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# pdfy
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Convert web articles to PDF using the [Reader View](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reader-view/ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh) Chrome extension and headless Chrome (Puppeteer).
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## Features
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- Extracts article content via Mozilla Readability
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- Renders using Reader View for clean typography
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- Supports all Reader View themes: `light`, `dark`, `sepia`, `groove-dark`, `solarized-light`, `solarized-dark`, `nord-light`, `nord-dark`
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- Custom CSS injection
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- Syntax highlighting via highlight.js
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- Automatic reading time estimation
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- Configurable extension preferences
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## Installation
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```bash
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npm install
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```
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Extract the Reader View extension (get it using [CRX Downloader](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/crx-extractordownloader/ajkhmmldknmfjnmeedkbkkojgobmljda)):
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```bash
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mkdir -p extension/reader-view
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unzip extension/Reader-View-Chrome-Web-Store.zip -d extension/reader-view
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```
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## Usage
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```bash
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node src/index.js --help
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```
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```
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Usage: pdfy [options] <url>
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Arguments:
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url URL of the article to convert
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Options:
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-t, --theme <theme> Reader View theme (light, dark, sepia, groove-dark, solarized-light, solarized-dark, nord-light, nord-dark)
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-c, --css <path> path to custom CSS file
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-p, --prefs <path> path to extension preferences JSON
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-o, --output <path> output file path (default: ./output/<title>.pdf)
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-h, --help display help for command
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```
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### Examples
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```bash
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node src/index.js https://example.com/article
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node src/index.js https://example.com/article --theme dark --css config/rules.css
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node src/index.js https://example.com/article --prefs config/reader-view-preferences.json
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npm start -- https://example.com/article --theme dark --css config/rules.css
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```
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### Running tests
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```bash
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npm test
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```
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The test script reads URLs from `src/test/test.txt` and runs multiple scenarios (default, dark, sepia, custom CSS, etc.).
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## Credits
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- [Reader View](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reader-view/ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh) Chrome extension
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- [Mozilla Readability](https://github.com/mozilla/readability)
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- [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev/)
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- [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org/)
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