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wkhtmltopdf

Open source command line tools rendering HTML to PDF and images

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wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage are open source command line tools that convert HTML documents into PDFs and image formats. They run headless, so no display or display service is needed, making them suitable for server-side document generation tasks such as producing invoices or other HTML-based output.

The tools use the Qt WebKit rendering engine and accept command line options for controlling output, including features such as table of contents generation. A C library is also available for integration into applications. Precompiled binaries and source builds are provided for download, along with documentation for the command line tools and the library.

wkhtmltopdf is licensed under LGPLv3 and is intended for developers and system administrators who need to convert HTML to PDF or images from scripts, applications, or automated workflows.

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