Need to export a Confluence page to PDF? Confluence's built-in export is slow, ugly, and limited. It strips formatting, breaks tables, and ignores expand macros. Pretty PDF's dedicated Confluence parser handles the real DOM — expand macros are expanded, code macros are properly formatted, and tables keep their structure. One click instead of Confluence's multi-step export menu.
Free — 3 PDFs per month. No credit card required.
A side-by-side look at what each approach produces from the same Confluence page.
| Feature | Confluence Built-in Export | Pretty PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Slow multi-step export menu | One-click from the browser toolbar |
| Expand macros | Collapsed or missing entirely | Fully expanded in the PDF |
| Code macros | Plain text, no formatting | Syntax-formatted monospace |
| Table formatting | Broken columns, lost alignment | Preserved structure and merged cells |
| Templates | None — generic Confluence styling | 5 professional templates with embedded fonts |
| Styling | Generic and inconsistent | Professional typography and layout |
Pretty PDF's dedicated Confluence parser understands the unique structure of Confluence pages and handles every macro type correctly.
The Chrome extension pre-expands all expand macros in the live DOM before capture. Content hidden inside expandable sections is fully included in the PDF, so nothing is lost — unlike Confluence's built-in export which collapses or omits expand content entirely.
Code macros are preserved with syntax highlighting and monospace styling. Pretty PDF renders code blocks using JetBrains Mono with proper indentation, line wrapping, and visual distinction from surrounding prose — instead of the plain-text dump that Confluence's export produces.
Complex tables with merged cells, colored headers, and nested content maintain their structure in the PDF. Column alignment, rowspan, colspan, and background colors are all preserved — producing tables that match what you see in the browser.
Breadcrumb context and parent page references are captured, preserving the document's position within your Confluence space. The PDF includes page hierarchy information so readers understand where the content sits in the broader documentation structure.
Inline images and file references are resolved and embedded directly in the PDF. Attachments linked within the page content appear as expected, so the PDF is a self-contained document that does not depend on Confluence access to display correctly.
From any Confluence page to a polished PDF in under ten seconds.
Open the Confluence page you want to export. It can be a regular page, a page with expand macros, code blocks, tables, or any other macro type.
Pretty PDF automatically detects that you are on Confluence and activates the dedicated preprocessor. It expands all expand macros and renders code macros in the live DOM before capture.
Click the extension icon in your browser toolbar. The popup shows that Confluence has been detected and the page content has been preprocessed for optimal capture.
Select from five templates. Corporate is ideal for business documentation — it uses clean, professional typography with a structured layout that works well for team documentation and project pages.
Click Generate PDF. The server receives the preprocessed content, applies your template with embedded fonts, and returns a clean, professionally styled PDF in seconds.
Confluence is where teams build their knowledge base — sprint documentation, meeting notes, project handoffs, compliance records, onboarding materials. When that content needs to leave Confluence as a PDF, it should look professional and consistent regardless of who exports it.
On the Team tier, shared branded templates ensure every team member produces PDFs with the same formatting. Configure your Corporate template with company colors and your organization's logo, and every person who installs the extension gets access to the same branded output. No more inconsistent formatting when different team members export the same type of document.
This consistency matters for external-facing documents. Sprint reports shared with stakeholders, project handoff documentation sent to clients, compliance records submitted for audits — all of these benefit from a standardized, professional appearance. The Corporate template is purpose-built for this use case, with clean typography, structured headings, and a layout that communicates credibility.
For organizations that rely heavily on Confluence for internal documentation, the Team tier also provides centralized billing and usage tracking. Administrators can see how many PDFs are being generated across the team and manage seats from a single dashboard. Combined with the API for automated exports, this makes Pretty PDF a natural fit for teams that need to regularly extract polished documents from their Confluence knowledge base.
Free tier, no credit card. 3 PDFs per month with all templates included.
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