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HTML to PDF

Upload an .html file and turn it into a clean PDF with selectable, searchable text. Scripts are ignored.

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At a glance

uploaded: the PDF is laid out on your device
0 bytes
before the page is laid out
Scripts removed
selectable and searchable in the PDF
Real text
no sign-up, no watermark
Free

HTML file to PDF in three steps

  1. 1

    Add an .html file

    Drop in a saved web page, an exported report or an HTML email, up to 100 MB.

    HTML to PDF drop zone
  2. 2

    Convert

    Scripts and event handlers are stripped, then the content is laid out on A4 pages.

    HTML file loaded and ready to convert
  3. 3

    Download the PDF

    Headings, paragraphs, lists and tables come out as real text you can search and copy.

    PDF made from an HTML file ready to download
Convert HTML to PDF

Clean pages from any HTML file

  • Paginated, not screenshotted.

    Content flows across A4 pages with margins, so long documents read like documents.

  • Safe by default.

    Scripts never run. They’re removed, along with inline event handlers, before layout.

  • Searchable output.

    Text stays text, so the PDF can be searched, copied and indexed.

  • Fragments work too.

    A file with just a snippet of HTML, not a full page, gets clean default styling.

  • Many scripts.

    Non-Latin text gets a matching font.

  • No upload.

    Converted in your browser.

For developers

Export generated reports without a server

Got an HTML report from a test run, an analytics export or a build pipeline? Drop the file in and get a PDF to attach to a ticket or send to a client. Nothing to configure, and the report never leaves your machine.

  • Styles inside the file are applied
  • Tables keep their rows as selectable text
  • A4 pages with even margins

On your phone

Saved a page as HTML? Convert it here

Booking confirmations and receipts sometimes arrive as .html attachments. Open Pagestro in your phone’s browser, pick the file and keep a PDF copy instead.

  • Works in Safari and Chrome on iOS and Android
  • Pick the file from Files, Drive or downloads
  • The PDF saves straight to your phone
HTML to PDF tool on a phone

HTML in, document out

  • Developer reviewing a report on a laptopPDFDOCX

    Developers

    Test and coverage reports.

    Attach a PDF of an HTML report to a ticket or release note.

  • Marketer reviewing a newsletter on a monitorHelloSent

    Marketers

    Email newsletters for the archive.

    Keep a PDF record of each campaign’s HTML.

  • Person reading on a tablet with a notebookPDF1 PDF

    Researchers

    Saved articles for reading later.

    Turn a saved article into a paginated PDF you can annotate.

How Pagestro compares

  • File stays on your device

    Pagestro
    Yes
    Desktop software
    Yes
    Upload-based sites
    No

  • Nothing to install

    Pagestro
    Yes
    Desktop software
    No
    Upload-based sites
    Yes

  • Scripts stripped before conversion

    Pagestro
    Yes
    Desktop software
    Varies
    Upload-based sites
    Varies

  • Selectable text in the PDF

    Pagestro
    Yes
    Desktop software
    Varies
    Upload-based sites
    Varies

  • Price

    Pagestro
    Free
    Desktop software
    Often a paid license
    Upload-based sites
    Often free with limits

HTML to PDF questions

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How do I convert an HTML file to PDF?

Drop the .html or .htm file in at the top of the page and press HTML to PDF. You get an A4 PDF with selectable text.

Can I convert a web page by its URL?

Not yet. Save the page from your browser as an .html file first (usually File, then Save Page As), and drop that file in.

Will the PDF look exactly like the page in my browser?

It keeps the content and basic styling. Advanced layouts such as flexbox and grid, and anything built by JavaScript, aren’t reproduced. Articles, reports, receipts and simple emails convert best.

Are images and stylesheets included?

Styles written inside the file are applied. Images and stylesheets linked from other files or from the web aren’t loaded.

Is it safe to convert HTML from someone else?

Scripts never run here. They’re removed, along with inline event handlers, before the content is laid out, and the file is never uploaded.

What page size and margins are used?

A4 portrait pages with even margins of about two-thirds of an inch.

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