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Prince vs Apache FOP: catalog facts
Prince	Apache FOP
Paid Commercial licences are sold on the website; a download is available to try it.	Free Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.
macOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Detailed CSS paged-media layout Wide script and font support	Supports PDF/A, PDF/X and PDF encryption Runs from the command line or embedded in Java
Commercial licence required Layout is driven by CSS rather than a visual editor	Requires writing XSL-FO stylesheets Needs a Java runtime
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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