Athena, drop-in replacement for wkhtmltopdf using Docker, Electron and Go
Drop-in replacement for wkhtmltopdf using Docker, Electron and Go. Try now for free!
Athena, drop-in replacement for wkhtmltopdf using Docker, Electron and Go launched on April 7, 2016 with 58 votes, #1,232 of 4,301 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Athena is a drop-in replacement for wkhtmltopdf that converts HTML to print-quality PDFs using Electron and Go. It supports any paper size and includes an aggressive mode for converting documents with damaged or missing CSS. The tool runs in Docker and can be deployed as a conversion farm on Amazon Elastic Container Service, making it suitable for developers who need reliable PDF generation at scale.
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From the sources
Using Electron, Athena creates print-quality PDFs in any paper size. Aggressive mode allows you to convert high-quality docs even when CSS is damaged or missing. View the Weaver readme to find our how to deploy your own convert farm on Amazon Elastic Container Service. Arachnys provides intelligent risk and compliance technology to help everyone from investment banks to fintech startups fight money laundering, corruption and other financial crimes. Conduct due diligence checks on individuals or companies in a structured, intelligent and auditable fashion. We have offices in London and New York and are always interested in hiring exceptionalfrom athenapdf.com
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