DocFast Launch Tweets

1. Announcement

I built an HTML-to-PDF API because I was tired of configuring Puppeteer for every side project.

→ Send HTML or Markdown, get a PDF back → Built-in templates (invoices, receipts, reports) → Free tier: 100 PDFs/mo

https://docfast.dev

2. Code Example

Generate a PDF in one curl command:

curl -X POST https://docfast.dev/v1/convert/html \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" \
  -d '{"html": "<h1>Done.</h1>"}' \
  -o doc.pdf

No config files. No Docker. No Puppeteer setup.

Free tier: 100 PDFs/mo → https://docfast.dev

3. Comparison to Alternatives

PDF generation options for developers:

• wkhtmltopdf — ancient WebKit, breaks on modern CSS • Self-hosted Puppeteer — works, but you're managing Chromium in prod • Enterprise APIs — $50+/mo for basic usage

I built DocFast: modern rendering, simple API, free tier (100/mo), $9/mo for 10K.

https://docfast.dev

4. Use Case

If your app generates invoices, you've probably spent more time on PDF layout than on the actual billing logic.

DocFast has built-in invoice templates. Pass your data as JSON, get a styled PDF back. No HTML required.

https://docfast.dev/docs

5. Pain Point

The PDF generation starter pack:

Install Puppeteer
Debug Chromium dependencies on Linux
Figure out why fonts look wrong
Add 800MB to your Docker image
Question your career choices

Or just call an API: https://docfast.dev

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