11 tools
Go library for generating PDFs: text with UTF-8/RTL support, standard/TrueType/Type1 fonts, JPEG/PNG/GIF/TIFF images and basic SVG, vector graphics (lines, Bézier curves, arcs, gradients, transparency), barcodes, charts, outline bookmarks, internal/external links, page templates and importing existing PDFs as templates, layers, document protection/encryption, and file attachments/annotations.
Create and manipulate PDFs, merge documents, digitally sign, create/fill AcroForm fields, PDF/A and PDF/UA generation, encryption (incl. FIPS-compliant crypto), barcode generation, SVG embedding, content redaction, and (via separate add-ons) OCR and HTML/CSS-to-PDF conversion.
Cross-platform Common Lisp library for generating PDF files without third-party tools: TrueType/Type 1 fonts (with Unicode), PNG image embedding, barcode generation, charting, optional zlib compression, and a PDF templating system; pairs with cl-typesetting for a full document-composition system.
Perl module for creating and modifying PDFs: page management (add/insert/import pages, page labels); built-in and embedded (TrueType/OpenType/Type1/bitmap) fonts; image import (GIF/JPEG/PNG/PNM/TIFF); barcode generation (Code128, Code39, EAN-13, QR, Codabar, ITF); spot/device colorspaces and custom color palettes; document metadata; outlines/bookmarks; and viewer preferences/page layout modes.
PHPPure-PHP PDF/barcode generation library covering PDF/barcode generation, text/graphics, digital signatures, form fields, password/public-key encryption, and HTML/CSS rendering.
UTF-8/RTL text with TrueType/OpenType/Type1/CID-0 font support and subsetting; HTML/CSS and SVG rendering with multi-column layouts, headers/footers, bookmarks, and TOC; JPEG/PNG/SVG images (plus GIF/BMP/TIFF/etc. via GD); RC4/AES-256 encryption; PAdES/PKCS#7 digital signatures with RFC 3161 TSA timestamps and LTV; PDF/A, PDF/X, and PDF/UA compliance modes; page import/reordering; AcroForm fields; and companion-package barcode support.
PHPGenerates PDFs from UTF-8 HTML (including CJK content): headers/footers, page numbering, TOC, color handling, embedded fonts, zlib-compressed output, XML-driven charset conversion, basic SVG, and optional barcode generation (via bcmath). Notably lacks state-of-the-art CSS support compared to headless-Chrome-based alternatives.
PHPConverts XML (or Markdown) documents to PDF or images (JPEG/PNG via GD/Imagick/Gmagick) with HTML-like tags (div, p, table, headings, lists, images, links); supports auto-breakable/fixed pages, multi-column layouts, headers/footers/watermarks, page numbering, metadata, internal/external links, bookmarks, sticky notes, barcodes (via Zend), simple pie charts, borders, backgrounds, rotation/transparency, and stylesheets; usable via web or CLI, with Symfony2 integration.
Python port of the PHP FPDF library for generating PDFs: Unicode (UTF-8) TrueType font subset embedding, I2of5/Code39 barcodes (QR planned), PNG/GIF/JPG images (incl. transparency/alpha), and templates with a visual designer plus basic HTML-to-PDF.
PythonUnicode TrueType font subset embedding, cell/multi-cell/plaintext writing with automatic page breaks, optional Markdown-like text styling, image embedding with transparency, SVG import, arbitrary path drawing, table generation, internal/external links, barcodes/charts/emoji, document encryption and digital signing, annotations (highlights, file attachments), HTML-to-PDF conversion, basic math rendering, and TOC/outline generation.
RubyPure-Ruby (no external system libraries) invoice-PDF generator, usable as a library, CLI, or server: A4/US Letter formats, purchaser/provider info boxes with addresses and tax IDs, SWIFT/IBAN payment details, itemized tables (description/quantity/price/tax/totals), automatic page numbering, customizable labels, custom fonts/logos/backgrounds/stamps/signatures/QR codes, and JSON-driven invoice data — fast enough for real-time request handling.