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Convert pdf document files
The portable document format. Fixed layout, universal, and the reason everyone can open the file you send them. A tree of objects describing pages, fonts, images and scripts, with a cross-reference table and a file trailer. Text and vector graphics are stored separately from the page layout. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in sending a document that must not change on the way. From here it can become JPG, PNG, WEBP, TXT, MD, HTML, XLSX, CSV, DOCX and EPUB, and the conversions run on your own device, so the file is never uploaded anywhere. The remaining 1 conversion is next in the queue and will be free.
At a glance
- Source
- Where it runs
- Your browser
- Cost
- Free, unlimited
- Account
- Not needed
Converter
Universal converter
Drop one or more pdf document files.
or select pdf document
Your file never leaves this browser
About the format
The portable document format.
A tree of objects describing pages, fonts, images and scripts, with a cross-reference table and a file trailer. Text and vector graphics are stored separately from the page layout.
- Where it is good
- Looks identical on every operating system and every device
- Holds text, images, vector art, forms, signatures and 3D
- Can be locked, compressed, tagged for accessibility and archived as PDF/A
- Where it falls short
- Not really editable — you change the source document, not the PDF
- Fonts and complex layouts can shift when converted back to an office format
- A file with lots of scans can be enormous
- You will find it on
- Everyone, everywhere, for everything
The thing people miss
PDF was invented as a screen format, not a print format — which is why the page sizes are in points, not millimetres.
Where it goes next
Sending a document that must not change on the way
Real jobs
What people are actually doing with PDF
Sending a document that must not change on the way
A bill, statement or form that has to be filed
Combining many files into one that anyone can open
How to
Converting a PDF file
- 01
Add your pdf document
Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.
- 02
Pick what you want it to become
Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.
- 03
Download the result
Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.
Also available
PDF converts into
Queued for the servers
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Questions
PDF conversion questions
How do I convert PDF to another format?
Add your pdf document file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.
Will there be a watermark or a page limit?
Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.