[HN Gopher] Show HN: SnazzyPDF - Convert Any JSON Data to Beauti...
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Show HN: SnazzyPDF - Convert Any JSON Data to Beautifully Formatted
PDFs
Hi HN, I'm a freelance developer, and I built SnazzyPDF in my
spare time to solve a problem I encountered frequently: converting
structured data into PDF documents. The existing solutions I found
either required manually creating a template or forced you to
transform your data into a specific structure. I wanted a tool
where you could simply input arbitrary JSON data and get a decent-
looking document out. That's why I built SnazzyPDF. * Works with
any JSON: No need to restructure your data. SnazzyPDF handles
(almost) any JSON data, including deeply nested arrays and objects.
* Use REST API or drag & drop web interface. * Zero configuration:
Convert your JSON to a finished PDF in seconds. Start simple and
incrementally add customization. * Save time: Automate PDF
generation for reports, logs, or other structured data. No more
manual formatting or custom export workflows. * Free tier for
testing or light use, paid plans that scale for larger needs. I'd
love to hear feedback from the HN community. Check it out, and let
me know what you think! I'm happy to answer any questions. Thanks!
Author : patafemma
Score : 5 points
Date : 2024-09-12 16:27 UTC (6 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.snazzypdf.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.snazzypdf.com)
| RadiozRadioz wrote:
| Looks nice, well done.
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| Though I worry about the narrowness and "whip-up-ability" for the
| price and target market. It's a small enough featureset in a
| domain that skews technical, many would be inclined to template
| an HTML table to wkhtml2pdf and call it a day. Maybe they'd open
| source it after. I suppose you're aiming for the people who
| wouldn't do that, but would still expend the effort of
| integrating with an external HTTP API (and paying monthly for it)
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| I know a measure of a project's usefulness is "if a HN commenter
| says they could make it in a weekend but haven't, you've got
| something!", so maybe I'm wrong.
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| P.s. 50 pages / 1Mb per PDF is ludicrously far too small for a
| business tier.
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