go-wkhtmltopdf vs gofpdf

go-wkhtmltopdf

Golang commandline wrapper for wkhtmltopdf (by SebastiaanKlippert)

Wkhtmltopdf pdf-document Go Golang pdf-generation HTML-to-PDF PDF HTML

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gofpdf

By jung-kurt

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go-wkhtmltopdf		gofpdf
	Project
2	Mentions	8
1,000	Stars	3,688
-	Growth	-
4.0	Activity	0.0
2 months ago	Latest Commit	over 4 years ago
Go	Language	Go
MIT License	License	-

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go-wkhtmltopdf

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-wkhtmltopdf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-11.

How to create a PDF?
7 projects | /r/golang | 11 Apr 2023
[Advice] Generating PDFs in Golang.
5 projects | /r/golang | 23 Nov 2021

Simplest way is to use a Go package: https://github.com/SebastiaanKlippert/go-wkhtmltopdf

gofpdf

Posts with mentions or reviews of gofpdf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-11.

Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Mar 2024

I'm with you..
We ended up writing a similar wrapper around https://github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf library. We haven't open sourced it yet. But it's made it a lot easier to deal with rendering a PDF, especially over pagebreaks ect.
Ask HN: Slimvoice Alternative?
13 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Dec 2022
Do you know any library to make pdf in golang?
7 projects | /r/golang | 24 Dec 2022
Create PDF Form and fill PDF Form
4 projects | /r/golang | 25 Oct 2022

I use: github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf
How To Create a PDF in Go: A Step-By-Step Tutorial
7 projects | /r/golang | 13 Oct 2022
[Advice] Generating PDFs in Golang.
5 projects | /r/golang | 23 Nov 2021

I used gofpdf before but it's not updated anymore.
Is there a good library for pdf generation golang?
8 projects | /r/golang | 26 Jul 2021

gofpdf is an archived project but still works very well for me https://github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf
tdewolff/canvas: vector graphics in Go (mayor update)
8 projects | /r/golang | 22 Apr 2021

draw2d's PDF renderer uses https://github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf which is not supported anymore, it includes a semi-functioning font system

What are some alternatives?

When comparing go-wkhtmltopdf and gofpdf you can also consider the following projects:

resumeio2pdf - Convert resume.io to pdf

gopdf - A simple library for generating PDF written in Go lang

fpdf - A PDF document generator with high level support for text, drawing and images

maroto - A maroto way to create PDFs. Maroto is inspired in Bootstrap and uses gofpdf. Fast and simple.

gofpdf - A PDF document generator with high level support for text, drawing and images

Jet Template Engine for GO - Jet template engine

DinkToPdf - C# .NET Core wrapper for wkhtmltopdf library that uses Webkit engine to convert HTML pages to PDF.

raymond - Handlebars for golang

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

quicktemplate - Fast, powerful, yet easy to use template engine for Go. Optimized for speed, zero memory allocations in hot paths. Up to 20x faster than html/template

unipdf - Golang PDF library for creating and processing PDF files (pure go)

pdfcpu - A PDF processor written in Go.