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WeasyPrint vs Prince: catalog facts
WeasyPrint	Prince
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence; paid support packages are offered.	Paid Commercial licences are sold on the website; a download is available to try it.
Command line	macOS, Command line
Uses standard HTML and CSS print features No browser engine needed	Detailed CSS paged-media layout Wide script and font support
Requires a Python 3.10+ environment Aimed at developers rather than casual PDF conversion	Commercial licence required Layout is driven by CSS rather than a visual editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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