ReportLab

**ReportLab**
Developer(s)	ReportLab Europe Ltd.
Initial release	June 20, 2000 (0.94)
Stable release	4.2.1.1 (May 31, 2024; 5 months ago) [±]
Preview release	None [±]
Written in	Python
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Document generation
License(s)	Proprietary license
Website	ReportLab.com

ReportLab is a free open-source document creation engine for generating PDF documents and custom vector graphics. It has been available in a free open-source version since 2000; however, the company also offers a commercial version of the product called ReportLab PLUS.

Product history

ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.^[2] The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.^[3] The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.^[1]

In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.^[3] A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of May 2014.