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Free web tool · No sign-upEXTENSION ALTERNATIVE — RUNS IN YOUR BROWSER

Convert any web page to PDF.

Paste a URL, or drop in some HTML or Markdown. Conversion happens in your browser — nothing uploaded, nothing stored, no account asked for. For ad removal, login pages, and selectable text in your PDFs, install the Chrome extension.

No sign-upNo watermarkNo file uploadsFree forever
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Works for any publicly-accessible page. Login-protected pages need the extension.

How it works

Three steps. No magic.

Everything happens locally in your browser. The only network call we make is fetching the URL you pasted.

01

Paste or upload

A URL, raw HTML or Markdown, or upload a file. Pick whichever tab fits.

02

Click convert

Your browser renders the page in a hidden frame and screenshots it. Nothing is uploaded.

03

Download the PDF

Multi-page, A4-sized, ready to share. With a small footer credit linking back to us.

Need more?

This web tool is the simple version.

For the things this can't do — login pages, ad removal, real selectable text — install the extension. Same author, same no-account promise, also free.

This web tool

Quick & free

Best for: a one-off conversion of a public web page, quickly, on any device.

  • Works on any device with a browser
  • No install, no sign-up
  • HTML, Markdown, or file upload
  • PDFs are image-based (no text selection)
  • Can't access login-protected pages
  • No ad/element removal
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Chrome extension

The real thing

Best for: daily use, login-protected pages, ad-free article archiving, fine-grained control.

  • True PDFs with selectable text & links
  • Converts login-protected pages
  • Click to remove ads & clutter before convert
  • 22 paper sizes · custom per-side margins
  • Independent text + image scaling
  • 100% local, nothing leaves your browser
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FAQ

Questions worth asking.

Why are these PDFs image-based?
The web tool screenshots the rendered page in your browser and wraps the image in a PDF. That avoids server costs and keeps it free forever. For PDFs with selectable text and clickable links, the Chrome extension uses Chrome's native PDF engine.
Can it convert pages behind a login?
No — the web tool fetches the URL through our server, which sees the page as an anonymous visitor. The Chrome extension runs in your own logged-in browser, so it can convert webmail, dashboards, subscription articles, etc.
Is anything stored on your servers?
No. We proxy the fetch (so the browser can read the HTML without CORS issues), and nothing is logged or stored. The conversion happens in your browser. The PDF never leaves your device.
Are there limits?
A soft rate limit applies to URL fetches to prevent abuse. Markdown and HTML paste have no limits — they don't touch our server at all. For unlimited use, install the extension.
What happens to images and CSS on the page?
Images and CSS load from the original site as long as they're CORS-allowed (most are). JavaScript on the page does not run — so pages built entirely with JS (e.g., Twitter, Google search results) won't render completely. The extension doesn't have this limitation since it captures your already-rendered tab.
What file types can I upload?
HTML (.html, .htm, .mhtml), Markdown (.md, .markdown), and plain text (.txt). The tool auto-detects the format from the file extension or contents.
One more thing

The extension is also free.

No paywall, no trials, no upsells. Part of Actually Useful Extensions — Chrome tools that solve real problems without selling your data.

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