Prince Features

Print any XML document

• Unlike many other formatters, Prince can print any XML document. Because Prince does not rely on proprietary markup, you have the freedom to use whatever tags are right for you.
• Prince supports DTDs and DTD catalogs that can define entities and default attributes.
• Prince also supports external XML entities and XML Inclusions (XInclude), allowing you to subdivide large documents for convenient editing.

Strong support for CSS

• Prince has strong support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). CSS is a widely used style sheet language which has become very popular on the web. It is flexible, easy to learn and simple to use.
• The use of CSS encourages the separation of content and style, helping you to keep your documents free from clutter and promoting the reuse of content and style sheets.

Comprehensive PDF output

• PDF links and bookmarks.
• PDF Encryption and Document Security.
• PDF compression and font embedding.

Powerful Layout Features

• Page headers/footers, page numbering and duplex printing.
• Tables with automatic layout and running headers/footers.
• Multi-column layout, floats and positioned blocks.
• Lists with customisable bullets or numbers.
• Automatic numbering of lists, headings, sections or figures.
• Footnotes, cross-references.

Advanced Graphics Support

• Prince supports a rich subset of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), the format of choice for graphics such as clip-art, diagrams, maps, charts and graphs.
• Prince supports the standard image formats (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF), making it easy to embed pictures and photos in your documents.

Print XHTML web content

• Prince includes a default style sheet for XHTML, the XML language of the World Wide Web. Prince makes it easy to print your web content and produce professional results.

Easy integration

• Prince has integration modules for most server environments, including Java, ActiveX/COM, ASP, PHP and ColdFusion.
• Prince provides a command line interface, allowing it to be called easily from batch files and shell scripts or integrated with other programs to form document publishing pipelines.

Graphical User Interface

• Prince provides a Graphical User Interface for Windows that can be used as a user-friendly document conversion tool or for testing purposes.