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PDF to HTML Converter

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This converter reads the text of your PDF and wraps it in a clean, minimal HTML file: one <section> per page, a <h2> page heading and <p> paragraphs. It runs entirely in your browser using PDF.js, so the file is never uploaded. The result is plain, text-only HTML you can open, edit or paste into a CMS and then style with your own CSS. It is built for getting the text of a PDF onto the web, not for reproducing a designed page.

How to convert PDF to HTML

  1. 1

    Select your PDF

    Drop a text-based PDF into the box or click to browse. Everything stays in your browser.

  2. 2

    Convert to HTML

    PDF.js reads each page and extracts its text, grouping lines into paragraphs.

  3. 3

    Review the HTML

    The generated markup appears in a preview box so you can check the result.

  4. 4

    Download the file

    Save a single `.html` file with one section per page, ready to edit or restyle.

What the output looks like

The converter produces one valid HTML5 file with a minimal structure:

Element Where it comes from
<!DOCTYPE html> skeleton A standard HTML5 wrapper with a UTF-8 charset
<title> The file name of your PDF
<section data-page> One block per PDF page
<h2>Page N</h2> A heading marking the start of each page
<p> Lines of text grouped into paragraphs by vertical gap

What it does not do

This is a text-extraction tool, not a layout engine. On purpose, the output does not include:

  • Images, logos or figures from the PDF.
  • Tables, bullet lists or numbered lists as HTML <table>/<ul>/<ol>.
  • Original fonts, colours, columns or positioning.
  • Any CSS or inline styling.

You get the words in reading order, wrapped in semantic paragraphs, and nothing else. Add your own CSS afterwards.

Best results

  • Use a text-based PDF (one where you can select text in a reader). Scanned or image-only PDFs contain no text layer, so there is no OCR here and the output will be empty for those pages.
  • Run the file through prettier --parser html or a formatter to tidy the whitespace before committing.
  • Moving it into WordPress? Paste the HTML into the code/HTML block, not the visual editor, which will re-wrap it.

Not a layout tool

Do not expect the HTML to look like the PDF. The web is fluid, a PDF page is fixed. Use this tool when you want the content on the web, then restyle it with your site’s own CSS.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The tool extracts the text and puts it into simple paragraphs. Fonts, colours, columns and positioning are not reproduced. Style the output with your own CSS.

No. Only the text is extracted. Images, logos and figures are not carried over to the HTML.

Only if the PDF has a real text layer. Scanned or photographed pages are images with no selectable text, and there is no OCR here, so those pages produce no text.

No. The whole conversion runs in your browser with PDF.js. The PDF never leaves your device, so it is safe for confidential documents.

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