How to Convert a Webpage (HTML) to PDF
You've been "Print to PDF"-ing webpages and getting weird sidebars, ads, and broken layouts. PDFShed renders webpages cleanly to PDF — preserving the design, dropping the noise.
The problem
You found a long article you want to read offline. The browser's "Print to PDF" cuts off content, includes the sidebar, and breaks formatting. You want a clean, readable PDF.
Step-by-step
- 1
Open the HTML to PDF tool
Paste the URL of the webpage you want to save.
- 2
Choose layout options
"Reader mode" strips ads/sidebars/navigation, keeps just article content. "Full page" preserves the entire visual page including header/footer.
- 3
Pick page size
Letter, A4, or custom. Vertical (portrait) is standard for articles.
- 4
Convert and download
PDF is generated using browser rendering — looks like the page would in print preview.
- 5
Read offline
Save to your tablet or phone for plane reading, doctor-office waits, etc.
Pro tips
- •Reader mode often produces a cleaner result than Full page for articles. Full page is better for documentation.
- •Some sites block PDF extraction (paywalled news, login-walled apps). For those, save the page locally first (Ctrl+S) then convert offline.
- •For batches of URLs (saving 20 articles at once), no batch mode yet — process one at a time.
- •After conversion, [add bookmarks](/en/guides/add-bookmarks-to-pdf) for navigation in long articles.
Frequently asked questions
Will images load in the PDF?
Yes — images are downloaded inline and embedded. JavaScript-loaded images may not render if they require interaction.
What about behind-login content?
PDFShed can't access login-walled pages. For those, log in in your browser, save the page locally (Ctrl+S → Save as HTML), then convert.
Will the PDF be searchable?
Yes — text from the webpage is embedded as real PDF text. Selectable, copyable, indexable.
Does this work for app screens / SPAs?
Single-page apps that lazy-load content may render incompletely. For complex SPAs, take screenshots and use [Screenshot to PDF](/en/guides/convert-screenshot-to-pdf).