https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/

Simple PDF generation for Python
https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/
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Simple PDF generation for Python
Host: GitHub
URL: https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/
Owner: py-pdf
License: lgpl-3.0
Fork: true (reingart/pyfpdf)
Created: 2017-03-15T15:31:54.000Z (over 8 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2025-07-24T00:21:34.000Z (4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2025-07-24T03:21:58.378Z (4 months ago)
Topics: barcode, hacktoberfest, library, markdown, pdf, pdf-generation, pdf-library, python, python3, svg
Language: Python
Homepage: https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/
Size: 377 MB
Stars: 1,317
Watchers: 20
Forks: 283
Open Issues: 64
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Codeowners: CODEOWNERS
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# fpdf2

![fpdf2 logo](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/fpdf2-logo.png)

`fpdf2` is a PDF creation library for Python:

```python

from fpdf import FPDF

pdf = FPDF()

pdf.add_page()

pdf.set_font('helvetica', size=12)

pdf.cell(text="hello world")

pdf.output("hello_world.pdf")

```

Go try it **now** online in a Jupyter notebook: [![Open In Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg)](https://colab.research.google.com/github/py-pdf/fpdf2/blob/master/tutorial/notebook.ipynb) or [![Open In nbviewer](https://img.shields.io/badge/Open_In-nbviewer-blue?logo=jupyter)](https://nbviewer.org/github/py-pdf/fpdf2/blob/master/tutorial/notebook.ipynb)

Compared with other PDF libraries, `fpdf2` is **fast, versatile, easy to learn and to extend** ([example](https://github.com/digidigital/Extensions-and-Scripts-for-pyFPDF-fpdf2)).

It is also entirely written in Python and has very few dependencies:

[Pillow](https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/), [defusedxml](https://pypi.org/project/defusedxml/), & [fontTools](https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html). It is a fork and the successor of `PyFPDF` (_cf._ [history](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/History.html)).

**Development status**: this project is **mature** and **actively maintained**.

We are looking for contributing developers: if you want to get involved but don't know how,

or would like to volunteer helping maintain this lib, [open a discussion](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/discussions)!

## Installation Instructions

```bash

pip install fpdf2

```

To get the latest, unreleased, development version straight from the development branch of this repository:

```bash

pip install git+https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2.git@master

```

## Features

 * Python 3.8+ support

 * [Unicode](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Unicode.html) (UTF-8) TrueType font subset embedding

 * Internal / external [links](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Links.html)

 * Embedding images, including transparency and alpha channel

 * Arbitrary path drawing and basic [SVG](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/SVG.html) import

 * Embedding [barcodes](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Barcodes.html), [charts & graphs](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Maths.html), [emojis, symbols & dingbats](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/EmojisSymbolsDingbats.html)

 * [Tables](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tables.html) and also [cell / multi-cell / plaintext writing](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Text.html), with [automatic page breaks](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/PageBreaks.html), line break and text justification

 * Choice of measurement unit, page format & margins. Optional page header and footer

 * Basic [conversion from HTML to PDF](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/HTML.html)

 * A [templating system](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Templates.html) to render PDFs in batches

 * Images & links alternative descriptions, for accessibility

 * Table of contents & [document outline](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/DocumentOutlineAndTableOfContents.html)

 * [Document encryption](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Encryption.html) & [document signing](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Signing.html)

 * [Annotations](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Annotations.html), including text highlights, and [file attachments](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/FileAttachments.html)

 * [Presentation mode](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Presentations.html) with control over page display duration & transitions

 * Optional basic Markdown-like styling: `**bold**, __italics__`

 * Can render [mathematical equations & charts](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Maths.html)

 * Usage examples with [Django](https://www.djangoproject.com/), [Flask](https://flask.palletsprojects.com), [FastAPI](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/), [streamlit](https://streamlit.io/), AWS lambdas... : [Usage in web APIs](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/UsageInWebAPI.html)

 * more than 1300 unit tests running under Linux & Windows, with `qpdf`-based PDF diffing, timing & memory usage checks, and a high code coverage

Our 350+ reference PDF test files, generated by `fpdf2`, are validated using 3 different checkers:

[![QPDF logo](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/qpdf-logo.svg)](https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf)

[![PDF Checker logo](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/pdfchecker-logo.png)](https://www.datalogics.com/repair-pdf-files)

[![VeraPDF logo](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/vera-logo.jpg)](https://verapdf.org)

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## Please share with the community

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## Documentation

- [Documentation Home](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/)

- Tutorial in several languages: [English](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial.html) - [Deutsch](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-de.html) - [español](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-es.html) - [हिंदी](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-hi.html) - [português](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-pt.html) - [Русский](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-ru.html) - [Italian](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-it.html) - [français](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-fr.html) - [Ελληνικά](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-gr.html) - [עברית](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-he.html) - [简体中文](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-zh.html) - [বাংলা](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-bn.html) - [ភាសាខ្មែរ](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-km.html) - [日本語](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-ja.html) - [Dutch](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-nl.html) - [Polski](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-pl.html) - [Türkçe](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-tr.html) - [Indonesian](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-id.html)- [Slovenščina](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Tutorial-sl.html)

- Release notes: [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) 

- A series of blog posts: [fpdf2 tag @ ludochaordic](https://chezsoi.org/lucas/blog/tag/fpdf2.html)

You can also have a look at the `tests/`, they're great usage examples!

## Development

Please check the [dedicated documentation page](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/Development.html).

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Contributions of any kind welcome!

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_(screenshot from January 2023, click on the map above to access an up-to-date online version)_

## Community, related tools, alternative libraries

More about those in [the documentation](https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/#community).
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