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Guides and ideas for branded PDFs and images.

Short articles from the people who build thirds.ai, with real examples you can use in your own templates today.

  1. 5 min read

    Generate training certificates as PDFs from one reusable template

    Make a certificate for each learner with one saved design, then repeat it in the editor or from your training records through the API.

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  2. 6 min read

    Create branded PDFs and images from words, HTML, or a picture

    Start with words, your HTML, or a picture you own, get an editable branded template, and render it as a PDF or a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image.

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  3. 7 min read

    How to build a brand kit that applies itself to every template

    Save your name, tone, colours, logo, and fonts once as a brand kit. Pick it in the editor, the AI chat, or an API field, and every file comes out on brand.

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  4. 7 min read

    Generate invoice PDFs from JSON in Node.js

    Turn a JSON object into a branded invoice PDF with one fetch call in Node.js. Copy the invoice template, send the data, poll the job, and save the file.

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  5. 6 min read

    Make invoice PDFs from template data

    Copy the Client invoice template, send one POST /v1/pdf request with your invoice data, download the PDF, and fix the common errors.

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  6. 5 min read

    Make static ad variants from one template

    Save the Seasonal offer design once, then change the headline, offer, and product in three POST /v1/image requests or in the editor to get three variants.

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  7. 7 min read

    Open Graph images: the complete guide

    The size, the meta tags, the Twitter card tags, the caching rules, and how to make a card for every page through one API call.

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  8. 5 min read

    Make Open Graph images from HTML

    Send one HTML page to POST /v1/image at 1200 by 630 pixels, download the PNG, and use it as the link preview card for your page.

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  9. 6 min read

    Generate PNG and WebP images from HTML in Python

    Send HTML to POST /v1/image with requests, set the format, width, and height, and get back a PNG, WebP, or JPEG at the exact size you asked for.

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  10. 6 min read

    Rebuild an image as an editable template

    Upload a design you own, get an editable template in your brand, fix the text, spacing, photo, and fonts by hand, and know the limits before you start.

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  11. 8 min read

    Static ad examples: 15 formats that work, and the template for each

    Fifteen static ad layouts with an editable template for each, including how to turn a customer review into a readable testimonial image.

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