mPDF
PHP library generating PDF files from UTF-8 encoded HTML (by mpdf)
browsershot
Convert HTML to an image, PDF or string (by spatie)
| mPDF | browsershot | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 12 | |
| 4,537 | 5,049 | |
| 0.6% | 0.6% | |
| 6.1 | 8.4 | |
| about 2 months ago | 26 days ago | |
| PHP | PHP | |
| GNU General Public License v2.0 only | MIT License |
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mPDF
Posts with mentions or reviews of mPDF.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-05.
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Intro to DOMPDF - lightest and simplest PHP library to generate PDF documents
Generating PDF documents out of your app's HTML output is a very common requirement and there are several open source libraries to accomplish this. I came across this need for my project recently and I evaluated many popular ones such as TCPDF, mpdf, FPDF, etc. But the one that truly stood up to my evaluation in terms of efficiency (minimal footprint) and ease of implementation was DOMPDF.
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HTML to PDF package that supports RTL language?
Not sure if it has all the things you need but we use https://mpdf.github.io/
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pdf generation
I'm currently using mPDF for large reports including tables, graphs, and complex formatting.
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How to Create Laravel PDF file and Download?
Visit this link for more options and settings: https://mpdf.github.io/
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TCPDF
mPDF (very similar to TCPDF)
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Choosing a PHP Framework over Core PHP
Writing a piece of code for a problem that has already being solved, tested and approved by other developers slows down the development of an application by a huge amount of time. For instance, trying to create a functionality that enables PDF files to be downloadable on a website is a waste of time when you have a package like mPDF that does that.
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Dynamically Create A PDF Using PHP
Full mPDF Documentation
- Is there a free source available that I can incorporate into my website which will convert HTML/CSS to a PDF that the user can then save locally?
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[PAID] Request: Convert mPDF files to PDF (eBooks)
About mPDF https://mpdf.github.io/ "mPDF is a PHP library which generates PDF files from UTF-8 encoded HTML."
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Playwright: Automate Chromium, WebKit and Firefox
For PHP-based applications I've used mPDF[0], which generates PDFs from HTML without using a browser. I'm sure it can't handle all the CSS bells/whistles that a "modern" website uses, but it's worked well for me.
[0]: https://github.com/mpdf/mpdf
browsershot
Posts with mentions or reviews of browsershot.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-17.
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My decade long, carefully maintained collection of 700+ handy web dev & design bookmarks. Delve in to my toolkit!
Sure! PHP makes it really simple. I use https://github.com/spatie/browsershot that just makes its way through a JSON feed of the links on a cronjob. I host a lot of stuff on a single VPS so its super flexible.
- Seeking recommendation for image generation in PHP
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[Showoff Saturday] 10+ years of collecting web dev/design resources in one easy to discover web dev toolkit 🧰 (link in comments)
I used https://github.com/spatie/browsershot along with the WP REST API on a cronjob. I actually used it for social preview images too! https://twitter.com/addy_codes. Each link has a hidden page that builds the social preview in HTML then the screenshot tool screenshots it for me.
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Any libraries out there that make building a document/template builder for the end user a possibility? Any suggestions for alternatives?
We have an application that generates shipping documentation in PDF formats based on data pulled from our ERP software. I wrote this application myself and uses templates defined in CSS and then use this package to generate the PDF: https://github.com/spatie/browsershot
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Options for server-end HTML to PDF?
I've recently switched from wkhtmltopdf to https://github.com/spatie/browsershot.
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Best way to create a pdfs (Recommend a library)
I highly recommend using Chrome in headless mode using this package.
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How to make screenshots in Laravel with Browsershot
Browsershot is a software by Spatie that converts a webpage into an image or PDF by utilising a headless instance of Chrome. In this post, you will learn how to install it in your Laravel application and use it.
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10 Laravel packages that might save your day
An alternative and a more popular solution to this is of course spatie/browsershot which does the same thing but using headless Chrome. I used to use Snappy years ago, but now I use Browsershot.
- Convert a webpage to an image or pdf using headless Chrome
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Vapor custom Docker image + Browsershot
Has anyone managed to make Browsershot (https://github.com/spatie/browsershot) work on Laravel Vapor with docker ?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mPDF and browsershot you can also consider the following projects:
Dompdf - HTML to PDF converter for PHP
gotenberg-php - 🐘 A PHP client for interacting with Gotenberg.
TCPDF - Official clone of PHP library to generate PDF documents and barcodes
WKHTMLToPDF - Convert HTML to PDF using Webkit (QtWebKit)
pagedjs - Display paginated content in the browser and generate print books using web technology