I've been building features that need to generate PDFs from all kinds of sources—HTML pages, Word docs, spreadsheets, even screenshots—and it's always been a pain to manage. Either you're spinning up Chrome instances and keeping them alive, or dealing with clunky libraries that don't handle layouts properly. ApiJolt just handles it with a single HTTP call. You send whatever format you've got, and it comes back as a PDF. The API figures out what you're sending on its own, which saves you from writing format detection logic.
What actually sold me was the simplicity of the pricing. It's a flat monthly fee with no surprises. No credit system where you're constantly worried about overages. The free tier gives you a thousand conversions a month, which is plenty for testing and smaller projects. The actual conversions are fast—they use Puppeteer and Chrome for rendering HTML with full CSS support, plus LibreOffice for Office files and ImageMagick for images. Files get cleaned up after an hour, so there's no server bloat.
If you're sick of managing PDF conversion infrastructure or dealing with finicky libraries, this cuts through the noise. Works great whether you need the PDF streamed back instantly, returned as base64 for JSON workflows, or handled async. Worth checking out if document generation is eating your development time.
Check it out: ApiJolt
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