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you should be able to view, edit and print PDF locally in the Webbrowser, as www.pspdfkit.com/pdf-sdk/web offers a solution based on WebAssembly.
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@heyheni thank you, this is an interesting hint. opening pdf within the browser is not the main problem though. i want to print multiple documents at once but could not find that option on your cited site. or did i just not see it?
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@heyheni 🤦♂️
thank you guys, i'll look at your suggestions asap :)
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