Gotenberg
API for converting documents to PDF
Gotenberg is a self-hosted, Docker-powered API for converting many document formats and HTML into PDF. It is often used as a backend service for document generation and archiving pipelines.
Key features
- HTML and Office to PDF
- Stateless REST API
- Merge and convert documents
- Easy Docker deployment
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Simple powerful conversion API
- Easy to integrate
Trade-offs
- Not a document archive
- API-only, no UI
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