ActivePDF WebGrabber

WebGrabber

ActivePDF WebGrabber is a powerful server-side HTML-to-PDF rendering engine that translates web pages, URLs, or local HTML content into high-fidelity, standards-compliant PDF files. Designed for dependability at scale, WebGrabber faithfully supports HTML5, CSS2/3, JavaScript, Flash, form fields, and interactive elements — all with precise control over output, metadata, compression, links, and navigation. With both .NET and COM SDKs and a remote interface option, it enables seamless integration into enterprise systems and automated workflows focused on converting dynamic web content to secure, printable PDF documents.

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Overview

ActivePDF WebGrabber – HTML / Web-to-PDF Rendering Engine

ActivePDF WebGrabber is a server-side HTML-to-PDF SDK designed for enterprise use. It processes content from web pages, URLs, or HTML sources and converts them into PDF files that comply with relevant standards. The product supports both .NET and COM APIs, offers configurable rendering engines, and provides options to customise output. WebGrabber can be used to automate document workflows, facilitate archiving, generate reports, or integrate PDF conversion within existing pipelines.

Key Features & Capabilities

HTML-to-PDF Conversion – Converts HTML from URLs, local files, or streams into PDFs.
Dual Rendering Engines – Offers Native and IE rendering options for different needs.
.NET & COM APIs – Provides multiple integration methods.
Standards & Compliance – Produces PDF/A or PDF/X formatted documents.
Multi-threading & Performance – Supports processing of multiple conversion tasks at once.
PDF Security & Permissions – Includes features for encryption, password protection, and permissions management.
Output Customisation – Adjusts page size, margins, metadata, compression, and image resolution.
Bookmarks & Links – Retains HTML structure and navigation elements in the resulting PDFs.
Watermarking & Stamping – Allows application of logos, text, or stamps.
Distribution Options – Enables sending of PDFs via email or FTP.
Overwrite & Append – Provides options to append content to existing PDFs or overwrite files.
Secure Web Access – Supports conversion from HTTPS sources with SSL/TLS.
Additional Information
Accuracy & Fidelity – Captures web layouts, forms, and multimedia content as rendered.
Enterprise Reliability – Suitable for high-volume conversions.
Compliance Ready – Generates archival-quality PDF/A documents.
Automation Friendly – Supports automated reporting, archiving, and document distribution.
Secure Processing – Conversions are executed within the user's environment.
Proven Technology – Used by organisations in sectors such as finance, legal, government, and healthcare.

Features

Convert HTML to PDF—Convert HTML from virtually any source into secure, printable PDF files. Whether converting HTML from a URL or a local file, WebGrabber’s powerful flexible SDK affords you complete control over your PDF output, while a variety of licensing options offer you unsurpassed flexibility in deployment.

.NET and COM SDKs—Choose from a .NET native or COM SDK to quickly and easily integrate WebGrabber within your applications.

Multi-threading—Process PDF conversions simultaneously, without jobs waiting in a queue.

PDF Security—Secure your PDF documents with 40-bit or 128-bit RC4 encryption; or 128 or 256-bit AES encryption, includes such options as password protection, copy prevention, and disabling printing.

Control of PDF Output—Control PDF page size, metadata, compression and output resolution.

Share Output PDFs—Send output PDFs via email and upload them via FTP on job completion.

Stamping and Watermarking—Add images or text to your output PDFs.

Automatically Generate Bookmarks— HTML heading elements (h1-h6) convert to bookmarks in the output PDF. The bookmarks are nested in the navigation pane using the order and the hierarchy found in the source file.

Create Links from HTML Anchor Tags—HTML anchor tags (< a href =... > ) convert to inline text links in the output PDF.

Overwrite Options—Append output to existing PDFs automatically.

Embed Flash Files—Support for Flash® files means that you can liven up your PDF presentations with movies, animations, and sounds.