wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage are open source (LGPLv3) command line tools to render HTML into PDF and various image formats using the Qt WebKit rendering engine.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
PDFKiln Alternatives
Apps similar to PDFKiln include wkhtmltopdf, which is free and open source. Other options are WeasyPrint, puppeteer, Prince XML and PDFreactor. In total there are six Web Testing Tools like PDFKiln for Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.
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WeasyPrint is a visual rendering engine for HTML and CSS that can export to PDF. It aims to support web standards for printing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Since
- Since 2015
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
France
EU
Puppeteer is a Node library which provides a high-level API to control headless Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. It can also be configured to use full (non-headless) Chrome or Chromium.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
8 Prince XML alternativesOne of the best HTML to PDF converter. Gives you immense control over the process and great customization with CSS. Support for JavaScript and SVG.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Since
- Since 2016
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Australia
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PDFreactor is a cross-platform enterprise-grade HTML to PDF conversion engine. Supports HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript. APIs for JavaScript, Java, PHP, .NET, Python, Ruby, Perl, Node.js, SOAP, REST. Docker Image. Free Personal License available.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Since
- Since 2018
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
PlutoPrint is a lightweight and easy-to-use Python library for generating high-quality PDFs and images directly from HTML or XML content. It is based on PlutoBook’s robust rendering engine and provides a simple API to convert your HTML into crisp PDF documents or vibrant image...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Since
- Since 2025
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Python
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