@react-pdf/renderer

What is @react-pdf/renderer?

@react-pdf/renderer is a library that allows you to create PDF documents using React components. It provides a way to build complex PDF documents with a declarative syntax, leveraging the power of React's component-based architecture.

What are @react-pdf/renderer's main functionalities?

Creating a Simple PDF Document

This code demonstrates how to create a simple PDF document with two sections using @react-pdf/renderer. The PDFViewer component is used to render the PDF in the browser.

const { PDFViewer, Document, Page, Text, View, StyleSheet } = require('@react-pdf/renderer');

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  page: { flexDirection: 'row', backgroundColor: '#E4E4E4' },
  section: { margin: 10, padding: 10, flexGrow: 1 }
});

const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page size="A4" style={styles.page}>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #1</Text>
      </View>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #2</Text>
      </View>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

const App = () => (
  <PDFViewer>
    <MyDocument />
  </PDFViewer>
);

Styling PDF Components

This example shows how to apply styles to PDF components using the StyleSheet object. The styles are similar to CSS and can be applied to various elements within the PDF document.

const { Document, Page, Text, View, StyleSheet } = require('@react-pdf/renderer');

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  page: { flexDirection: 'row', backgroundColor: '#E4E4E4' },
  section: { margin: 10, padding: 10, flexGrow: 1, backgroundColor: '#ffffff', border: '1px solid #000' },
  text: { fontSize: 12, color: '#000' }
});

const MyStyledDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page size="A4" style={styles.page}>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text style={styles.text}>Styled Section #1</Text>
      </View>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text style={styles.text}>Styled Section #2</Text>
      </View>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

Embedding Images in PDF

This code demonstrates how to embed an image in a PDF document using the Image component. The image source can be a URL or a local file path.

const { Document, Page, Image, StyleSheet } = require('@react-pdf/renderer');

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  page: { flexDirection: 'row', backgroundColor: '#E4E4E4' },
  image: { margin: 10, width: 200, height: 200 }
});

const MyImageDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page size="A4" style={styles.page}>
      <Image style={styles.image} src="https://example.com/image.png" />
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

Other packages similar to @react-pdf/renderer

pdfkit

PDFKit is a JavaScript library for generating PDF documents, written in Node.js. It provides a lower-level API compared to @react-pdf/renderer, which allows for more fine-grained control over the PDF creation process. However, it lacks the declarative, component-based approach of React.

jspdf

jsPDF is a popular library for generating PDF documents in the browser. It offers a wide range of features for creating and manipulating PDFs, but it does not use a React-based approach. Instead, it relies on a more traditional, imperative API.

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README

React renderer for creating PDF files on the browser and server

How to install

yarn add @react-pdf/renderer

How it works

import React from 'react';
import { Document, Page, Text, View, StyleSheet } from '@react-pdf/renderer';

// Create styles
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  page: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    backgroundColor: '#E4E4E4'
  },
  section: {
    margin: 10,
    padding: 10,
    flexGrow: 1
  }
});

// Create Document Component
const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page size="A4" style={styles.page}>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #1</Text>
      </View>
      <View style={styles.section}>
        <Text>Section #2</Text>
      </View>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

Render in DOM

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

ReactDOM.render(<MyDocument />, document.getElementById('root'));

Save in a file

import React from 'react';
import ReactPDF from '@react-pdf/renderer';

ReactPDF.render(<MyDocument />, `${__dirname}/example.pdf`);

Render in mobile

Coming soon

Examples

For each example, try opening output.pdf to see the result.

Text

Images

Resume

Fractals

Knobs

Page wrap

To run the examples, first clone the project and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/diegomura/react-pdf.git
cd react-pdf
yarn install

Then, run yarn example -- <example-name>

yarn example -- fractals

Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [Contribute].

Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors! [Become a sponsors]

Backers

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License

MIT © Diego Muracciole