Developer releases vue-pdf-export, a Vue 3 TypeScript library for browser PDF generation

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A developer has publicly released vue-pdf-export, an open-source Vue 3 and TypeScript library designed to generate PDFs directly in the browser. The library was created to provide a single reusable solution after the author repeatedly needed similar PDF functionality across multiple Vue projects. Key features include canvas and selectable-text rendering, pagination, headers and footers, watermarks, password protection, and multiple output formats such as Blob, Base64, and ArrayBuffer. The package is compatible with Nuxt 3 and Nuxt 4 SSR environments and supports package managers including npm, pnpm, Yarn, and Bun. The author is actively seeking feedback from Vue and Nuxt developers, particularly around real-world edge cases, large documents, and API design.

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