Prince
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Prince, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Prince's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop License | $495, paid once | One user on one computer · self-publishing or internal documents · USD $495 |
| Per Server Academic Discount | $1,900, paid once | Academic institutions · includes 12 months of upgrades and support · USD $1900 |
| Commercial Site License | $2,000 a year | Any number of servers on own cluster or cloud · upgrades and support included · Annual; starts around USD $2000 per year for startups; quote based on document type and volume |
| Per Server License | $3,800, paid once | For government and other noncommercial entities · internal use or documents published free of charge · includes 12 months of upgrades and support · One-time; displayed price is $3800 per unit, with volume discounts |
| OEM License | Priced on request | For vendors embedding PDF generation in their software · terms consider business model and application distribution · Case-by-case quote |
The facts
Each one read from Prince's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes a separate Prince for Books branch aimed at pagination and hyphenation quality requested by book publishers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Cloud APIs
- DocRaptor and EuroPDF offer cloud APIs for using Prince without a local installation.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Docker
- Prince Docker images are available from Docker Hub.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Input formats
- Prince supports HTML, Markdown, XML, SVG, CSS, common image formats, and JavaScript.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Maker-provided integration packages include Python and Node.js packages that bundle the engine, plus Java, C#/.NET, and PHP wrappers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Layout
- Features include headers and footers, page numbers, duplex printing, tables, columns, floats, footnotes, and cross-references.checked 5 Oct 2026
- PDF features
- PDF output features include bookmarks, links, metadata, encryption, document security, embedded and subset fonts, and attachments.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- YesLogic says it uses commercially acceptable means to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security; the privacy policy covers the Prince website service.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Prince converts HTML into PDFs for printing, downloading, and archiving, and typesets HTML content for publishing.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Server and Desktop Licenses include 12 months of upgrades and email support, with additional 12-month support contracts available afterward.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Download and trial status
- Prince 17 is free to download for testing and noncommercial use; commercial use requires a license or access through a service.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker and headquarters
- Prince is developed, supported, and marketed by YesLogic Pty Ltd, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- Prince 17 downloads are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, generic Linux, AWS Lambda, and FreeBSD.checked 5 Oct 2026
