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Generate PDFs and Images from HTML. Version 0.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-21.
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Generate PDFs and Images from HTML
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- plutoprint
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Project history and usage
PlutoPrint is a Python library and command-line program for generating PDF and image output from HTML or XML using PlutoBook.
Project history
PlutoPrint began as a Python binding and command-line frontend for the PlutoBook rendering engine. Its first documented release appeared in May 2025, followed by dedicated Read the Docs documentation in June 2025.
Later releases added prebuilt platform binaries, broader network controls, page and canvas operations, and tracked PlutoBook's expanding CSS, SVG, and paged-media support.
Adoption history
PlutoPrint is distributed through PyPI and Homebrew. Prebuilt packages made the PlutoBook-backed renderer usable on common Windows, Linux, and macOS targets without requiring every user to compile its native dependencies.
Homebrew availability arrived in September 2025, complementing the normal Python installation route and exposing the plutoprint executable as a package-manager-managed CLI.
How it is used
CLI users run plutoprint with an HTML input, an output path, and optional page or network settings. Python users create a Book, load HTML or a URL, then export PDFs, PNGs, page ranges, or custom canvas renderings.
Why package nerds care
PlutoPrint packages a native paged-media renderer behind an approachable Python interface and CLI. It is useful to package users who want deterministic HTML-to-PDF or HTML-to-image work without shipping a full headless browser stack.
Timeline
- 2025-05-24: First documented release.
- 2025-06-23: Official Read the Docs support was added.
- 2025-08-14: Prebuilt Linux and Windows binaries were documented.
- 2025-09-09: PlutoPrint became available through Homebrew.
Related projects
- PlutoBook is PlutoPrint's native rendering engine. The official project also publishes samples demonstrating invoices, tickets, and other generated documents.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
plutoprint | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.23.0
manager updated2026-10-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/plutoprint/plutoprint
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/plutoprint/plutoprintnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:plutoprint |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/plutoprint |
| Homepage | https://github.com/plutoprint/plutoprint |
| Repository | https://github.com/plutoprint/plutoprint |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6b/e8/7db9d2d4801b80928f3b53d90d7343873aebed06b4cef5b71bc25f77086b/plutoprint-0.23.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-21T09:26:41Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | plutobook, python@3.15 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | plutoprint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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