#What is PDFx?

PDFx is a modern React component library that brings the beloved shadcn/ui workflow to PDF generation. It lets developers create beautiful, professional PDF documents by simply copying and pasting high-quality, customizable React components built on top of @react-pdf/renderer. It’s designed for frontend developers, SaaS teams, agencies, and anyone who needs to generate invoices, reports, certificates, resumes, contracts, or any data-driven PDFs without fighting with complex styling or locked-in packages. With full TypeScript support, Tailwind-like theming, and complete control over the source code, PDFx solves the pain of manually crafting PDFs — delivering clean, consistent, and brandable documents that render perfectly every time.

#Features ⚡

• Copy-Paste Workflow: Components are added directly to your codebase — no black-box npm packages or runtime dependencies.

• Professional Components: 24+ production-ready blocks including Table, Graph (bar/line/pie), QRCode, Badge, Card, Heading, Watermark, Form (fillable), and more.

• Dynamic & Data-Driven: Seamlessly bind real data, support conditional rendering, and generate PDFs on the fly from React state or APIs.

• Vector-Based Rendering: All elements (charts, QR codes, graphics) render as crisp vectors inside PDFs for perfect scaling and print quality.

• Theming & Customization: Easy theming with design tokens, colors, fonts, and full control to match your brand.

• CLI & Registry Support: Quick installation similar to shadcn/ui for seamless developer experience.

• Fillable Forms: Printable forms with editable fields that users can fill after downloading/printing.

• Live Previews & Docs: Interactive component explorer with real-time PDF previews.

#Pros ✅

• True shadcn/ui-style freedom — full ownership and unlimited customization of every component.

• Dramatically faster PDF development compared to raw @react-pdf/renderer.

• High visual quality with vector graphics, charts, and professional layouts out of the box.

• Perfect for dynamic, data-heavy documents like invoices, reports, and certificates.

• Actively maintained with a growing component library and clear documentation.

#Cons ⚠️

• Requires @react-pdf/renderer as the underlying engine (adds some bundle considerations for client-side generation).

• PDF generation is server-side or client-side with limitations (e.g., no heavy browser APIs inside PDFs).

• Still growing — fewer components than mature UI libraries, though focused and high-quality.

• Learning curve if you’re new to @react-pdf/renderer concepts (though components abstract most of it).

#Included Components - Templates

• Heading & Typography: Clean, consistent text styles for titles and body content.

• Table: Flexible, styled tables with headers, rows, and dynamic data support.

• Card: Content containers with default, bordered, and muted variants.

• Badge: Small status labels, tags, and category indicators.

• Graph: Embed bar, line, or pie charts as native vector graphics.

• QRCode: Scannable QR codes rendered as vectors.

• Form: Printable fillable form fields with labels.

• Watermark: Subtle background text or logos for branding/security.

• Additional blocks: Layout helpers, dividers, images, and more (24+ total).

#Pricing 💸

• Completely free and open-source — all core components and registry access are free.

• No paid tiers or subscriptions for the main library.

• Optional Pro features or premium components may be added in the future (not currently mentioned).

#Integrations 🧰

• React / Next.js: Primary framework for generating PDFs on server or client.

• @react-pdf/renderer: Core rendering engine.

• shadcn/ui: Inspired workflow and easy coexistence in the same project.

• Tailwind CSS: Theming and styling consistency (via custom tokens).

• TypeScript: Full type safety across all components.

• Dynamic data sources: Any React state, API responses, or backend data.