# Changelog All notable changes to `laravel-pdf` will be documented in this file. ## 2.7.0 - 2026-04-23 ### What's Changed * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 3.0.0 to 3.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/330 * feat(chrome): implement chrome-php/chrome driver by @ycchuang99 in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/332 ### New Contributors * @ycchuang99 made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/332 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.6.0...2.7.0 ## 2.6.0 - 2026-04-13 ### What's Changed * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/324 * Implement toMailAttachment and Attachable on PdfBuilder by @QuentinGab in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/327 ### New Contributors * @QuentinGab made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/327 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.5.0...2.6.0 ## 2.5.0 - 2026-04-02 ### What's Changed * Fix custom page size for Cloudflare driver by @freekmurze in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/326 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.4.0...2.5.0 ## 2.4.0 - 2026-03-11 Add Laravel 13 support ## 2.3.0 - 2026-03-11 ### What's new - Make `generatePdfContent()` public on `PdfBuilder`, allowing users to get raw PDF content directly without saving to a file ## 2.2.1 - 2026-03-04 ### What's Changed - Default `write_options_to_file` to `true` to prevent "Argument list too long" errors when headers/footers contain large content (e.g. inline images) Fixes #317 ## 2.2.0 - 2026-02-12 ### What's Changed * Add Weasyprint driver by @barryvdh in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/304 ### New Contributors * @barryvdh made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/304 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.1.1...2.2.0 ## 2.1.1 - 2026-02-10 ### What's Changed * Add support for basic auth in the Gotenberg driver by @grantholle in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/303 ### New Contributors * @grantholle made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/303 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1 ## 2.1.0 - 2026-02-09 ### What's Changed * Add Gotenberg driver by @freekmurze in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/302 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/2.0.0...2.1.0 ## 2.0.0 - 2026-02-08 ### What's new v2 introduces a **driver-based architecture**, allowing you to choose between different PDF generation backends. #### New drivers - **Cloudflare** - Generate PDFs using Cloudflare's Browser Rendering API - **DomPdf** - Generate PDFs using DomPdf (no external binary required) - **Browsershot** - Remains the default driver #### New features - Queued PDF generation via `saveQueued()` - PDF metadata support (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, creation date) - Runtime driver switching with `->driver('dompdf')` - Custom driver support #### Breaking changes - `spatie/browsershot` must now be explicitly required via Composer - `getBrowsershot()` has been removed — use `withBrowsershot()` instead - Config file structure has changed (new `driver` key) - Laravel 10 support has been dropped See the full [upgrade guide](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/blob/main/UPGRADING.md) for migration steps. **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.9.0...2.0.0 ## 1.9.0 - 2026-01-31 ### What's Changed * Fix typo in alternatives.md regarding Chromium by @lienriviere in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/277 * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.4.0 to 2.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/293 * Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/290 * Bump actions/setup-node from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/284 * Bump stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/283 * Add PHP 8.4 to test matrix, add PR trigger by @freekbot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/296 * Fix defaults not being preserved in queue:work by @freekmurze in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/298 ### New Contributors * @lienriviere made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/277 * @freekbot made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/296 * @freekmurze made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/298 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.8.0...1.9.0 ## 1.8.0 - 2025-09-12 ### What's Changed * Update config publish tag in configuration.md by @acip in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/273 * Update issue template by @AlexVanderbist in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/274 * feat: add global 'no sandbox' option by @EvanSchleret in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/276 * Bump actions/setup-node from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/275 ### New Contributors * @acip made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/273 * @AlexVanderbist made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/274 * @EvanSchleret made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/276 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.7.1...1.8.0 ## 1.7.1 - 2025-08-29 ### What's Changed * fix: merges the config file. by @joekaram in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/272 ### New Contributors * @joekaram made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/272 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.7.0...1.7.1 ## 1.7.0 - 2025-08-25 ### What's Changed * Bump aglipanci/laravel-pint-action from 2.5 to 2.6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/267 * Bump stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/262 * docs: add example using withBrowsershot to disable web security and allow local file access. by @nick322 in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/268 * feat: add configuration support for browsershot binary paths by @A909M in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/270 * Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/271 ### New Contributors * @nick322 made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/268 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.6.0...1.7.0 ## 1.6.0 - 2025-06-16 ### What's Changed * feat: Add Macroable trait to PdfBuilder class by @A909M in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/261 ### New Contributors * @A909M made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/261 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.6...1.6.0 ## 1.5.6 - 2025-06-11 ### What's Changed * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.3.0 to 2.4.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/244 * Update alternatives.md by @mininoz in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/251 * Fix failing tests by @sertxudev in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/256 * Ensure PDF is saved before asserting its content by @sertxudev in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/258 ### New Contributors * @mininoz made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/251 * @sertxudev made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/256 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.5...1.5.6 ## 1.5.5 - 2025-02-20 ### What's Changed * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.2.0 to 2.3.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/218 * Bump aglipanci/laravel-pint-action from 2.4 to 2.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/223 * Laravel 12.x Compatibility by @laravel-shift in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/228 ### New Contributors * @laravel-shift made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/228 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.4...1.5.5 ## 1.5.4 - 2025-01-06 ### What's Changed * improve @InlinedImage to detect mime type by @Seb33300 in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/180 ### New Contributors * @Seb33300 made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/180 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.3...1.5.4 ## 1.5.3 - 2024-12-16 ### What's Changed * update contributing link as no CONTRIBUTING.md file by @Nathan-Cowin in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/192 * Complete views and disks by @adelf in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/200 * Allow spatie/browsershot v5 by @hailwood in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/199 * Fix inconsistent behavior in save() method when using vs not using a disk by @aalyusuf in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/196 * add assertDontSee test method by @Nathan-Cowin in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/191 ### New Contributors * @Nathan-Cowin made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/192 * @adelf made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/200 * @hailwood made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/199 * @aalyusuf made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/196 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.2...1.5.3 ## 1.5.2 - 2024-07-16 ### What's Changed * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.1.0 to 2.2.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/158 * Make getBrowsershot public by @dbpolito in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/161 ### New Contributors * @dbpolito made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/161 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.1...1.5.2 ## 1.5.1 - 2024-05-08 ### What's Changed * Bump aglipanci/laravel-pint-action from 2.3.1 to 2.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/123 * Fix typo in view path by @PrestaEdit in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/128 * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.0.0 to 2.1.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/131 * Fix setting the name via download() by @stevethomas in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/139 ### New Contributors * @PrestaEdit made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/128 * @stevethomas made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/139 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.5.0...1.5.1 ## 1.5.0 - 2024-04-08 ### What's Changed * PDFBuilder now honours pdf name set by either name() or download() methods during download by @albertStaalburger in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/114 * Bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 1.6.0 to 2.0.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/109 ### New Contributors * @albertStaalburger made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/114 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.4.0...1.5.0 ## 1.4.0 - 2024-03-04 ### What's Changed * fix method and class names in paper format docs by @vintagesucks in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/94 * fix default paper format in docs by @vintagesucks in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/96 ### New Contributors * @vintagesucks made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/94 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.3.0...1.4.0 ## 1.3.0 - 2024-03-01 ### What's Changed * adding a fix to support variables as params by @ArielMejiaDev in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/85 * Add support for visibility by @msucevan in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/92 ### New Contributors * @msucevan made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/92 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0 ## 1.2.0 - 2024-02-12 ### What's Changed * add InlinedImage Blade directive by @ArielMejiaDev in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/79 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.1.3...1.2.0 ## 1.1.3 - 2024-02-06 ### What's Changed * Update testing-pdfs.md by @RVP04 in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/47 * Fix heading hierarchy in `formatting-pdfs.md` by @austincarpenter in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/52 * Update testing-pdfs.md by @RVP04 in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/49 * Fix issue about puppeteer by @NeftaliYagua in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/61 * chore(docs): fix link to sidecar-browsershot package by @greatislander in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/62 * Add printColor directive by @ArielMejiaDev in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/60 * Modify break statement in FakePdfBuilder. by @Lintume in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/77 * typo fix footer end tag by @rakibhoossain in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/76 ### New Contributors * @RVP04 made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/47 * @austincarpenter made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/52 * @NeftaliYagua made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/61 * @greatislander made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/62 * @ArielMejiaDev made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/60 * @Lintume made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/77 * @rakibhoossain made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/76 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.1.2...1.1.3 ## 1.1.2 - 2024-01-16 - fix download assertion docs **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.1.0...1.1.2 ## 1.1.1 - 2024-01-16 - fix required PHP version **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.1.0...1.1.1 ## 1.1.0 - 2024-01-14 ### What's Changed * Add ->paperSize()-method by @jeffreyvanhees in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/33 ### New Contributors * @jeffreyvanhees made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/33 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.0.1...1.1.0 ## 1.0.1 - 2024-01-08 ### What's Changed * Added showBackground() by default into getBrowsershot() function. by @bawbanksy in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/24 * Fix nitpicks by @freekmurze ### New Contributors * @bawbanksy made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/24 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/1.0.0...1.0.1 ## 1.0.0 - 2024-01-02 - initial release ## 0.0.5 - 2024-01-01 ### What's Changed * Bump aglipanci/laravel-pint-action from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/4 ### New Contributors * @dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/4 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/0.0.4...0.0.5 ## 0.0.4 - 2023-12-29 ### What's Changed * Workbench Improvements by @crynobone in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/1 ### New Contributors * @crynobone made their first contribution in https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/pull/1 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/0.0.3...0.0.4 ## 0.0.3 - 2023-12-28 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/0.0.2...0.0.3 ## 0.0.2 - 2023-12-27 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/spatie/laravel-pdf/compare/0.0.1...0.0.2 ## 0.0.1 - 2023-12-26 - experimental release