Export Website to PDF

A tiny, fast, and customizable Node.js library to crawl websites and save all pages as compact, AI-ready PDFs. Use it from the command line or as a module in your Node.js scripts. Perfect for data archiving, offline analysis, and feeding content to AI tools.

Features

• Blazing Fast: Optimized for speed and performance.
• Lightweight: Minimal resource usage for crawling and PDF generation.
• Customizable: Full control over PDF formatting and crawling behavior.
• AI-Optimized PDFs: Compact and structured for AI consumption.
• Dual Usage: Use via CLI or integrate into Node.js scripts.

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Installation

Install using pnpm, npm, or yarn

pnpm add e2pdf

or

npm install e2pdf

or

yarn add e2pdf

Usage

Command-Line Usage

To use e2pdf from the command line:

e2pdf <website-url>

For example:

e2pdf https://example.com

This will crawl the website and save all pages as PDFs in the current directory.

Node.js Script Usage

Here’s an example of using e2pdf in a Node.js script:

import e2pdf from "e2pdf";

(async () => {
  await e2pdf("https://example.com", {
    out: "./pdfs",
    pdf: {
      format: "A4",
      printBackground: true,
      margin: { top: "20px", bottom: "20px" },
    },
    crawlerOptions: { maxRequestsPerCrawl: 100 },
  });

  console.log("Crawling completed! PDFs saved to ./pdfs");
})();

API

The e2pdf function accepts two arguments:

1. startUrl (string): The URL to start crawling from.
2. options (E2PdfOptions): Configuration object for crawling and PDF generation.

E2PdfOptions

out

• Type: string
• Default: process.cwd()
• Directory to save the generated PDFs.

pdf

PDF generation options (compatible with Playwright’s PDF options):

• displayHeaderFooter: Display header and footer. Defaults to false.
• footerTemplate: HTML template for the footer.
• format: Paper format (e.g., A4, Letter). Defaults to Letter.
• headerTemplate: HTML template for the header.
• landscape: Paper orientation. Defaults to false.
• margin: Margins for the PDF (top, right, bottom, left).
• printBackground: Print background graphics. Defaults to false.
• ...and many more options for fine-tuning PDFs.

crawlerOptions

Options for the Crawlee PlaywrightCrawler.

crawlerConfig

Configuration for Crawlee’s Configuration object.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This library is licensed under the MPL-2.0 open-source license.

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