What Paprika doesn't do yet
Paprika is young. These are the limits that matter most, so they don’t surprise you halfway through a job.
Browsers
Section titled “Browsers”The editor is tested in recent Chrome and Edge. Their JavaScript engine is the one the server uses, which is what makes the editor and the output agree exactly (one engine). Firefox and Safari aren’t tested yet, and agreement there isn’t shown.
- Print files are checked by Paprika’s own PDF/X-4 preflight, not certified by an independent one (colour and print). For a demanding job, run your printer’s preflight too.
- Overprint is written into print files but not shown in the editor.
- FOGRA39 is the only printing condition bundled. Others come as your printer’s profile; FOGRA51 (PSO Coated v3) can’t be bundled under its licence, so upload it.
- Pantone colours aren’t included: define your spot colours with their CMYK alternates.
Text and fonts
Section titled “Text and fonts”- Variable fonts are used at their named instances, not at any point along their axes.
- WOFF and WOFF2 files aren’t taken: convert them to TrueType or OpenType first.
- A character the font has no glyph for is an error; Paprika never falls back to another font.
Images
Section titled “Images”- SVG files are taken in a narrow subset: filled paths with plain colours. Text, gradients, groups and other shapes in an SVG aren’t (images).
- Image values are files: uploaded with a render or stored as the organisation’s resources. Paprika doesn’t fetch images from internet addresses.
Templates
Section titled “Templates”- Conditions (showing or hiding content by a field’s value) aren’t here yet: a switch field can be defined, but it changes nothing yet.
- A design comes in one size; several sizes sharing their fields aren’t here yet.
Running it
Section titled “Running it”- Uploaded fonts and images are parsed by the render process itself. Until it runs isolated, accept uploads only from organisations you trust: in a self-hosted install, your own (security).
- Files are kept on a disk volume; S3-compatible object storage isn’t supported yet.
- The install is Docker Compose; Kubernetes (Helm) and air-gapped installs aren’t documented yet.
- API keys are bearer keys; signing in through your own identity provider isn’t here yet.
- Connecting an AI assistant to a hosted Paprika is coming (authoring with AI).