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OpenHTMLtoPDFLGPL 2.1 or later · PDF/A testing module is GPL and for testing onlyFree

As github.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Facts from OpenHTMLtoPDF's own pages

Accessibility
The README describes accessible PDF support for Section 508, PDF/UA, and WCAG 2.0. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Android support
The FAQ says OpenHTMLtoPDF cannot be used on Android. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Dependencies
The project uses Apache PDFBox for PDF output and is based on Flying Saucer. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Extensions
Optional Maven modules provide SVG, MathML, and right-to-left or bidirectional text support. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
HTML limits
The project says it is not a web browser, does not run JavaScript, and does not implement many modern standards such as flex and grid layout. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
HTTP integrations
The guide documents plugging in an external HTTP client such as OkHttp and custom protocol handlers such as an app-specific S3 URI scheme. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Integration
The integration guide distributes releases through Maven and documents adding the library as Maven dependencies. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Java requirement
The FAQ says the library requires at least Java 8 and has been tested with OpenJDK 8, 11, and 17 early access. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
PDF features
The project lists support for accessible PDFs, PDF/A, CSS3 transforms, footnotes, and inserting pages for cut-off content. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Purpose
OpenHTMLtoPDF is a pure Java library that renders well-formed XML/XHTML and some HTML5 using CSS for PDF or image output. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Rendering guidance
The README cautions that modern HTML5 may render poorly and recommends crafting documents for the library, avoiding floats near page breaks, and using table layouts. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Security guidance
The README advises against rendering untrusted SVG and XML; its changelog records security-related dependency updates. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Security policy
GitHub's repository security page reports that no security policy was detected. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support
The README invites users to file issues, and the integration guide says users can ask for a new release if needed. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026

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