create/edit library, but unmaintained for 2+ years — a legacy swap for users who don't need recent fixes.

Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment

: 8.6k
: TypeScript
: MIT

dormant2.2y ago

End-user tools

Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.

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Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFGitHub

An end-user web application for editing/manipulating PDFs, not an embeddable generation library.

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

: 90.0k
: Java
: NOASSERTION

active2mo ago

PDFCraftTool/pdfcraftGitHub

A browser-based PDF toolkit app; cannot be integrated into a codebase.

PDFCraft is a free, privacy-focused PDF toolkit that runs entirely in your browser. With 90+ professional tools, you can edit, convert, merge, split, and secure your PDF files without ever uploading them to a server.

: 8.3k
: TypeScript
: AGPL-3.0

active3mo ago

wmjordan/PDFPatcherGitHub

A PDF editing application (PDF toolbox), not a generation API.

PDF补丁丁——PDF工具箱，可以编辑书签、剪裁旋转页面、解除限制、提取或合并文档，探查文档结构，提取图片、转成图片等等

: 12.6k
: C#
: none

active2mo ago

alam00000/bentopdfGitHub

A client-side privacy-focused PDF toolkit application, not a library.

The Privacy First PDF Toolkit

: 14.7k
: JavaScript
: AGPL-3.0

active2mo ago

RelaxedJS/ReLaXedGitHub

A CLI/compiler for producing PDFs from HTML/SCSS; not an embeddable JavaScript library.

Create PDF documents using web technologies

: 11.8k
: JavaScript
: ISC

slowing1.1y ago

gotenberg/gotenbergGitHub

A self-hosted HTTP service to convert docs to PDF; callable via API but not a code library.

A developer-friendly API for converting many document formats into PDF files, and more!

: 13.0k
: Go
: MIT

active2mo ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named pdfkit among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how pdfkit rates them is a separate judgement, made when pdfkit is analysed in its own right.

parallax/jsPDFGitHub

calls pdfkit “Choose it for streaming, low-level PDF generation in Node.js with a chainable API; jsPDF is simpler for quick client-side use.”

Client-side JavaScript PDF generation for everyone.

31.3kJavaScriptactive

Hopding/pdf-libGitHub

calls pdfkit “Choose for a mature Node-first streaming PDF generation API; pdf-lib offers stronger editing and forms.”

Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment

8.6kTypeScriptdormant

diegomura/react-pdfGitHub

calls pdfkit “Choose when you want a lightweight, imperative PDF-generation library without React.”

📄 Create PDF files using React

16.8kTypeScriptactive

alam00000/bentopdfGitHub

calls pdfkit “Low-level PDF generation library; choose it for programmatic server-side PDF creation without UI or editing features.”

The Privacy First PDF Toolkit

14.7kJavaScriptactive

QuestPDF/QuestPDFGitHub

calls pdfkit “Choose for low-level programmatic PDF generation in Node.js or the browser.”

QuestPDF is a modern library for PDF document generation. Its fluent C# API lets you design complex layouts with clean, readable code. Create documents using a flexible, component-based approach.

14.2kC#active

RelaxedJS/ReLaXedGitHub

calls pdfkit “choose when you want programmatic PDF generation in JavaScript instead of HTML/CSS templates”

Create PDF documents using web technologies

11.8kJavaScriptslowing