Htmldocs – Typeset and generate pdfs with HTML/CSS
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…
Htmldocs – Typeset and generate pdfs with HTML/CSS launched on January 17, 2024 with 226 votes, #180 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Htmldocs is an editor for creating and generating PDFs using HTML and CSS instead of LaTeX. It offers an Overleaf-like interface with an API for programmatically converting JSON to formatted PDFs. The tool uses Chromium rendering to support modern CSS features and provides customization and accessibility benefits over traditional typesetting tools. It's designed for developers and users who need to generate documents like invoices and resumes with precise formatting.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Create and generate professional documents and PDFs using React components. htmldocs offers a simple, powerful API for automated document generation and management.
Create dynamic invoices, reports, and contracts using modern web technologies. Design once with JSX, then generate thousands of PDFs just by passingfrom htmldocs.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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