diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/theme/AdComponent.vue b/docs/.vitepress/theme/AdComponent.vue
index 15fc4d2e..a2493845 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/theme/AdComponent.vue
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/theme/AdComponent.vue
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ import icon from './documate.vue'
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="ad-component">
+  <div class="ad-component screen-only">
     <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/aircodelabs/documate">
-      <icon class="icon"/>
-      <span>Embed AI chat in your VitePress using your own content. Open-source.</span>
+      <icon class="icon" />
+      <span
+        >Embed AI chat in your VitePress using your own content.
+        Open-source.</span
+      >
       <span class="cta">Try now →</span>
     </a>
   </div>
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ import icon from './documate.vue'
 <style scoped>
 .ad-component {
   margin-bottom: 2rem;
-  padding: .5rem .85rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
   border: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
   border-radius: 4px;
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ import icon from './documate.vue'
 
 .ad-component .icon {
   display: inline-block;
-  width: .75rem;
-  height: .75rem;
+  width: 0.75rem;
+  height: 0.75rem;
   margin-right: 0.3rem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPCarbonAds.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPCarbonAds.vue
index a233d1ef..577e4717 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPCarbonAds.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPCarbonAds.vue
@@ -106,4 +106,10 @@ if (carbonOptions) {
 .VPCarbonAds :deep(> div:first-of-type) {
   display: block;
 }
+
+@media print {
+  .VPCarbonAds {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPContent.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPContent.vue
index a1479dc6..8d6d832f 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPContent.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPContent.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
 import VPDoc from './VPDoc.vue'
 import VPHome from './VPHome.vue'
 import VPPage from './VPPage.vue'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 const { page, frontmatter } = useData()
 const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('navbar')
+const screenOnlySidebar = useScreenOnly('sidebar')
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -16,7 +19,9 @@ const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
     id="VPContent"
     :class="{
       'has-sidebar': hasSidebar,
-      'is-home': frontmatter.layout === 'home'
+      'is-home': frontmatter.layout === 'home',
+      'with-screen-only': screenOnly,
+      'no-print-sidebar': screenOnlySidebar
     }"
   >
     <slot name="not-found" v-if="page.isNotFound"><NotFound /></slot>
@@ -92,4 +97,14 @@ const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
     padding-left: calc((100vw - var(--vp-layout-max-width)) / 2 + var(--vp-sidebar-width));
   }
 }
+
+@media print {
+  .VPContent.with-screen-only:not(.is-home) {
+    --vp-nav-height: 0;
+  }
+  .VPContent.with-screen-only.no-print-sidebar {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDoc.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDoc.vue
index ab0b9121..95476384 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDoc.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDoc.vue
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
 import VPDocAside from './VPDocAside.vue'
 import VPDocFooter from './VPDocFooter.vue'
 import VPDocOutlineDropdown from './VPDocOutlineDropdown.vue'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 const { theme } = useData()
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const { hasSidebar, hasAside, leftAside } = useSidebar()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('navbar')
+const screenOnlyOutline = useScreenOnly('outline')
 
 const pageName = computed(() =>
   route.path.replace(/[./]+/g, '_').replace(/_html$/, '')
@@ -20,11 +23,11 @@ const pageName = computed(() =>
 <template>
   <div
     class="VPDoc"
-    :class="{ 'has-sidebar': hasSidebar, 'has-aside': hasAside }"
+    :class="{ 'has-sidebar': hasSidebar, 'has-aside': hasAside, 'with-screen-only': screenOnly }"
   >
     <slot name="doc-top" />
     <div class="container">
-      <div v-if="hasAside" class="aside" :class="{'left-aside': leftAside}">
+      <div v-if="hasAside" class="aside" :class="{'left-aside': leftAside,'screen-only': screenOnlyOutline}">
         <div class="aside-curtain" />
         <div class="aside-container">
           <div class="aside-content">
@@ -207,4 +210,11 @@ const pageName = computed(() =>
   content: '';
   color: currentColor;
 }
+
+@media print {
+  /* will be moved to the left? */
+  .VPDoc.with-screen-only {
+    padding-top: 24px !important;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocOutlineDropdown.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocOutlineDropdown.vue
index 1e93b7b8..f6035e6d 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocOutlineDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocOutlineDropdown.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import { getHeaders, resolveTitle, type MenuItem } from '../composables/outline'
 import VPDocOutlineItem from './VPDocOutlineItem.vue'
 import { onContentUpdated } from 'vitepress'
 import VPIconChevronRight from './icons/VPIconChevronRight.vue'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 const { frontmatter, theme } = useData()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('navbar')
+
 const open = ref(false)
 
 onContentUpdated(() => {
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ onContentUpdated(() => {
 })
 
 const headers = shallowRef<MenuItem[]>([])
-
 onContentUpdated(() => {
   headers.value = getHeaders(
     frontmatter.value.outline ?? theme.value.outline
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ onContentUpdated(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div v-if="headers.length > 0" class="VPDocOutlineDropdown" :class="{ 'screen-only': frontmatter.navbar === false }">
+  <div v-if="headers.length > 0" class="VPDocOutlineDropdown" :class="{ 'screen-only': screenOnly }">
     <button @click="open = !open" :class="{ open }">
       {{ resolveTitle(theme) }}
       <VPIconChevronRight class="icon" />
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPFooter.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPFooter.vue
index d1dd939c..f7927b2c 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPFooter.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPFooter.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 const { theme, frontmatter } = useData()
 const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('footer')
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <footer v-if="theme.footer && frontmatter.footer !== false" class="VPFooter" :class="{ 'has-sidebar': hasSidebar }">
+  <footer
+    v-if="theme.footer && frontmatter.footer !== false"
+    class="VPFooter"
+    :class="{ 'has-sidebar': hasSidebar, 'screen-only': screenOnly }"
+  >
     <div class="container">
       <p v-if="theme.footer.message" class="message" v-html="theme.footer.message"></p>
       <p v-if="theme.footer.copyright" class="copyright" v-html="theme.footer.copyright"></p>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNav.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNav.vue
index 7b5bb84c..63c2dd52 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNav.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNav.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getHeaders, type MenuItem } from '../composables/outline'
 import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
 import VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown from './VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue'
 import VPIconAlignLeft from './icons/VPIconAlignLeft.vue'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 defineProps<{
   open: boolean
@@ -40,12 +41,14 @@ const empty = computed(() => {
   return headers.value.length === 0 && !hasSidebar.value
 })
 
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('navbar')
+
 const classes = computed(() => {
   return {
     VPLocalNav: true,
     fixed: empty.value,
     'reached-top': y.value >= navHeight.value,
-    'screen-only': frontmatter.value.navbar === false
+    'screen-only': screenOnly.value
   }
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNav.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNav.vue
index 577c8ece..993ea99a 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNav.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNav.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { useNav } from '../composables/nav'
 import VPNavBar from './VPNavBar.vue'
 import VPNavScreen from './VPNavScreen.vue'
+import {useScreenOnly} from "../composables/scree-only";
 
 const { isScreenOpen, closeScreen, toggleScreen } = useNav()
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('navbar')
 
 const hasNavbar = computed(() => {
   return frontmatter.value.navbar !== false
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ watchEffect(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <header v-if="hasNavbar" class="VPNav">
+  <header v-if="hasNavbar" class="VPNav" :class="{ 'screen-only': screenOnly }">
     <VPNavBar :is-screen-open="isScreenOpen" @toggle-screen="toggleScreen">
       <template #nav-bar-title-before><slot name="nav-bar-title-before" /></template>
       <template #nav-bar-title-after><slot name="nav-bar-title-after" /></template>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebar.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebar.vue
index b5d4cadf..297c20f1 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebar.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebar.vue
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import { inBrowser } from 'vitepress'
 import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
 import VPSidebarItem from './VPSidebarItem.vue'
+import { useScreenOnly } from '../composables/scree-only'
 
 const { sidebarGroups, hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
+const screenOnly = useScreenOnly('sidebar')
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   open: boolean
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ watch(
   <aside
     v-if="hasSidebar"
     class="VPSidebar"
-    :class="{ open }"
+    :class="{ open, 'screen-only': screenOnly }"
     ref="navEl"
     @click.stop
   >
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/scree-only.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/scree-only.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5461a80e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/scree-only.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { useData } from './data'
+import type { DefaultTheme } from 'vitepress/theme'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+
+export function useScreenOnly(entry: keyof DefaultTheme.PrintOptions) {
+  const { theme, frontmatter } = useData()
+
+  return computed(
+    () =>
+      frontmatter.value[entry] === false ||
+      theme.value.print === false ||
+      (typeof theme.value.print === 'object' &&
+        theme.value.print[entry] === false)
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/node/config.ts b/src/node/config.ts
index b2425c3e..295792fe 100644
--- a/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/src/node/config.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,24 @@ export async function resolveSiteData(
 ): Promise<SiteData> {
   userConfig = userConfig || (await resolveUserConfig(root, command, mode))[0]
 
+  const themeConfig = userConfig.themeConfig || {}
+
+  if (typeof themeConfig.print === 'boolean') {
+    themeConfig.print = {
+      outline: themeConfig.print,
+      navbar: themeConfig.print,
+      sidebar: themeConfig.print,
+      footer: themeConfig.print
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    themeConfig.print ??= {}
+    themeConfig.print.outline ??= false
+    themeConfig.print.navbar ??= false
+    themeConfig.print.sidebar ??= false
+    themeConfig.print.footer ??= true
+  }
+
   return {
     lang: userConfig.lang || 'en-US',
     dir: userConfig.dir || 'ltr',
@@ -232,7 +250,7 @@ export async function resolveSiteData(
     base: userConfig.base ? userConfig.base.replace(/([^/])$/, '$1/') : '/',
     head: resolveSiteDataHead(userConfig),
     appearance: userConfig.appearance ?? true,
-    themeConfig: userConfig.themeConfig || {},
+    themeConfig,
     locales: userConfig.locales || {},
     scrollOffset: userConfig.scrollOffset ?? 90,
     cleanUrls: !!userConfig.cleanUrls,
diff --git a/types/default-theme.d.ts b/types/default-theme.d.ts
index 94dfb95c..6b3f613b 100644
--- a/types/default-theme.d.ts
+++ b/types/default-theme.d.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ export namespace DefaultTheme {
      * Customize text of 404 page.
      */
     notFound?: NotFoundOptions
+
+    /**
+     * Customize how pages will be printed.
+     *
+     * To exclude `outline`, `navbar`, `sidebar` and `footer` from being printed, configure `print: false`.
+     *
+     * To print all of them, configure `print: true`.
+     *
+     * Frontmatter configuration will override the global configuration, for example, a page containing `navbar: false`, the navbar will not be printed.
+     *
+     * @default { outline: false, navbar: false, sidebar: false, footer: true }
+     */
+    print?: boolean | PrintOptions
   }
 
   // nav -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -474,4 +487,33 @@ export namespace DefaultTheme {
      */
     code?: string
   }
+
+  // print options -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  export interface PrintOptions {
+    /**
+     * Should the outline be printed?
+     *
+     * @default false
+     */
+    outline?: boolean
+    /**
+     * Should the navbar be printed?
+     *
+     * @default false
+     */
+    navbar?: boolean
+    /**
+     * Should the sidebar be printed?
+     *
+     * @default false
+     */
+    sidebar?: boolean
+    /**
+     * Should the sidebar be printed?
+     *
+     * @default true
+     */
+    footer?: boolean
+  }
 }