Joomla universal pdf render(dompdf, mpdf, tcpdf, wkhtmltopdf).

The joomla library extention provide a solution to make PDF view & file.

User and developper info HERE

• wkhtmltopdf, is Great and fast but has a step more to install on linux or windows or mac. https://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/
• DomPdf give great result, but is a little slower https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf
• Mpdf is a great chalenger. http://www.mpdf1.com/mpdf/index.php
• tcpdf, the old PDF converter included in jommla 1.5, a little obselete now. http://www.tcpdf.org/

With the library installed on joomla, you can display & save the rendered documents on file only with one instruction in your component. More details

Tested under joomla 2.5, but certainly work for joomla 3.0 and later