# Adding JavaScript to a PDF

PDF readers vary in the extent they support JavaScript, with some not supporting it at all.

Adobe has documentation on its support here:
[https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/jsapiref/index.html](https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/jsapiref/index.html)

## Launch print window on opening

```{testsetup}
pypdf_test_setup("user/add-javascript", {
    "example.pdf": "../resources/example.pdf",
})
```

```{testcode}
from pypdf import PdfWriter

writer = PdfWriter(clone_from="example.pdf")

# Add JavaScript to launch the print window on opening this PDF.
writer.add_js("this.print({bUI:true,bSilent:false,bShrinkToFit:true});")

writer.write("out-print-window.pdf")
```
