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      iayestaran
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      It would be very useful if it was possible to save a web page as PDF the same way we can do now as PNG or JPG.

      If we go to File>Print, there is an option "Save as PDF" that makes exactly this. I guess that is a feature coming from Chrome. So wouldn't it be possible make a new option in the "Capture Page" menu which simply shortcuts to File>Print>SaveAsPDF? No need to re-write code, just make a shortcut so that all the "Capture" options are centralized in one place.

      This would be great when we want to "download" a tutorial or some instructions about anything.

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      File, Print, Save as PDF is not very easy to discover. Some users never print anything from a web browser, and those that do might not discover the Save as PDF checkbox destination option.

      Putting it on the Capture Page popup would make it much more accessible too.

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      @pesala
      Hi, I don´t have this checkbox on Linux/1.16.1279.3 (Official Build) snapshot (64-bit) but I can print as PDF. Is this Windows only?

      Cheers, mib

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      @mib2berlin I do believe the PDF printer is a Windows-only thing.

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      @mib2berlin It's not actually a checkbox. One has to click on Change... to select PDF as the destination, which adds another step to output to a PDF if the current destination is a physical printer.

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      mib2berlin Soprano @Pesala
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      @pesala
      Ah, this was a mockup in your image.
      I use this print as PDF very often on laptop for example.
      Upvoted!

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      iayestaran @Pesala
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      @pesala This is exactly what I meant. I think it would be great to have the "Save as PDF" option.

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      I may be wrong, but the Save as PDF in the Print dialog uses the print stylesheet, which ends up with a different result.

      Opera has a feature to capture/save a page as PDF as you can see it on the screen. This is different than using a PDF printer.

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      oopsie @Nekomajin
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      @Nekomajin said in Capture as PDF:

      Opera has a feature to capture/save a page as PDF as you can see it on the screen. This is different than using a PDF printer.

      This is the main reason I still use Opera. Would love this option to be added to Vivaldi's Capture Page menu

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      The great advantage of Opera's "save as pdf" is that - like no other browser or add-on - it saves without breaking the pages.

      I'm migrating from Opera to Vivaldi and this is the only feature that is not yet 100%

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      Although I created a new thread here forum.vivaldi.net/topic/54320/capture-a-webpage-straight-into-pdf, it seems that @iayestaran was the first who asked for this function.

      I am just here to upvote, bump and ask for the status of this (doubled) requested feature...

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      @LonM Interesting... I always found convenient to have a save PDF in the menu too but I was sure that mac/linux had this feature too or maybe other browsers add some virtual printer there...
      I mean, how other browser handle the matter on such OSes? 😕

      I'm more for putting on menu and/or save as don't anyone use the status bar....

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      web5 @TowerBR
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      @towerbr Exactly.
      Just tried Vivaldi v4, and "save to pdf" missing feature is
      stopping me from jumping back to vivaldi as main browser.

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      @web5 Open the Print Dialog (Ctrl+P), and change the Destination to Save as PDF.

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      web5 @Pesala
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      @pesala Tried - not what i need.
      To understand what we want:

      • save same page with opera, and vivaldi, and compare it,
        and then you will see the difference.
      • main idea is to have exact "page view" in saved pdf, and
        not the "print" version stripped.

      Just compare it with opera, they did this well, and
      i love it, but still looking to vivaldi to implement this
      neat feature.

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