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WeasyPrint

Turn HTML pages into good-looking PDFs for reports and invoices.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is WeasyPrint?

WeasyPrint is a free tool that converts HTML and CSS into PDF documents, such as reports, invoices and tickets. It aims to follow web standards for printing, so you design the page like a web page and get a paginated PDF. It is written in Python, needs Python 3.11 or later and is released under a BSD licence.

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Pros: what WeasyPrint does well

  • Design documents with ordinary HTML and CSS
  • Good for repeatable reports and invoices
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs some web and Python knowledge
  • Not a full browser, so very complex pages may differ

Who WeasyPrint is for

Developers and freelancers who generate PDF invoices or reports from web templates.

Who can skip it

People who just want to type up a one-off document.

WeasyPrint alternatives

Not sold on WeasyPrint? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

ntfy

Focus: push notifications, alerts and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. Freemium (WeasyPrint: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Automation ToolFree planWeb, iOS

Gotify

Focus: push notifications, self-hosted and alerts. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. Adds Web and Android. Same 4.5 rating.

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android

OpenAdapt

Focus: workflow automation, ai agents and rpa. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.3 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Automation ToolFreeWindows, macOS

chezmoi

Focus: dotfiles, config management and command line. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows

Karabiner-Elements

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A Mac app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS

OCRmyPDF

Focus: ocr, scanned pdf and command line. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows

Free alternatives to WeasyPrint

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

rclone

Focus: cloud sync, backup and file transfer. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS

Subtitle Edit

Focus: subtitles, captions and video editing. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux

Uptime Kuma

Focus: monitoring, uptime and status page. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A web app, not an automation tool. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform

Gum

Focus: shell scripts, command line and terminal ui. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A desktop app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows

Hammerspoon

Focus: mac automation, window management and lua scripting. Shares open source and github with WeasyPrint. A Mac app, not an automation tool. Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.6 (WeasyPrint: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
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