Convert PDF to HTML in Your Browser
Convert a text-based PDF to a simple, standalone HTML document with headings and paragraphs, all in your browser. The structure is approximate, and your PDF never leaves your device.
Drag and drop or Tap to select a PDFclick to select a PDF
Files are processed on your device only.
How it works
- Drop or select your .pdf file. It is read on your device only.
- The text is organized into a basic HTML document.
- Click Download to save the .html file.
A clean, standalone HTML document
The output is a single self-contained HTML file: a title, then the document text wrapped in heading, paragraph, and list tags. There is no external stylesheet or script, so it opens in any browser and is easy to drop into a page, restyle with your own CSS, or hand to another tool.
If you would rather have Markdown than HTML, the PDF to Markdown converter produces the same structure in that format. See how browser-side rendering works.
Heuristic structure, and what is not carried over
Headings come from comparing line font sizes to the body text, and lists from bullet or number prefixes; everything else becomes a paragraph. Because a PDF stores no such structure, this is a best-effort reconstruction that usually needs a little cleanup.
Visual layout, columns, images, exact fonts, and tables are not reproduced. For tabular data, the PDF to CSV tool is a better fit, and for raw text the PDF to TXT tool.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a pixel-perfect copy of the PDF as a web page?
- No. It produces a clean, basic HTML document, headings, paragraphs, and simple lists, from the text layer, not a visual replica. Exact layout, columns, fonts, images, and CSS are not reproduced, and scanned PDFs with no text layer are not supported.
- What is inside the HTML file?
- A minimal, standalone document: a title, then the text organized into heading and paragraph tags with lists where detected. There is no external CSS or JavaScript, so it opens anywhere and is easy to restyle or embed.
- How is the structure decided?
- Heuristically. Line font sizes are compared to the body text to pick headings, and bullet-like lines become list items. It is a best-effort guess rather than stored structure, so review the output before publishing it.
- Does my PDF leave my device?
- No. The file is parsed in your browser on your device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and the conversion keeps working with the network disconnected.