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Posted October 14, 2021

How to Print Page as PDF with Selenium 4

Selenium 4 allows users to print a page as a PDF through Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

The following Java example will show how a url is loaded and then printed as a PDF. For additional examples in multiple languages, check our our Selenium 4 Documentation.

Firefox

Something important to note is that GeckoDriver 0.30.0 or higher is needed to use Firefox with Selenium 4. At the moment, Firefox 93 (beta) is needed.

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@Test
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public void printPageWithFirefox() throws IOException {
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	String userName = System.getenv("SAUCE_USERNAME");
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	String accessKey = System.getenv("SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY");
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	URL gridUrl = new URL("https://ondemand.us-west-1.saucelabs.com:443/wd/hub");
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	FirefoxOptions firefoxOptions = new FirefoxOptions();
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	firefoxOptions.setCapability("platformName", "Windows 10");
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	firefoxOptions.setCapability("browserVersion", "beta");
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        Map<String, Object> sauceOptions = new HashMap<>();
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	sauceOptions.put("name", "printPageWithFirefox");
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	sauceOptions.put("username", userName);
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	sauceOptions.put("accessKey", accessKey);
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	sauceOptions.put("geckodriverVersion", "0.30.0");
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	firefoxOptions.setCapability("sauce:options", sauceOptions);
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        RemoteWebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(gridUrl, firefoxOptions);
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	Path printPage = Paths.get("src/test/screenshots/PrintPageFirefox.pdf");
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        driver.get("https://www.saucedemo.com/v1/inventory.html");
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	Pdf print = driver.print(new PrintOptions());
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	Files.write(printPage, OutputType.BYTES.convertFromBase64Png(print.getContent()));
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	driver.quit();
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}

Chrome

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@Test
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public void printPageWithChrome() throws IOException {
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	String userName = System.getenv("SAUCE_USERNAME");
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	String accessKey = System.getenv("SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY");
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	URL gridUrl = new URL("https://ondemand.us-west-1.saucelabs.com:443/wd/hub");
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	ChromeOptions chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
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	// PrintToPDF is only supported in headless mode
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	chromeOptions.setHeadless(true);
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	chromeOptions.setCapability("platformName", "Windows 10");
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	chromeOptions.setCapability("browserVersion", "latest");
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        Map<String, Object> sauceOptions = new HashMap<>();
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	sauceOptions.put("name", "printPageWithChrome");
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	sauceOptions.put("username", userName);
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	sauceOptions.put("accessKey", accessKey);
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	chromeOptions.setCapability("sauce:options", sauceOptions);
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        RemoteWebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(gridUrl, chromeOptions);
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	Path printPage = Paths.get("src/test/screenshots/PrintPageChrome.pdf");
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        driver.get("https://www.saucedemo.com/v1/inventory.html");
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	Pdf print = driver.print(new PrintOptions());
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	Files.write(printPage, OutputType.BYTES.convertFromBase64Png(print.getContent()));
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	driver.quit();
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}