PDF to HTML

    Convert your PDF document into a single HTML file with page previews and extracted text.

    How to convert PDF to HTML

    Our PDF-to-HTML converter outputs a single standalone HTML file with every page rendered as a background image and real selectable text positioned over it. The images are inlined as base64 data URLs, so the file works as a single drop-in with no external assets. Everything runs in your browser — nothing uploads.

    Step-by-step guide

    1. Upload the PDF. Drag in the file and wait for the page count to appear.
    2. Click Convert to HTML. Each page is rendered and its text is extracted.
    3. Download the HTML. A single file downloads — open it in any browser or hand it off to a web developer to edit.

    What's in the output

    • A div per page with the page image as background.
    • Absolutely-positioned text spans preserving the original layout coordinates.
    • Self-contained — no external image or CSS requests.
    • Searchable via browser Find (Ctrl/⌘-F).

    When to use it

    • Publishing a PDF as a web-viewable page with full visual fidelity.
    • Making a PDF searchable by web crawlers (real HTML text layer).
    • Quoting a PDF in an email body or web CMS.
    • Archiving a document in a format editable with any text editor.
    • Extracting just the text positioning to rebuild in your own layout.

    Tips

    • File size can be large. Because images are inlined, the HTML is typically bigger than the PDF. For a leaner output, run the PDF through Compress PDF first.
    • Need only the text? Use PDF to ODT to get an editable document without the page images.
    • Going the other way? HTML to PDF.

    Frequently asked questions

    Will the HTML look exactly like the PDF?

    Visually yes — each page is rendered as an image, so the visual output is pixel-perfect. Complex forms, annotations, and embedded media may not be interactive in the HTML.

    Is the text selectable in the output?

    Yes. Text is extracted as real HTML text positioned over the rendered image, so you can select, copy, and search it in the browser.

    What about scanned PDFs without a text layer?

    You'll still get the pages as images, but the text layer will be empty (since there's no text data in the source). OCR is not performed by this tool.

    Can I convert password-protected PDFs?

    Unlock first with Unlock PDF.

    Do my files ever leave my device?

    No. Conversion is 100% client-side.