electron-pdf
A command-line tool that uses Electron to generate PDF files from URLs, HTML, or Markdown files.
What is electron-pdf?
Electron-PDF is a command-line tool and Node.js library that generates PDF files from URLs, HTML, or Markdown sources. It uses Electron's Chromium engine to render web content accurately and provides extensive options for customizing the output, solving the need for programmatic, high-quality PDF creation in development workflows.
Developers and engineers who need to automate PDF generation from web content in Node.js applications, CI/CD pipelines, or via command-line scripts.
It offers a reliable, Electron-based rendering engine with fine-grained control over PDF output, a programmatic API for integration, and support for multiple input formats, making it a versatile alternative to cloud-based PDF services or simpler HTML-to-PDF converters.
Overview
📄 A command line tool to generate PDF from URL, HTML or Markdown files.
Use Cases
Best For
- Automating PDF reports from dynamic web applications
- Converting documentation written in Markdown to printable PDFs
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