Gotenberg

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Developer-friendly API to interact with powerful tools like Chromium and LibreOffice for converting numerous document formats (HTML, Markdown, Word, Excel, etc.) into PDF files, and more

► Developers needing document conversion APIs

VG SCORE

7.8

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Product Details

PricingOpen Source

API✅ REST

Learning CurveModerate

Integrations9 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

Self-hosted solution gives full control over data and infrastructure
Completely free and open-source with no usage limits or licensing costs
Converts HTML, Markdown, and Office documents to PDF via a single, unified API, simplifying document processing workflows.

WEAKNESSES

−Requires technical expertise to deploy, configure, and maintain the Docker infrastructure
−Requires self-hosting and maintenance, adding operational overhead.

KEY FEATURES

Multi-format Conversion

Convert HTML, Markdown, Word, Excel, images, and more to PDF

Multi-Format Conversion

Converts HTML, Markdown, Word, Excel, and images to PDF.

LibreOffice Integration

Handles Office document conversions (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT) via LibreOffice

Headless Chromium Engine

Uses Chromium for accurate HTML/CSS rendering and web page capture

WHO IS Gotenberg BEST FOR?

Software developers and engineering teams

They need a programmable, self-hosted API to generate PDFs from various document formats (like HTML, Markdown, Office files) within their applications, avoiding external SaaS dependencies.

INTEGRATIONS

CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)LibreOfficeCloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)KubernetesWeb frameworks (any language via HTTP)CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)DockerChromiumDocument processing workflows