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Dev tools · September 11, 2018

PDFShift

Convert any HTML to PDF with a single POST request.

PDFShift launched on September 11, 2018 with 386 votes, #31 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

PDFShift is an API service that converts HTML documents into PDF files through a simple POST request. Designed for developers, it enables fast, high-fidelity PDF generation from HTML content. The tool is useful for applications requiring automated PDF creation, such as generating reports, invoices, or documentation from web content. PDFShift streamlines what would otherwise be a complex conversion process into a straightforward integration.

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Convert any HTML documents to high-fidelity PDF online with PDFShift's lightning-fast and powerful API.

An API to convert HTML/CSS documents to PDF. PDFShift is the reliable, Up-to-date and high-fidelity conversion API with no maintenance costs.

Our always-up-to-date API for developers automates your document conversion tasks -from pdfshift.io

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