HTML/CSS to PDF rendering
WeasyPrint is a Python-based visual rendering engine that converts HTML and CSS documents into PDFs using its own layout engine.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Java library for creating and editing PDFs with HTML-to-PDF support; choose it for JVM projects needing a broader PDF toolset.
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.
PHP HTML-to-PDF converter; use it for PHP projects that need CSS-based PDF rendering.
HTML to PDF converter for PHP
Pure Rust HTML-to-PDF converter with its own layout engine; use it for a Rust toolchain without browser dependencies.
Pure Rust PDF converter, no browser, no external dependencies. Supports HTML with inline CSS, Markdown, and document conversion with a built-in layout engine.
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Older Python HTML-to-PDF library based on ReportLab; choose it if you need ReportLab integration but accept limited CSS support.
A library for converting HTML into PDFs using ReportLab
Older Java HTML-to-PDF library based on Flying Saucer; choose it for JVM projects needing SVG support but note it's unmaintained.
An HTML to PDF library for the JVM. Based on Flying Saucer and Apache PDF-BOX 2. With SVG image support. Now also with accessible PDF support (WCAG, Section 508, PDF/UA)!
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Self-hosted web service for converting URLs to PDF, not a library you can embed.
Web page PDF/PNG rendering done right. Self-hosted service for rendering receipts, invoices, or any content.
Standalone command-line tool using WebKit for HTML-to-PDF conversion; use it if you prefer a CLI tool.
Convert HTML to PDF using Webkit (QtWebKit)
These projects were analysed and named WeasyPrint among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how WeasyPrint rates them is a separate judgement, made when WeasyPrint is analysed in its own right.
calls WeasyPrint “Choose for Python projects needing HTML/CSS-to-PDF rendering with high quality.”
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.
calls WeasyPrint “choose in a Python stack for high-fidelity HTML/CSS-to-PDF rather than JS JSON layout.”
Client/server side PDF printing in pure JavaScript
calls WeasyPrint “choose when you need a Python HTML/CSS-to-PDF library without a headless browser”
Create PDF documents using web technologies
calls WeasyPrint “Python HTML/CSS-to-PDF engine with strong CSS paged media support; choose for Python stacks.”
HTML to PDF converter for PHP
calls WeasyPrint “Choose for HTML/CSS to PDF in Python; not for direct PDF manipulation.”
Create and modify PDF documents in any JavaScript environment
calls WeasyPrint “Python library that renders HTML/CSS to PDF with its own layout engine; pick when you want no Chrome/Puppeteer dependency in a Python stack.”
Web page PDF/PNG rendering done right. Self-hosted service for rendering receipts, invoices, or any content.
calls WeasyPrint “Choose for Python-native HTML-to-PDF rendering without a browser, trading JS runtime for Python dependencies.”
The headless Chrome/Chromium driver on top of Puppeteer. Take screenshots, generate PDFs, extract text and HTML with a production-ready API.