# Recommendations for pdf generators **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 16, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229 "2010-03-16T13:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/1 "2010-03-16T13:57:42Z")
hi, everyone, i have googled around for some pdf generators. Found 1. PDF::Writer which is a little dated 2. Rupdf ([http://scoop.simplyexcited.co.uk//2007/12/15/rupdf-simple-](http://scoop.simplyexcited.co.uk//2007/12/15/rupdf-simple-) ruby-pdf-rails-plugin/ and [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/rupdf](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/rupdf)) - it’s a little dated. Last revision was on 15th of Dec, 2007. Any recommendations for pdf generators? thank you ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/2 "2010-03-16T14:06:29Z")
On 16 March 2010 12:56, ct9a [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Any recommendations for pdf generators? Prawn [http://wiki.github.com/sandal/prawn/](http://wiki.github.com/sandal/prawn/) ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/3 "2010-03-16T14:49:12Z")
…and see Ryan B.’ Railscast on prawn: > **[\#153 PDFs with Prawn - RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/episodes/153-pdfs-with-prawn)** > > Short Ruby on Rails screencasts containing tips, tricks and tutorials. Great for both novice and experienced web developers. Grar ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/4 "2010-03-16T15:28:25Z")
On 16 Mar 2010, at 14:01, Michael P. wrote: > > Any recommendations for pdf generators? > > Prawn > [http://wiki.github.com/sandal/prawn/](http://wiki.github.com/sandal/prawn/) If you can afford it, PrinceXML is awesome. Also see: [http://sublog.subimage.com/2007/05/29/html-css-to-pdf-using-ruby-on-rails](http://sublog.subimage.com/2007/05/29/html-css-to-pdf-using-ruby-on-rails) or [GitHub - mbleigh/princely: A simple Rails wrapper for the PrinceXML PDF generation library.](http://github.com/mbleigh/princely) Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/5 "2010-03-17T04:52:02Z")
Looks good as i had a quick glance at the sites. Hmm PrinceXML . We’ll read. keep 'em recommendations flowing in, guys and gals 🙂 If you can afford it, PrinceXML is awesome. Also see: ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/6 "2010-03-16T21:17:17Z")
i did before i posted. thanks ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/7 "2010-03-17T15:48:46Z")
On 16 mar, 07:56, ct9a [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > hi, everyone, > > i have googled around for some pdf generators. Found > > 1. PDF::Writer which is a little dated > 2. Rupdf ([http://scoop.simplyexcited.co.uk//2007/12/15/rupdf-simple-](http://scoop.simplyexcited.co.uk//2007/12/15/rupdf-simple-) > ruby-pdf-rails-plugin/ andhttp://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/rupdf) > > - it’s a little dated. Last revision was on 15th of Dec, 2007. > > Any recommendations for pdf generators? wkhtmltopdf: [http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/](http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/) Rails plugin: [GitHub - mileszs/wicked\_pdf: PDF generator (from HTML) plugin for Ruby on Rails](http://github.com/mileszs/wicked_pdf) you can generate PDF from HTML templates with CSS styling ---
**Author:** ![ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@ct9a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ct9a)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-pdf-generators/185229/8 "2010-03-17T17:52:51Z")
On 17 Mar 2010, at 15:47, Florent2 wrote: > you can generate PDF from HTML templates with CSS styling Indeed a very promising project, but way behind on PrinceXML, so it depends on your budget and requirements in the end which one you choose. Also wkhtmltopdf is very memory hungry as far as I remember. That said, it’s a pretty active project, so it’s definitely something to keep an eye on. Best regards Peter De Berdt