1) Upload HTML file to convert
Drop files here, or Click to select
Allowed file types: html, htm, xhtml, mhtml, mht, vmsg, chm, adoc, epub, cbz, cbr, md, sxc, fb2
2) Set converting HTML to PDF options
3) Get converted file
Total HTML Converter
Total HTML Converter supports HTML, MHT, HTM, XHTML files. When a new HTML standard is released we will add it too!
With Total HTML Converter you can enable or disable Java scripts on your pages. This handy option will save you hours of time!
Total HTML Converter converts all CSS styles and you always get neat results.
Total HTML Converter can stop slow scripts. If there is a loop on your page, it still can be converted in reasonable time.
Switch to OpenOffice in seconds by converting HTML to ODT.
Combine several HTML files into one multi-page TIFF or PDF file with our HTML Converter.
Total HTML Converter features fit-to-page option. It is extremely convenient: you convert hundreds of different HTML files and get the perfectly laid out documents.
When you convert HTML to JPEG you can customize the final image to your needs. Set the desired quality of the JPEG image to compromise the file size.
Convert HTML or MHT files via our clear wizard-mode interface.
The widest list of output file types: DOC, PDF, HTML, XHTML, TXT, XLS, RTF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, ODT, EMF, SVG!
Total HTML Converter supports DPI and paper size for TIFF. Select the quality and size of the output TIFF images.
Total HTML Converter has a built-in Preview panel so that you could find the file you need faster.
Add text or image watermarks (your logo or any other image) to the header or the footer of the output file. It works for stamping bates too.
Add page counters or a date to every page of the output files in batch.
Tell Total HTML Converter if you want to print background or not.
When you convert HTML to PDF you can set user permissions, password-protect your files or sign them with your digital signature. Get PDF, PDF/A and non-searchable PDFs.
We also offer HTML Converter SDK for Web\SQL server\ASP\.NET\C#. With ActiveX you can easily implement our HTML converter into your application.
Total HTML Converter can be run via command line (get the ready-to-use command line from GUI).💾 Upload Your File: Go to the site, click on «Upload File,» and select your HTML file.
✍️ Set Conversion Options: Choose PDF as the output format and adjust any additional options if needed.
Convert and Download: Click 👉«Download Converted File»👈 to get your PDF file.
| File extension | .HTML |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | HTML allows creating structured documents and web pages. HTML file contains command tags in angular brackets that mark out each element like title, paragraphs, quotes, links, lists, etc. Web-pages generated with HTML have .html extension (for a static web-page). HTML code is processed by a browser, while user sees only the text and other elements of the page without any tags. The source code can be viewed separately. HTML files can be edited in a common text editor like a TXT file. |
| Associated programs | Any Web Browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome) |
| Developed by | World Wide Web Consortium & WHATWG |
| MIME type | text/html |
| Useful links | More detailed information on HTML files |
| Conversion type | HTML to PDF |
| File extension | |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | Adobe Systems Portable Document Format (PDF) format provides all the contents of a printed document in electronic form, including text and images, as well as technical details like links, scales, graphs, and interactive content. You can open this file in free Acrobat Reader and scroll through the page or the entire document, which is generally one or more pages. The PDF format is used to save pre-designed periodicals, brochures, and flyers. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Viewer Ghostscript Ghostview Xpdf CoolUtils PDF Viewer |
| Developed by | Adobe Systems |
| MIME type | application/pdf application/x-pdf |
| Useful links | More detailed information on PDF files |
HTML is the language of the web. PDF is the language of documents. When you need to freeze a web page, report, or email template as a permanent, printable file — converting HTML to PDF is the answer. The result is a fixed-layout document that looks identical on any device, in any printer, regardless of the browser or screen size of the viewer.
Developers, designers, and content teams convert HTML to PDF for a wide range of practical reasons:
A proper HTML-to-PDF converter renders the HTML through a real browser engine before generating the PDF. Here is what carries over reliably:
What does not transfer:
This distinction matters more than any other factor for conversion quality.
An HTML file that references external stylesheets (<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://example.com/styles.css">), external images (<img src="https://cdn.example.com/logo.png">), or web fonts loaded from Google Fonts requires live internet access at conversion time. If the converter cannot reach those URLs — because of network restrictions, authentication requirements, or because the referenced server is slow — the PDF will have missing styles, missing images, or fallback fonts.
Self-contained HTML files convert most reliably. A self-contained file embeds everything inline:
<style> block inside <head>, not in an external file.src="data:image/png;base64,iVBOR..."@font-face with base64-encoded font data, or replaced with system fonts.How to make an HTML file self-contained:
Email HTML is a special case. Email clients strip external stylesheets entirely — which is why professional email templates are always written with inline CSS (style="font-family: Arial; color: #333;" on every element). This makes email HTML naturally self-contained, and it converts to PDF with high fidelity.
Tools like Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor, and Klaviyo allow you to export the rendered HTML of a campaign. That exported file, with inline styles already applied, converts cleanly to PDF. It is an accurate proof of exactly what subscribers will see in Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail.
If you are building templates by hand, use a CSS inliner (such as Premailer, Juice, or the equivalent library in your language stack) before saving the file for conversion. This transforms stylesheet rules into inline attributes that survive any rendering context.
| Feature | Online Tool | Total HTML Converter (Desktop) |
|---|---|---|
| Convert a URL directly | No — file upload only | Yes — paste any URL |
| Batch conversion | No — one file at a time | Yes — entire folders, wildcards |
| CSS fidelity | Basic | Full Chromium rendering engine |
| JavaScript execution | No | Yes |
| Custom page size / orientation | No | Yes — A4, Letter, custom dimensions, landscape |
| Headers and footers | No | Yes — page numbers, date, custom text |
| Margins control | No | Yes — per-side margin in mm |
| Command-line / automation | No | Yes — full CLI with all parameters |
| Privacy | File uploaded to server | Processed locally, never leaves your machine |
| File size limit | Yes | No practical limit |
The online tool covers the most common case: you have a single self-contained HTML file and need a quick PDF without installing software. Upload the file, download the PDF. No account required, no subscription.
It is the right choice for one-off conversions, testing whether a file converts correctly, and situations where you are on a machine where you cannot install software.
Switch to the desktop application when:
Total HTML Converter is available for Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. A 30-day free trial is available — no email address or credit card required.