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Convert HTML to PDF

Convert HTML to PDF in seconds. Free, no signup, no watermark, no file-size limit. Your file is processed in your browser and never uploaded.

At a glance

Source
HTML
Target
PDF
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
HTML

Converter

HTML to PDF

On device

Drop one or more html document files.

or select html document

Your file never leaves this browser

    The details

    What happens when you convert text to PDF

    The format the web is built on. A document that a browser knows how to lay out. The text is laid out onto pages using a built-in font, with the lines wrapped to the page width and the pages broken automatically. The result is a the portable document format. fixed layout, universal, and the reason everyone can open the file you send them, produced entirely inside your browser.

    What survives

    • Every character, exactly as typed
    • The order of the text

    What changes

    • Only the simplest markup is honoured — headings, bullet lists and paragraphs
    • No images, no tables wider than the page, no colour

    Where it goes wrong

    • Long unbroken strings such as URLs can overflow the page
    • A file in an old code page may show the wrong characters — save it as UTF-8 first

    Why anyone would do this

    Sometimes you just need the words on paper, laid out and uneditable.

    About the format

    The format the web is built on.

    A tree of elements and attributes, usually with CSS for styling and JavaScript for behaviour. The browser builds the page from it at request time.

    Where it is good
    • Reflows to any screen size on its own
    • Semantic markup makes a document readable by a screen reader
    • Links, images and forms are all part of the format
    Where it falls short
    • A saved page is often full of scripts and styles you did not write
    • Not a stable archive — it can rot as the web changes
    • Printing a web page rarely gives you the layout you wanted
    You will find it on
    Every website, every email client, every browser

    The thing people miss

    A browser can print a page to PDF perfectly well — which is why most "PDF from the web" features are just the print dialog.

    About the target

    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.

    • 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

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with HTML

    Turning a document into a shareable web page

    Sending a rich, styled letter that works on any device

    Reading a page that no longer renders on its own site

    Specification

    The details, in one table

    Source formatHTML — HTML document
    Target formatPDF — PDF document
    Typical source size10 KB – 5 MB
    RunsIn your browser
    Account neededNo
    WatermarkNone
    File extension.html .htm → .pdf

    How to

    HTML to PDF, step by step

    1. 01

      Add your html document

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Choose the PDF settings

      Set the PDF-specific options — everything happens locally, so the speed is your device, not a queue.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      The finished PDF downloads to your device. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is retained.

    Also available

    HTML converts into

    MDMarkdownTXTPlain textDOCXWord documentRTFRich Text Format

    Questions

    HTML conversion questions

    What actually happens to my HTML file when I convert it to PDF?

    The text is laid out onto pages using a built-in font, with the lines wrapped to the page width and the pages broken automatically. So the HTML file is unpacked, the content is laid out, and the result is written out as PDF. Every character, exactly as typed survives unchanged.

    Will converting HTML to PDF reduce the quality?

    For this particular conversion, not in the way you would expect. Every character, exactly as typed — the HTML content is not re-encoded in a lossy way. The only thing that changes is the format it is stored in.

    Is my HTML file uploaded to a server?

    No. This HTML to PDF conversion runs as JavaScript inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device, so there is no upload step, no file-size limit and no copy of your HTML file on any server.

    Do I need an account or will there be a watermark?

    Neither. There is no sign-up step, no email capture and no watermark on the output. The only limits are the ones your own device imposes.

    What is the most common mistake people make when converting HTML to PDF?

    Long unbroken strings such as URLs can overflow the page

    Why would somebody convert HTML to PDF at all?

    Sometimes you just need the words on paper, laid out and uneditable. In short: turning a document into a shareable web page

    Something most people do not know about HTML?

    A browser can print a page to PDF perfectly well — which is why most "PDF from the web" features are just the print dialog.