# crabbly/Print.js

A tiny javascript library to help printing from the web.

Repository: https://github.com/crabbly/Print.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/printjs
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-24T23:22:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3793, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4545, forks 687 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.222375+00:00)

## What it is
Print.js is a tiny JavaScript library that helps printing from the web, supporting printing of PDF, HTML, image, and JSON content directly from the browser. It is distributed via npm as print-js and is MIT licensed.

## Use cases
- print a pdf file from a web page
- print html content without opening a new tab
- print images from the browser
- print  data as a formatted table
- add a print button to a web app

## When to choose
- you need lightweight client-side printing in a browser app
- you want to print pdf, html, image, or  content without server-side rendering
- you want a simple npm-installable print utility

## When to avoid
- you need server-side or headless printing
- you need print layout control beyond what CSS offers
- you need printing in non-browser environments like Node.js scripts

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: pdf, image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, pdf
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: printing, print-js, browser-printing, pdf-printing, html-printing, nodejs

## Member repositories
- crabbly/Print.js (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.222375+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:07.171392+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/crabbly/Print.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.222375+00:00, sha e178b35004e1)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/print.js (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:59.448396+00:00, sha 38b5104507bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.