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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

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9.0
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Product Details

PricingOpen Source
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations9 available

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

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

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
API

✓ REST

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026
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