HTML-to-PDF alternative
Stop fighting HTML print CSS.
Generate clean multi-page PDFs by sending LaTeX resources plus JSON data. Repeated headers, page numbers, and totals stay where they belong.
The problem
HTML-to-PDF breaks when pagination matters.
Print CSS works for simple one-page documents. It falls apart the moment real documents need structure.
- Tables split badly across pages
- Headers and footers are inconsistent
- Totals land on wrong pages
- Page breaks require hacks
- Browser rendering differs across environments
- Good multi-page layout takes too much time
How it works
Use data. Keep templates. Get PDFs.
JSON data + LaTeX template → PDF
- Create a LaTeX template with placeholders
- Design the document once. Merge fields, loops, and layout rules live in the template.
- Send resources plus optional JSON data
- One POST request with your LaTeX files and data for [[ ]] placeholders. No TeXLive, no Docker images.
- Receive PDF bytes synchronously
- Pixel-perfect pagination, repeated headers, page numbers, and totals where they belong.
01 — Template
02 — API
03 — PDF
Join beta
Tell us about your PDF pain.
The more we know about your documents, the faster we can get your first template rendering.
Prefer to see output first? Download the sample PDF.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
- Is this HTML-to-PDF?
- No. Texify uses LaTeX-quality document rendering. HTML input may come later, but the current focus is structured data plus LaTeX templates.
- Do I need to know LaTeX?
- For the beta, yes. Later, templates and examples should reduce the LaTeX knowledge required to get started.
- Can I use my own templates?
- Yes. The beta supports user-provided LaTeX templates.
- Can I send raw LaTeX?
- Yes. POST raw LaTeX files as resources to /render and save the application/pdf response body.
- Is this safe for private documents?
- During beta, avoid sending highly sensitive production documents. Security and isolation are core roadmap items, but we will not claim enterprise security before it exists.
- Why not use HTML-to-PDF?
- HTML is great for simple documents. Texify targets documents where pagination, tables, math, and layout predictability matter.