ironpress 1.4.3

Pure Rust HTML/CSS/Markdown to PDF converter. No browser, no system dependencies.

ironpress

Pure Rust HTML/CSS/Markdown to PDF converter. No browser, no system dependencies.

Installation

pip install ironpress

Quick Start

import ironpress

# Simple conversion
pdf = ironpress.html_to_pdf("<h1>Hello World</h1><p>Generated with ironpress.</p>")
with open("output.pdf", "wb") as f:
    f.write(pdf)

# Markdown
pdf = ironpress.markdown_to_pdf("# Hello\n\nGenerated from **Markdown**.")

# Advanced options
converter = ironpress.HtmlConverter()
converter.page_size("Letter")
converter.landscape(True)
converter.margin(36.0)  # 0.5 inch margins
pdf = converter.convert("<h1>Landscape PDF</h1>")

API

html_to_pdf(html: str) -> bytes

Convert an HTML string to PDF bytes.

markdown_to_pdf(markdown: str) -> bytes

Convert a Markdown string to PDF bytes.

HtmlConverter

Configurable converter with options:

• page_size(name) — "A4", "Letter", or "Legal"
• landscape(enabled) — landscape orientation
• margin(points) — uniform margin in points (72 points = 1 inch)
• convert(html) → PDF bytes
• convert_markdown(markdown) → PDF bytes

Performance

• 10-100x faster than browser-based solutions (Puppeteer, Playwright)
• ~5MB binary, no runtime dependencies
• Instant startup, no browser process