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Writing about PDF rendering, developer experience, and building with AI.
Serverless PDF generation without Chromium: which approach actually deploys
Two meanings of 'without Chromium', the non-browser engines that fit serverless and edge runtimes, and when a hosted API is the better answer — with 2026 numbers.
Why not react-pdf? When @react-pdf/renderer fits, and when to reach for something else
react-pdf is excellent for React-native document layouts and a light, browser-free footprint. It's a poor fit for existing HTML/CSS, charts, and AI-generated report output — here's how to tell which case you're in.
Why use Puppeteer for PDF generation? Benefits, trade-offs, and alternatives
When Chromium-based rendering is the right choice, when it becomes an infrastructure burden, and which alternatives fit which PDF workloads.