I need to turn a text or Markdown file into a PDF
Raw notes or a Markdown draft? Turn them into a tidy, printable PDF anyone can open.
To share notes or a document nicely, convert text or Markdown to PDF: plain text becomes clean typeset pages, and Markdown's headings and lists render as proper formatting. Our Text to PDF and Markdown to PDF tools convert in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. It's the quick way to turn raw notes into a shareable file.
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Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
Text to PDF
Paste text or drop a.txt file and export a clean, print-ready PDF with real selectable, searchable text. Pick the font, size, margins and page size: A4 or US Letter. 100% in your browser, nothing uploaded.
Markdown to PDF
Write or paste Markdown and export a clean, printable PDF in your browser. Live GitHub-flavoured preview with headings, tables, code blocks and task lists, page size, margins and theme included. Nothing is uploaded.
HTML to PDF
Paste or drop HTML and export a clean, print-ready PDF in your browser. Live sandboxed preview renders your markup exactly as-is with inline CSS, then one click paginates it to A4 or US Letter. Nothing is uploaded and no external assets are fetched.
Compress PDF
Shrink a PDF's file size right in your browser. Pick a compression level, see exactly how much you saved, and download. No uploads, no watermark.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Pick the right tool
Plain notes → Text to PDF. A Markdown draft (with # headings) → Markdown to PDF.
- 2
Add your content
Paste or drop the file in, it's converted in your browser, never uploaded.
- 3
Convert to PDF
The text is typeset onto clean pages. Markdown formatting renders properly.
- 4
Save or combine
Download the PDF, or merge it with other pages into one document.
- Using the plain-text tool for Markdown, the # and * symbols show literally instead of formatting. Use Markdown to PDF for that.
- Expecting fancy layout from plain text. It's clean and readable, not designed like a brochure.
- Forgetting very long documents may be worth compressing before sending.
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