PdfGen

What PdfGen is

PdfGen is a cloud platform for creating PDFs from HTML templates, including invoices, reports, certificates, contracts, guides, and proposals. It combines a Monaco-powered code editor, a rich text WYSIWYG editor, and live PDF preview. Templates can use plain text, structured-object, or tabular variables, and variable definitions can generate data-entry forms. For rendering, users can choose iText for metadata-rich output or Puppeteer/Chromium for web-to-PDF conversion.

A public REST API manages templates, variables, and document generation. An MCP server connects with coding agents including Cursor and Claude Desktop, and client libraries are available for TypeScript and Python. Listed integrations include GitHub template sync, Google Fonts, Stripe, Anthropic Claude, OpenRouter, MiniMax, and DeepSeek. Organizations provide Admin and User roles, email invitations, and shared templates, variables, and documents. The site says generation runs in isolated server-side environments, stored templates and documents are encrypted at rest, API keys are SHA-256 hashed, and data in transit uses TLS. Plans set monthly document allowances, with extra documents using plan-specific credits. The maker, Broken by Design, describes itself as a software consulting firm specializing in cloud and DevOps, developer experience, and document generation.

Who it suits

PdfGen may suit developers and organizations that need to generate PDFs from templates through editors, an API, or coding-agent connections. Its stated use cases also include small businesses, designers, SaaS companies, e-commerce platforms, enterprise teams, and legal and compliance work.

Limits

The Free plan provides three templates and 25 documents per month; additional documents use credits, and PDF Metadata is partial. It includes 300 AI Credits billed as a one-time amount, and MCP tools cost two credits per call.

Getting started

1. Visit https://pdf.generator.rest/.
2. Choose the Free plan or a paid plan: Bronze is €5 a month, Silver €10 a month, or Gold €25 a month.
3. Create templates in the code editor or rich text editor, then define variables for document data.
4. Use the public REST API to manage templates, variables, and document generation.
5. Connect coding agents through the MCP server, including Cursor or Claude Desktop.

Verdict

Choose PdfGen if you need cloud PDF generation with template editors, API access, and document sharing. The Free plan is capped at three templates and 25 documents per month, so consider a paid plan if those allowances are too small.