Prince is a software tool that converts HTML, XHTML, XML and SVG documents into PDF files, applying CSS for layout and print-quality typesetting. It supports JavaScript/ECMAScript, advanced page layout features (headers, footers, page numbers, tables, columns, footnotes), font embedding, and PDF security/encryption. It can be integrated into other applications via PHP, Ruby on Rails, Java, .NET, or ActiveX/COM, and is licensed for desktop, server, OEM, or site-wide use.
What it's for
Features 19
- CJK and Arabic/Hebrew/Hindi script support
- CSS grid layout (single page)
- CSS-based print styling
- Font embedding and subsetting
- Footnotes and cross-references
- Headers and footers
- HTML to PDF conversion
- HTML, XHTML, XML support
- JavaScript/ECMAScript support
- JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF image support
- Kerning, ligatures, small caps
- OpenType variable fonts
- OpenType, TrueType, and CFF font support
- Page numbers and duplex printing
- PDF attachments
- PDF bookmarks, links, and metadata
- PDF encryption and document security
- SVG support
- Tables, lists, columns, floats
At a glance
Integrations
Pricing
All stated prices are one-time license fees or quote-based annual fees in USD, not recurring monthly subscriptions: Desktop License $495, Per Server License $3800 (with volume discounts), Academic Server License $1900, Commercial Site License starting around $2000/year (quote-based), OEM licensing quote-based. Support contract renewals: Server $950, Academic Server $475, Desktop $123.
Quote-based, contact for pricing
Run Prince on any number of servers on own cluster or the cloud
Case-by-case pricing based on business model and distribution; contact for quote
One-time fee; volume discount pricing: 1=$3800, 2=$3420, 3=$3040, 4=$2850, 5+=$2660
For government institutions and noncommercial entities producing internal or free documents
One-time fee
Single user, single computer, interactive/self-publishing use
One-time fee, academic discount
For academic institutions generating course material, lecture notes, academic papers
Volume discounts for multiple Per Server Licenses: 1=0%/$3800, 2=10%/$3420, 3=20%/$3040, 4=25%/$2850, 5+=30%/$2660
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