HTML to PDF with Node.js

Question

I\'m looking to create a printable pdf version of my website webpages. Something like express.render() only render the page as pdf

Answer 1

Create PDF from External URL

Here's an adaptation of the previous answers which utilizes html-pdf, but also combines it with requestify so it works with an external URL:

Install your dependencies

npm i -S html-pdf requestify

Then, create the script:

//MakePDF.js

var pdf = require('html-pdf');
var requestify = require('requestify');
var externalURL= 'http://www.google.com';

requestify.get(externalURL).then(function (response) {
   // Get the raw HTML response body
   var html = response.body; 
   var config = {format: 'A4'}; // or format: 'letter' - see https://github.com/marcbachmann/node-html-pdf#options

// Create the PDF
   pdf.create(html, config).toFile('pathtooutput/generated.pdf', function (err, res) {
      if (err) return console.log(err);
      console.log(res); // { filename: '/pathtooutput/generated.pdf' }
   });
});

Then you just run from the command line:

node MakePDF.js

Watch your beautify pixel perfect PDF be created for you (for free!)