2 posts tagged with "expressjs"

PDFKit is a JavaScript library that generates PDF documents programmatically in Node.js. It works without converting HTML – you build documents from scratch using a canvas-like API for vector graphics, text, images, and tables. This guide covers PDFKit setup, text styling, custom fonts, colors, images, tables, invoice generation, Express.js integration, and document security.

Many server-side applications need to generate PDFs – invoices, reports, statements, certificates. PDFMake is one of the most popular Node.js PDF generation libraries: it works without native dependencies, uses a declarative JSON syntax for document definitions, and runs in both browser and server environments.

This guide covers PDFMake setup in Node.js, document structure, tables, images, watermarks, Express.js integration, and a full invoice example.