Browser PDF gives you one look: whatever the site provides, plus URL headers stamped across every page. Pretty PDF gives you five professionally designed templates, each built for a specific use case. The same article looks completely different — and completely intentional — in each one.
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Each template is purpose-built for a different context. Picking the right one transforms your PDF from a generic printout into a document that looks like it was designed on purpose.
The editorial template. Fraunces display headings paired with Instrument Sans body text, generous margins, and a clear typographic hierarchy that guides the eye from title to conclusion. Every element has breathing room. Headings feel deliberate, body text feels comfortable, and the overall impression is of a document that was laid out by a designer, not dumped through a print dialog. Best for: articles, blog posts, newsletters, and general web content.
Maximum whitespace, understated styling, and absolute focus on the text. No decorative elements, no color accents, no visual distractions. The page feels open and unhurried. Headings are distinguished by weight and size alone. Lists and blockquotes are set with subtle indentation rather than heavy borders. The result is a document where content speaks for itself. Best for: personal notes, journal entries, documentation, and anything where the writing matters more than the presentation.
Structured and professional. Strong heading accents in a blue color scheme, clear section dividers, and a layout that signals authority and organization. Tables get crisp borders. Lists get proper indentation. The overall tone says "this came from a company that takes its documents seriously." Best for: business reports, meeting notes, internal documentation, and client-facing documents that need to look polished without a graphic designer.
Scholarly formatting designed for density and formality. Serif typefaces throughout, tight line spacing that packs more content per page, and numbered section formatting that mirrors the structure of published papers. Footnotes, citations, and references feel at home here. Code blocks and tables are rendered with precision. Best for: research papers, lecture notes, technical references, and citation-heavy content where every line of vertical space counts.
Light text on a dark background, purpose-built for on-screen reading. Code blocks stand out with syntax-friendly contrast. Headings glow against the dark surface. Images are rendered with subtle borders so they do not bleed into the background. This template is ideal for developer documentation, code-heavy content, technical presentations, and any PDF you plan to read on a screen rather than print. Best for: developer docs, code-heavy content, on-screen reading, and presentations.
The fonts in your PDF determine whether it looks professional or generic. Pretty PDF embeds real typefaces designed for real documents.
Every template uses three embedded professional fonts, chosen for readability, personality, and technical precision. Fraunces is a variable display serif used for headings. It brings warmth and character to titles without sacrificing legibility. Instrument Sans is a geometric sans-serif used for body text. It is clean, modern, and comfortable to read across long paragraphs. JetBrains Mono is a developer-grade monospace font used for code blocks, inline code, and technical content. Ligatures and consistent character widths make code easy to scan.
These fonts are embedded directly in every PDF file. That means your document renders identically on any device, any operating system, and any PDF reader. Open it on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, or Android — the typography is always the same. There is no dependence on system fonts, no font substitution warnings, no fallback to Arial or Times New Roman.
Contrast this with a browser "Save as PDF," which uses whatever fonts the website provides. If the site loads Google Fonts, your PDF might look fine on your machine but display differently on someone else's. If the site uses system font stacks, you get Arial on Windows and Helvetica on Mac. If the fonts fail to load, you get Times New Roman everywhere. Pretty PDF eliminates this inconsistency entirely.
Different content deserves different presentation. Use this guide to match your content type with the template that will make it look its best.
| Content type | Clean | Minimal | Corporate | Academic | Dark Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog post / article | Best fit | Good fit | |||
| Business report | Best fit | ||||
| Research paper | Best fit | ||||
| Code documentation | Good fit | Best fit | |||
| Personal notes | Best fit | ||||
| Client presentation | Good fit | Best fit | |||
| Meeting notes | Good fit | Best fit |
The five built-in templates cover most use cases. But when your brand has specific requirements, Pro gives you full control.
Pro tier subscribers can customize their PDF output with brand-specific colors, custom header and footer content, and a company logo. Every PDF your team generates automatically carries your brand identity without any manual effort.
The customization system gives you 6 configurable margin box positions: top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, and bottom-right. Place your logo in the top-left corner, a confidentiality notice in the bottom-center, page numbers in the bottom-right — any combination you need. Each position accepts text, images, or dynamic fields like page number and date.
Upload your logo once, set your brand colors, and save it as a print profile. From that point forward, every PDF your team produces matches your brand guidelines. No design tools required, no manual adjustments, no inconsistency between team members. The same profile applies whether the source content is a GitHub README, a Medium article, or a Confluence wiki page.
Custom branding works on top of any of the five base templates. Start with Corporate for its structured layout, apply your brand colors and logo, and you have a document template that would normally require a graphic designer to produce.
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