In preparation Planned for spring 2027
pdfkiln Pro
Everything in the free pdfkiln, plus PDF/A-3 and Factur-X invoices from the HTML templates you already have, Chromium updates tested on your templates, and guarantees in writing.
Your answers decide what ships first and at what price.
What Pro adds
PDF/A-3 and Factur-X
Your HTML template and the invoice’s CII XML in, a Factur-X or ZUGFeRD invoice out: a PDF/A-3 that carries the XML, checked against EN 16931. Plain PDF/A too, for archiving. Chromium writes neither.
E-invoicing becomes compulsory: in France, small and mid-sized companies send them from 1 September 2027; in Germany, from 2027 above €800,000 of turnover, from 2028 for all.
Your templates, tested on every version
Send us your templates with sample data. Each new version, Chromium included, renders them before it reaches you, page count checked: you know before you update. Chromium’s security fixes reach you as soon as they pass.
Guarantees in writing
A contractual fix time for critical Chromium flaws. E-mail support with a written response time. Long-term versions: fixes without rendering changes. A package repository of your own, for the version you choose and servers without internet access.
Later
Electronic signatures and timestamps (PAdES, RFC 3161). A high-volume server: a queue, workers on several machines, recovery and monitoring.
Same commands, nothing calls home
Pro answers to the same names, wkhtmltopdf and pdfkiln: no integration changes. A signed license file switches it on, checked on your machine: no call to our servers, and your documents stay with you.
The license is yearly. Versions released before its end keep working for good; later ones need a renewal.
The free pdfkiln stays free
MIT, no key, no limits: the wkhtmltopdf mode, the native interface, wkhtmltoimage, pdfkiln serve, every platform, the latest Chromium in each release. Pro adds what the free edition does not do; it never takes anything away from it.
To start today: install pdfkiln, then follow the migration guide of your library.
Planned prices
Server
€490 per server per year
Every Pro feature, e-mail support.
Site
€1,990 per year
Unlimited servers within one company.
Planned prices, excluding VAT, which may change before launch. 30-day trial. Free for non-commercial use and open-source projects, on declaration. A server is a machine or a container that runs pdfkiln in production; development machines and CI do not count.
Join the waitlist
Tick what you need, or describe it: the answers decide what gets built, and in what order. Some of you may try the first builds on your own templates.
Questions
Will the free pdfkiln be limited one day?
No. The core is public and MIT-licensed, with no key and no limit, and will stay so.
What does Factur-X need from me?
Your HTML template as you print it today, and the invoice’s XML in the CII syntax, from your invoicing code or a library. pdfkiln Pro checks the XML and builds the file. Later: the invoice as JSON, from which pdfkiln writes the XML.
Is a Factur-X file enough for the French reform?
It is one of the three accepted formats, but invoices travel through an approved platform (plateforme agréée). pdfkiln Pro makes a valid Factur-X that your platform accepts; it is not a platform.
What counts as a server?
A machine or a container that runs pdfkiln in production; development machines and CI do not count. With Kubernetes or autoscaling, the site license covers all the company’s servers, whatever their number.
When?
Spring 2027, before the French deadline for small and mid-sized companies, 1 September 2027. Waitlist members hear first.