How to Convert HTML to PDF — Web Pages, Emails, and Reports
Turn any HTML content into a downloadable PDF document — perfect for archiving, sharing, and printing.
HTML-to-PDF conversion bridges the gap between web content and portable documents. Whether you're archiving a web page, converting an HTML email template to a shareable document, or generating reports from HTML templates, PDF is the universal output format.
Our HTML to PDF tool takes raw HTML input and renders it as a styled PDF document. Paste your HTML markup — complete with inline styles, embedded images (as data URIs), and CSS — and get a properly formatted PDF output.
Common use cases span multiple industries. Developers convert HTML email templates to PDF for client approval before coding. Marketing teams archive landing pages as PDFs for compliance records. Finance teams render HTML report templates as PDF statements. Educators convert web-based course content to downloadable study materials.
The conversion preserves CSS styling, including fonts, colors, layouts, and box model properties. Float-based layouts, flexbox, and basic grid layouts render correctly. Media queries are applied using the print media type, so if your HTML has print-specific styles, those take effect in the PDF output.
For best results, design your HTML with PDF output in mind. Use explicit widths rather than viewport-relative units. Specify font sizes in points or pixels, not relative units. Include page break hints using CSS break-before and break-after properties for multi-page documents.
Images must be embedded as base64 data URIs or absolute URLs for proper rendering. Relative image paths won't resolve because the HTML is processed locally without a server context. Our tool handles data URI embedded images natively.
The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your HTML content — which might include proprietary templates, customer data in email previews, or confidential reports — never leaves your device. This is especially important for HTML containing sensitive business data or personal information.
Related tools in our suite complement the HTML workflow. Use our HTML Viewer to preview and debug your markup before converting. Use our Markdown to PDF tool if your source content is in Markdown format. And use our text-to-PDF converter for plain text documents that need the structure and portability of PDF.