The generalized Dickman distribution D θ with parameter θ > 0 is the unique solution to the distributional equality W = d W * , wherewith W non-negative with probability one, U ∼ U [0, 1] independent of W , and = d denoting equality in distribution. Members of this family appear in number theory, stochastic geometry, perpetuities and the study of algorithms. We obtain bounds in Wasserstein type distances between D θ and the distribution of0 MSC 2010 subject classifications: Primary 60F05, 60E99, 91B16 0