html2pdf

Convert local HTML files to PDF with browser-grade rendering.

This skill is designed for two cases:

• ordinary HTML pages that should print to PDF as-is
• presentation-style HTML with fixed-size .slide pages that need to become multi-page PDF output

Run

From this skill directory, run:

python html2pdf.py <input.html> [output.pdf]

What It Does

For presentation HTML, the script can:

• detect slide-style layouts such as .presentation and .slide
• inject print CSS into a temporary copy
• make all slides visible during print
• force each slide to become one PDF page
• hide navigation bars during export

For ordinary HTML, it prints the page directly without altering the source file.

Workflow

1. Confirm the input HTML exists.
2. Run html2pdf.py.
3. If the HTML looks like a presentation, let the script auto-inject print pagination CSS.
4. Export with Chrome or Edge headless.
5. If available, verify the resulting PDF page count and report the output path.

Examples

# Default output: same basename as input
python html2pdf.py "slides.html"

# Explicit output path
python html2pdf.py "slides.html" "slides_10pages.pdf"

Dependencies

Require one of:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge

Optional:

• PyPDF2 for PDF page-count verification

Notes

• The script does not overwrite the source HTML. It writes a temporary print-ready copy when needed.
• If the HTML already has correct @media print pagination rules, the script can still print it directly.
• Prefer reporting the generated PDF path and page count instead of dumping command output.