OpenHTMLtoPDF
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenHTMLtoPDF, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OpenHTMLtoPDF's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| OpenHTMLtoPDF | Free | LGPL 2.1 or later · PDF/A testing module is GPL and for testing only |
The facts
Each one read from OpenHTMLtoPDF's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The README describes accessible PDF support for Section 508, PDF/UA, and WCAG 2.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The project uses Apache PDFBox for PDF output and is based on Flying Saucer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Optional Maven modules provide SVG, MathML, and right-to-left or bidirectional text support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- HTML limits
- The project says it is not a web browser, does not run JavaScript, and does not implement many modern standards such as flex and grid layout.checked 9 Oct 2026
- HTTP integrations
- The guide documents plugging in an external HTTP client such as OkHttp and custom protocol handlers such as an app-specific S3 URI scheme.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The integration guide distributes releases through Maven and documents adding the library as Maven dependencies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Java requirement
- The FAQ says the library requires at least Java 8 and has been tested with OpenJDK 8, 11, and 17 early access.checked 9 Oct 2026
- PDF features
- The project lists support for accessible PDFs, PDF/A, CSS3 transforms, footnotes, and inserting pages for cut-off content.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenHTMLtoPDF is a pure Java library that renders well-formed XML/XHTML and some HTML5 using CSS for PDF or image output.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Rendering guidance
- The README cautions that modern HTML5 may render poorly and recommends crafting documents for the library, avoiding floats near page breaks, and using table layouts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The README advises against rendering untrusted SVG and XML; its changelog records security-related dependency updates.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security policy
- GitHub's repository security page reports that no security policy was detected.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README invites users to file issues, and the integration guide says users can ask for a new release if needed.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android support
- The FAQ says OpenHTMLtoPDF cannot be used on Android.checked 9 Oct 2026
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