Plugin: Export

Print, download, and saveAsCopy — every PDF output path.

The Export plugin handles every “get the PDF out of the viewer” operation: print to the browser’s print dialog, download the original (or a re-encoded copy), and saveAsCopy() which returns an ArrayBuffer with current annotations baked in.

Enabling flag

features.print: true — registers the print plugin and adds the Print toolbar button features.download: true — registers the export plugin and adds the Download toolbar button

Either flag triggers registration of the export plugin (it serves both).

What it does

Toolbar buttons: Print, Download
saveAsCopy() programmatic method that returns a baked PDF buffer
Optional downloadUrl prop on DocumentViewer — if set, the Download button serves that URL instead of the live source (useful for re-encoded archival copies)

Composables

useExportCapability() from @embedpdf/plugin-export/vue
usePrint(documentId) from @embedpdf/plugin-print/vue

Both are wired into the toolbar internally.

`saveAsCopy(options?)`

interface SaveAsCopyOptions {
  applyRedactions?: boolean // burn in pending redactions before saving (Phase 2)
  flatten?: boolean // flatten annotations into page contents (loses editability)
}

const buffer = await viewer.value?.saveAsCopy()
const blob = new Blob([buffer], { type: 'application/pdf' })

Events

None surfaced externally.

Dependencies

document-manager

Configuration

No featureConfig.

When you’d touch it directly

To wire your own “save to backend” button:

import { useExportCapability } from '@embedpdf/plugin-export/vue'

async function saveToBackend() {
  const buffer = await viewer.value?.saveAsCopy()
  await fetch('/api/docs', { method: 'POST', body: buffer })
}