What is this?
Gotenberg is a Docker-based API that converts documents like HTML, URLs, Markdown and Office files into PDFs, and can also merge, split, watermark and screenshot them.
Gotenberg is a Docker-based API that converts documents like HTML, URLs, Markdown and Office files into PDFs, and can also merge, split, watermark and screenshot them.Is this a code library I import, or a standalone service I call?It is a standalone HTTP service you run as a Docker container; you send your files as multipart/form-data over HTTP and get a PDF back instead of linking a library into your code.
It is a standalone HTTP service you run as a Docker container; you send your files as multipart/form-data over HTTP and get a PDF back instead of linking a library into your code.How do I get it running?Pull and run the Gotenberg Docker image, then call its HTTP endpoints to convert — for example the Quick Start example converts a URL to PDF with a single request.
Pull and run the Gotenberg Docker image, then call its HTTP endpoints to convert — for example the Quick Start example converts a URL to PDF with a single request.Do I need to install Chromium or LibreOffice myself first?No, the Docker image already bundles Headless Chromium, LibreOffice and the fonts needed for conversion, so nothing extra has to be installed on the host.
No, the Docker image already bundles Headless Chromium, LibreOffice and the fonts needed for conversion, so nothing extra has to be installed on the host.Can I install this natively on Windows or macOS instead of using Docker?Gotenberg is only distributed as a Docker image, so you run it as a container rather than installing it natively on a particular OS.
Gotenberg is only distributed as a Docker image, so you run it as a container rather than installing it natively on a particular OS.What file types can it convert to PDF?HTML, plain URLs and Markdown are converted via Headless Chromium, while Office documents in over 100 formats are converted via bundled LibreOffice.
HTML, plain URLs and Markdown are converted via Headless Chromium, while Office documents in over 100 formats are converted via bundled LibreOffice.Can it do anything besides converting files to PDF?Yes, it can merge, split, rotate and flatten PDFs, add watermarks, stamps or encryption, enforce PDF/A or PDF/UA compliance, and read or write metadata and bookmarks.
Yes, it can merge, split, rotate and flatten PDFs, add watermarks, stamps or encryption, enforce PDF/A or PDF/UA compliance, and read or write metadata and bookmarks.Can it take screenshots of web pages too?Yes, Gotenberg can generate screenshots of URLs and raw HTML, not just PDFs.
Yes, Gotenberg can generate screenshots of URLs and raw HTML, not just PDFs.Is Gotenberg actually used in production anywhere?The project says it is trusted in production by thousands of companies and has been adopted by several notable open-source projects.
The project says it is trusted in production by thousands of companies and has been adopted by several notable open-source projects.What are similar projects?MiniPdf, ReLaXed, FlareSolverr, Filee, kkFileView, Stirling-PDF, dsh-univer-office, reader
MiniPdf, ReLaXed, FlareSolverr, Filee, kkFileView, Stirling-PDF, dsh-univer-office, readerWhich topics is it in?libreoffice, screenshots, pdf-converter, word, microservice, puppeteer, chromium, excel, chrome, document-processing, pdf, rest-api
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