# Pdf generation

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-generation/128499>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 8, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-generation/128499 "2008-02-08T06:31:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-generation/128499/1 "2008-02-08T06:31:56Z")

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Hi

```
  Can anybody tell which is the best pdf generator in rails.There 

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are  
many like

```
* HTMLDOC
* PdfWriter
* PDF::Writer (Austin Z.)
* Ruby FPDF
* JasperReports
* PDF Form Fill
* PDFlib and PDFlib-Lite
* Rfpdf

```

I have tried

> **[Prince - Convert HTML to PDF with CSS](https://www.princexml.com/)**
>
> Convert HTML documents to PDF. Beautiful printing with CSS. Support for JavaScript and SVG.

It is fantastic and I think the best of my knowledge.But not free  
software.Can anybody suggest an equivalent opensource

## Sijo

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**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-generation/128499/2 "2008-02-08T07:15:17Z")

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There is no equivalent open source software to prince. However they do  
offer  
a free license if it’s just for your server I believe.  
I did a big writeup on using prince with rails here:

[http://sublog.subimage.com/articles/2007/05/29/html-css-to-pdf-using-ruby-on-rails](http://sublog.subimage.com/articles/2007/05/29/html-css-to-pdf-using-ruby-on-rails)

On Feb 7, 2008 9:31 PM, Sijo [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> - Ruby FPDF  
> software.Can anybody suggest an equivalent opensource
> 
> ## Sijo
> 
> View this message in context:  
> [http://www.nabble.com/pdf-generation-tp15349613p15349613.html](http://www.nabble.com/pdf-generation-tp15349613p15349613.html)  
> Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com).
> 
> >

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## seth at subimage interactive

## [http://sublog.subimage.com](http://sublog.subimage.com)

## Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! [http://www.getcashboard.com](http://www.getcashboard.com)

Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software.  
[http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct)

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**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-generation/128499/3 "2008-02-08T07:16:28Z")

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Err my bad - personal license for use on your own computer. So you can  
download/use it just for your own use.

On Feb 7, 2008 10:14 PM, subimage interactive [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> > - JasperReports
> 
> [http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct)

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## seth at subimage interactive

## [http://sublog.subimage.com](http://sublog.subimage.com)

## Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! [http://www.getcashboard.com](http://www.getcashboard.com)

Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software.  
[http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct)