html2pdf.it
Convert your html to a pdf that doesn't suck.

By Allan Ebdrup

What is this?

This is a public API that has one purpose: Convert html from a given URL to a pdf that doesn't suck.
It's primary usecase is for a webapplication to use it to generate pdf files, but use it for anything you like.

How does it work?

You just call http://www.html2pdf.it/?url=[url_to_convert_to_pdf]

PDF is generated from print media view.
The PDF-generator is sensitive to JavaScript errors, and will exit on the first error.

What are the features?

A pdf that doesn't suck. The WebKit rendering engine is used (Chrome, Safari).

Selectable text in the pdf
Renders most HTML tags
Renders most CSS rules correctly
Javascript on the page is run (so you can use highcharts and the like)
Flash is not rendered

Why should I use this?

Converting html to pdf is a fast and easy way to create beautiful pdf files, you loose a little control over the exact layout. But you will be generating pdf files much faster than coding them by hand.
When running a website pdf generation is a CPU and memory-heavy operation. If you do the pdf-generation on your web servers and you get a surge in people requesting pdf files, your entire website might become slow. That's why you should generate pdf files on separate application-servers. Using html2pdf.it, my servers are those application-servers for you.
Hey, I really need this myself.

How stable is this service?

It's running on several load balanced application servers with fail over, the up-time should be high. I'm ready to scale up the number of servers at the push of a button, it's in the cloud baby!

Why is this free?

This is just an experiment to see if there is any interest in this kind of service. If there is a lot of interest there will be some kind of payment for the service, to cover server costs. If not, just use it for free and enjoy.