WeasyPrint is a visual rendering engine that converts HTML and CSS documents to PDF. Its Python-based layout engine is designed specifically for pagination and implements web standards intended for printed documents.
It can create reports, invoices, tickets and other documents while retaining features such as hyperlinks, bookmarks, attachments, forms and vector graphics.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Convert HTML and CSS content to PDF from the command line or Python API.
- Provide extensive support for CSS 2.1 and numerous W3C CSS specifications.
- Use a layout engine designed specifically for paged media.
- Render raster images and SVG graphics, with SVG retained as vectors in PDF output.
- Create internal and external hyperlinks.
- Generate PDF bookmarks from document headings.
- Embed file attachments in generated documents.
- Create interactive PDF forms.
- Generate PDF/A and PDF/UA documents.
- Automatically embed and subset fonts.
- Load resources from local files, HTTP, FTP and data URIs.
- Use author, user and HTML5 user-agent stylesheets.
Website: github.com/Kozea/WeasyPrint
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Developer: Kozea
License: BSD 3-Clause “New” or “Revised” License
WeasyPrint is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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