Why does capturing a live URL need a server?

Something has to fetch the page, and a browser cannot fetch another site on your behalf without hitting cross-origin rules. Pasting HTML has no such limit and works with no server at all.

Will my CSS be applied?

Inline styles and a style block in the pasted HTML are applied. External stylesheets are not fetched.

HTML to PDF

Turn a web page or your own HTML into a PDF, with page size and margins.

Needs a server connectionnew

Pasted HTML renders in your browser with no server at all. Capturing a live URL needs the document service, because someone has to fetch the page.

How to html to pdf

Paste your HTML, or give a web address if a document service is connected.
Set page size and margins, and check the live preview.
Print to PDF.

Questions

Why does capturing a live URL need a server?: Something has to fetch the page, and a browser cannot fetch another site on your behalf without hitting cross-origin rules. Pasting HTML has no such limit and works with no server at all.
Will my CSS be applied?: Inline styles and a style block in the pasted HTML are applied. External stylesheets are not fetched.

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