AI-Powered Open Core · MIT Google Gemini AI LaTeX Engine

Turn any prompt into a
professional PDF

HugPDF is an open-source, AI-powered PDF generation platform. Describe what you need in plain English — Gemini AI converts it to LaTeX and compiles a pixel-perfect document instantly.

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Self-host in minutes with your own API keys
# 1. Clone git clone https://github.com/i-am-sarath/hug-pdf.git && cd hug-pdf # 2. Configure — add your Gemini + Supabase keys cp backend/.env.example backend/.env # 3. Run backend + frontend uvicorn server:app --reload --port 8000 npm start # http://localhost:3000 # 4. Generate a PDF via API curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/generate \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -d '{"prompt": "Resume for a senior software engineer"}' \ --output resume.pdf
Features

Everything you need to generate PDFs with AI

Built with React 18, FastAPI, Google Gemini 1.5 Pro, and LaTeX for pixel-perfect output.

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AI-Powered Generation

Describe what you need in plain English. Gemini AI translates it to LaTeX and compiles a pixel-perfect PDF automatically.

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Multiple Document Modes

Normal (1–5 pages) · Research (10–15 pages with citations) · E-book (20–50 pages).

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REST API v1

One POST request, one PDF. Integrates easily with Make.com, n8n, Zapier, and any HTTP-capable workflow.

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API Key Management

Create, list, and revoke API keys from the developer dashboard. Rate limiting and usage tracking built in.

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Fully Self-Hostable

Run everything on your own servers. Bring your Gemini API key and Supabase project — no vendor lock-in.

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Document Dashboard

View, continue, and re-download previously generated PDFs from a clean, simple dashboard interface.

Open Core Model

Open source at heart

The core is MIT-licensed. Self-host it free with your own API keys.

⊕ Open Source (MIT)

  • ✓ React 18 frontend — all pages & components
  • ✓ Prompt → LaTeX engine (Gemini AI integration)
  • ✓ Standard PDF templates (Normal, Research, E-book)
  • ✓ LaTeX → PDF compilation pipeline
  • ✓ API key management (full CRUD)
  • ✓ REST API v1 (/api/v1/generate)
  • ✓ Blog & API documentation pages

⊙ Managed Service Only

  • · Billing & credit system
  • · Advanced proprietary LaTeX templates
  • · Job-description resume matching
  • · LinkedIn profile extraction
  • · High-availability AWS ECS + CDN infrastructure
  • · Priority support & SLA
Tech Stack

Modern, proven technologies

Everything is well-documented and widely adopted.

React 18 FastAPI Python 3.11 Google Gemini AI Supabase Tailwind CSS LaTeX / pdflatex Docker AWS ECS Fargate

Star us on GitHub

HugPDF is built in public. Read the code, self-host it, open issues, or contribute a pull request — every contribution is welcome.

github.com/i-am-sarath/hug-pdf

MIT Licensed · Open Core · Contributions welcome