ExcaliBug
Available

PDF Writer

Real PDFs from Godot in pure GDScript. Any language, any font, pages that lay themselves out.

Get it on itch.io
var pdf := PdfDocument.new()
pdf.title = "Run report"
pdf.footer = "Page {page} of {pages}"
pdf.add_heading("Run 42")
pdf.add_bbcode("Finished in [b]12:31[/b] with [color=#d33]3 deaths[/color].")
pdf.add_table([["Floor", "Time"], ["1", "1:02"], ["2", "3:40"]])
pdf.save("user://run_42.pdf")

Get it: $3 on itch.io, with the demo project, 91 automated tests and a full README.

GDScript on the left; the character sheet it writes on the right

A page of the same title in eleven scripts: Greek, Russian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Hindi, Arabic and Hebrew

A loot table running across three pages, its header row repeated at the top of each

What it does

  • Any language. Godot's own text engine lays out the text, so the PDF prints what a Label shows. Chinese, Japanese and Korean wrap without spaces. Arabic and Hebrew run right to left, and Arabic letters join and justify. Hindi and Thai marks land where they belong.
  • Any font. Your game's .ttf or .otf, a variable font at any weight, or the system's fonts. Text stays selectable, searchable and copyable.
  • Pages that lay themselves out. Headings, paragraphs (plain or BBCode), lists, tables and images flow onto new pages by themselves. Tables repeat their header row, and headings become bookmarks.
  • Draw anywhere. Text, shapes, images and links at any position, plus a page decorator for title bands and footers on every page.
  • Images that behave. Transparency is kept, JPEG is available for photos, and images are stored at print resolution for the size you draw them.
  • Runs everywhere Godot does. No plugins or binaries, so web exports work too.

The demo: an adventurer's record with a form, BBCode notes and one-click export

Notes about it