PDF to HTML
Convert PDF text content to an HTML file
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About PDF to HTML
PDF to HTML takes the text layer of a PDF and writes it into a basic .html file: one bordered section per page with a page-number heading, line breaks and paragraphs kept, and characters such as < and & escaped so they show as written. It does not copy fonts, colors, images, tables, or columns; tables and multi-column text become lines in the order the PDF stores them. Scanned pages have no text and stay empty.
How to convert PDF to HTML
- 1Pick or drop the PDF whose text you want as HTML.
- 2Click "Convert to HTML" to extract the text of every page.
- 3When "Done" appears, "Download" gives you the text as one .html page.
Formats and limits
- Input format
- PDF with a text layer
- Output format
- HTML file, one section per page
- Kept
- Text, line breaks, and paragraphs
- Not kept
- Fonts, colors, images, tables, and columns
Where your file is processed
The PDF is read by PDF.js inside this browser tab, and the HTML is written there too; the file is not uploaded. If an error message appears, the cleaned message, the tool's name, and your browser's name and version may be sent to us, never your file.
Frequently asked questions
Does it keep the layout and images?
No. Only the text is extracted, and the HTML uses one simple style: Arial-type text in bordered page sections. Fonts, colors, images, and the original positions are not carried over.
Can it read scanned pages?
No. A scan has no text layer, so its section stays empty, and the page lists those page numbers after the conversion. Run the file through OCR PDF first, then convert the result.
Can I see the HTML before downloading?
No. There is no preview on the page: open the downloaded .html file in a browser to view it, or in a code editor to change it.
Tips and tricks
- ✓To get the text without any HTML tags, use Extract Text from PDF.