Ask HN: What software do you use to generate PDFs?

2 pointsxgb84j6y ago3 comments

I need to automatically generate invoices and similar documents as PDFs for clients. Currently I am using headless Chromium + print to pdf calling the front end.

I thought Latex to be too heavyweight for my use case, but I am not completely happy with the styling of my current setup.

Are there good alternatives to generate PDFs server-side?

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jjjbokma6y ago

For my invoices I use a LaTeX template, filled via a Perl program that reads a custom invoice format.

rvz6y ago

> Are there good alternatives to generate PDFs server-side?

pandoc is suitable for this.

catacombs6y ago

LaTeX, org-mode and pandoc.

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