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24 alternatives to ReLaXed – High-quality PDFs using web technologies

Create PDF documents using web technologies. Contribute to RelaxedJS/ReLaXed development by creating an account on GitHub.

ReLaXed is a tool that generates high-quality PDFs using web technologies like HTML and CSS. Launched in 2018, it allows users to create professional documents by leveraging familiar web development tools rather than… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ReLaXed – High-quality PDFs using web technologies launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   PDFs from HTML▲742

   2021 · pdf.math.dev · its alternatives →

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   Make your PDF look scanned in browser▲579

   Implement scanyourpdf.com in JavaScript. No backend servers needed.

   2022 · lookscanned.io · its alternatives →

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   Htmldocs – Typeset and generate pdfs with HTML/CSS▲226

   htmldocs is an Overleaf-style editor for typesetting documents using HTML/CSS, which provides the same benefits as LaTeX while being more accessible, customizable, and familiar. I built this because I wanted to programatically generate invoices as well as automatically tailor my resume to jobs but had no good way of generating well-formatted PDFs. I ended up building a templating engine to Chromium rendering pipeline to generate PDFs, and due to the amount of engineering effort, turned it into a tool for others that might want to do the same. There's a built-in API…

   2024 · htmldocs.com · its alternatives →

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   PDFShift▲386

   Convert any HTML to PDF with a single POST request.

   2018 · pdfshift.io · its alternatives →

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   Pdf-Bot, an API/CLI for Generating PDFs Using Headless Chrome▲235

   🤖 A Node queue API for generating PDFs using headless Chrome. Comes with a CLI, S3 storage and webhooks for notifying subscribers about generated PDFs - esbenp/pdf-bot

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CraftMyPDF▲135

   Design and generate pixel-perfect PDF documents in minutes

   2022 · craftmypdf.com · its alternatives →

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   nicedoc▲224

   Generate pretty documentation instantly.

   2019 · nicedoc.io · its alternatives →

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   PDFJourney▲111

   The easiest way to generate PDF documents

   2024 · pdfjourney.com · its alternatives →

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   PDFBlade▲87

   The developer-friendly HTML to PDF API

   2020 · pdfblade.com · its alternatives →

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    Pdf.js-based real-time collaborative viewer for Chrome▲61

    2014 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    PDFBolt▲16

    Hi HN, I'm Michał. I posted PDFBolt here about a year ago as a basic HTML to PDF API. Since then I've been rebuilding it around the thing that kept bugging me: every time a designer tweaked a layout, it meant a code change, a deploy, and a prayer that nothing broke in production. I wanted templates that live on the server and version themselves, so my API calls stay the same when the layout changes. Try the editor, no sign-up. Open a sample report, change the data, and download a real PDF: https://pdfbolt.com/try Templates use Handlebars. Your API call sends a templateId +…

    2025 · pdfbolt.com · its alternatives →

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    RESTful API to Generate PDF from HTML using Chromium▲7

    A RESTful API to generate PDF converting from HTML - tecnospeed/pastor

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Smooth DOC▲15

    Create pro-quality docs website.

    2020 · smooth-doc.com · its alternatives →

14. 14DG
    documentation generator based on markdown files in node.js▲26

    2012 · beautifuldocs.com · its alternatives →

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    PDF Tools▲10

    Kickstart Your PDF Tools Platform with Quality Source Code!

    2024 · codecanyon.net · its alternatives →

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    Generate minimalist, fast no-JS websites from a single plain text file▲21

    2021 · leoncvlt.github.io · its alternatives →

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    PDF Tools▲14

    Free browser-based PDF toolkit — no uploads, no sign-up

    2025 · pdf-vert.com · its alternatives →

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    Builto - Markdown to PDF▲5

    Accurate PDFs with real-time preview & custom CSS styling.

    2025 · md2pdf.builto.com · its alternatives →

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    Fill and sign PDF from any website with a single line of code▲16

    Enable your website visitors to fill, annotate, merge and edit PDF files without leaving your website. Use the iframe, Javascript script or React component.

    2023 · simplepdf.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Offline PDF Tools▲5

    Private PDF tools that work 100% offline in your browser

    Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Stylepdf▲3

    Generate PDF Reports using Tailwind CSS

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Document Studio▲11

    Effortless document generation with Google Sheets or Forms

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    reportgen▲6

    Generate PDFs from HTML with Ease

    2025 · reportgen.io · its alternatives →

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    PrivatePDF – minimal PDF editor that runs in the browser▲14

    I created this tool to make it quick and easy to sign PDF contracts, without having to deal with installing additional software and without worrying that my PDFs will get uploaded to a third party. It supports the bare minimum for my most common usecases. It is not intended to be a full-featured PDF editor. Features include filling PDF forms, inserting images and text, and rotating PDFs. Check it out by either picking a PDF of your own - https://photown.github.io/private-pdf/, or with a preloaded sample PDF -…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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