Frontend Frameworks

WeasyPrint

HTML and CSS to PDF rendering engine

Status
Generally available
Last checked
Aging · Sep 5, 2026
License
Open source
Pricing
Free tier · from $0
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What it is

WeasyPrint is a visual rendering engine for HTML and CSS that can export documents directly into high-quality PDF files, making it an essential tool for developers needing to generate PDFs from web content.

WeasyPrint stands out as an open-source, high-quality rendering engine that directly converts HTML and CSS into PDFs, offering developers a reliable solution for generating documents from web content.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Developers needing to generate PDFs from web content without manual intervention

  • Teams that require high-quality, standards-compliant PDF generation directly from HTML and CSS

Look elsewhere if

  • Projects requiring real-time document collaboration features

  • Applications where the PDF generation needs to be done in a cloud environment without local installation

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Limited support for certain CSS features

    Some advanced CSS3 and CSS Grid properties are not fully supported or produce inconsistent results

  2. 02

    Performance issues with large documents

    Rendering complex HTML/CSS to PDF can be slow, especially for documents with many pages or intricate layouts

What it does well

  • Converts HTML and CSS to PDF directly

  • Supports modern web standards including CSS3 and SVG

  • High-quality rendering with accurate typography

Pricing

Free tier
YesOpen source — free to use
Paid from
$0
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise plan
No

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