Browser Print to PDF

The cluster centers on commenters recommending browsers' built-in 'print to PDF' feature as a simple, native solution for saving or exporting web pages, often critiquing proposed alternatives for redundancy.

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Sample Comments

account42 Mar 4, 2024 View on HN

Shouldn't this be an option in the browser print dialog instead?

prabhu-yu Jul 8, 2023 View on HN

Did you try print to pdf in browser?

Qwertious Dec 26, 2024 View on HN

PDF supports being printed out onto paper.

Ziggy_Zaggy Apr 5, 2024 View on HN

...why not just print to PDF then since all browswer support PDF?

gardarh Jun 16, 2011 View on HN

Finally! A feature so blindingly obvious but missing from all browsers: Native print to PDF

kybernetikos Jun 21, 2019 View on HN

I'd be surprised if the built in print to pdf function doesn't already circumvent this.

kgwgk Aug 5, 2017 View on HN

If only there existed a way to "print" web pages to PDF files...

pwenzel Sep 14, 2012 View on HN

How well does printing work when PDF.js handles the rendering?

DJBunnies Mar 26, 2019 View on HN

I too can "print to PDF."

dvh Oct 21, 2018 View on HN

Why not simply press Ctrl+p and print to PDF?