Gotenberg is a Docker-based, developer-friendly API for converting documents like web pages, HTML, Markdown, Office files, and PDFs into PDFs, and performing advanced PDF operations.

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🚀 Overview

Gotenberg provides a stateless HTTP API to convert various document formats into high-quality PDFs using a single Docker container, eliminating the need to manage dependencies like Chromium or LibreOffice.

It solves the problem of reliable, pixel-perfect PDF generation and manipulation in applications, supporting dynamic content, JavaScript execution, and cloud integrations. It's built for developers, teams, and open-source projects needing production-grade PDF services without complexity.

Created to bundle powerful tools into one easy-to-deploy service, it's trusted by thousands of companies for its simplicity and performance.

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✨ Key Features

• Web to PDF (what it does and why it matters): Converts URLs, HTML templates, Markdown to PDFs via headless Chromium; matters for pixel-perfect rendering with JS support, wait strategies, custom headers/cookies.
• Office Suite: LibreOffice converts .docx, .pptx, etc. (100+ formats); essential for legacy docs with PDF/A compliance.
• PDF Operations: Merge, split, encrypt, watermark using QPDF/pdfcpu/ExifTool; enables full PDF workflows.
• Cloud Native: Zero-copy with S3/GCS presigned URLs.

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Go
• Runtimes: Chromium (headless), LibreOffice, QPDF, pdfcpu, ExifTool
• Database: None (stateless)
• Auth: None (API via headers)
• Hosting: Docker, Railway, Elestio, etc.

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Developers who want to add PDF conversion to apps without managing deps
• Teams looking for scalable, production PDF APIs
• Indie makers building document processing tools

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Live demo: https://gotenberg.dev/docs/getting-started/installation#live-demo
• GitHub: https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Yes — Open Source (MIT license). (Explain briefly.)

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Is the source code available?

Yes — link to repository https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg

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Can I contribute?

Report bugs in Issues, discuss in Discussions, submit PRs per CONTRIBUTING.md.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://gotenberg.dev
• GitHub: https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg
• Twitter/X:
• Email: Use GitHub Discussions

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