Convert PDF to HTML
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Drop your PDF file
Drag your PDF file into the drop zone above, or click the box to pick a file from your computer or phone. The browser reads the file directly — nothing uploads.
Click Convert
The page runs PDF.js on your device to decode the Portable Document Format and encode it as HyperText Markup Language. Most conversions finish in a few seconds; large or codec-heavy files (RAW, video) can take longer.
Download the HTML file
When the conversion finishes, the HTML files arrive as a ZIP — one HTML per source page. Open the ZIP and save the pages anywhere on your device.
note: Text content with paragraph + heading structure inferred from layout. Emits a self-contained HTML document with a minimal stylesheet. Doesn't preserve tables, columns, footnotes, or exact fonts.
FAQ
common questions
Will the HTML look like the PDF?
Not pixel-perfect. The converter extracts paragraphs, headings, lists, and basic structure from the PDF and renders them as clean semantic HTML — but it doesn't preserve the PDF's exact pixel-precise layout (multi-column flow, exact font choices, image positioning). For content re-use the HTML is excellent; for visual fidelity, embedding the original PDF in an iframe is closer.
Will text be searchable in the HTML?
Yes — text comes through as real selectable HTML text (in <p>, <h1-h6>, <li>, <td> tags). Search engines, browsers, screen readers all treat it as proper text content. This is the major win over PDF-to-image conversion, where text becomes pixel data that can't be searched without OCR.
Do images from the PDF survive in the HTML?
Embedded raster images are extracted and inlined as base64-encoded data URIs in the HTML. The result is a self-contained HTML file with no external image dependencies. PDF features that don't translate cleanly to images (vector drawings, embedded fonts) don't carry over.
What about tables?
Tables that the PDF defines as actual tables (with proper table structure) convert to <table>/<tr>/<td> in HTML. Tables that are visually arranged but technically just positioned text (common in PDFs exported from older tools) may not detect cleanly — they extract as separate paragraphs that look table-like only when rendered with monospace alignment.
Why convert PDF to HTML instead of just opening the PDF?
Three use cases: (a) publishing PDF content to a website (HTML is the native format for the web); (b) extracting content for translation, re-formatting, or further editing; (c) making PDF content accessible to screen readers more cleanly (PDF accessibility is uneven; HTML semantics are more consistent). For just viewing, the original PDF is the right format.