Text to PDF Converter

What Is Text to PDF Conversion?

Text to PDF conversion turns plain text — a .txt file, a log, code, notes, JSON, XML, SQL or any unformatted writing — into a professional, fixed-layout PDF document. Plain text has no fonts, pages, headings or styling; a PDF adds typography, pagination, headers and footers, and looks identical on every device and printer.

This converter does it entirely in your browser. The default engine lays out your text as real, selectable PDF text with your chosen font, size, spacing, alignment, page size and columns, then adds page numbers, headers, a watermark and more. Code is syntax-highlighted with line numbers, and non-Latin scripts are fully supported. Nothing is uploaded.

• Selectable text: Output is real vector text you can select, search and copy — not an image.
• Full typography: Font, size, line height, letter spacing, alignment and columns are all yours.
• Code-aware: A dedicated code mode adds syntax highlighting and line numbers.
• Private by design: Conversion runs locally; your text never leaves your device.

Why Convert Text to PDF?

Plain text is perfect for writing and storing data, but it is awkward to share and print: no pagination, no fonts, no headers, and it looks different in every editor. A PDF is a sealed, portable, print-ready document that preserves your layout and looks the same everywhere.

Whether you are sharing notes, printing a report, archiving logs, publishing documentation, turning code into a readable handout, or preparing legal records, converting text to PDF gives you a clean, professional, universally compatible result.

• Professional sharing: Hand over a polished, paginated document instead of a raw text file.
• Printing: Proper page sizes, margins and page numbers make text print-ready.
• Archiving: PDF is a stable, self-contained format ideal for long-term records.
• Documentation: Turn notes, READMEs and specs into branded, navigable PDFs.
• Reports: Add headers, footers, a title page and a table of contents.
• Legal records: Fixed-layout, optionally password-protected documents for compliance.

PDF Generation Modes

Five modes balance speed against quality so you get exactly the PDF you need.

• Fast: Quick export with the smallest file — ideal for drafts.
• Standard: Balanced quality and size — the right default for most text.
• High Quality: Maximum typography quality for polished documents.
• Print Ready: High-fidelity output suited to professional printing.
• PDF/A Archive: High quality with full embedded metadata for long-term archiving.

How the Conversion Engine Works

The default vector engine lays out your text directly into the PDF with jsPDF: it wraps and paginates the text, applies your font, size, line height, letter spacing and alignment, flows it into one, two or three columns, and draws headers, footers, page numbers, a watermark and a table of contents. The result is real, selectable, searchable text — small and efficient even for large logs and books.

In code mode, highlight.js tokenises your code and each token is drawn in its syntax colour with line numbers and a filename header. For non-Latin scripts and right-to-left text, a universal engine renders the styled content with the browser and captures it, so any language is supported. Passwords and permissions are applied with standard PDF encryption — all in your browser.

• Vector by default: Selectable text, small files, efficient for very large documents.
• Real syntax colours: Code is highlighted token-by-token in the PDF, not flattened.
• Any language: The universal engine handles Unicode and RTL scripts.
• No upload: Layout, highlighting and encryption all run on your device.

Best Text to PDF Settings

Match the mode, font and layout to your goal for the cleanest result.

• Notes: Plain mode, a clean sans-serif font, normal margins, 1.4 line height — quick and readable.
• Reports: Plain mode, justified text, header with the title, footer with page numbers and date.
• Documentation: Markdown mode with a table of contents and numbered headings for navigable docs.
• Books: Plain mode, A5 page size, justified text, page numbers and a header with the chapter.
• Code files: Code mode with line numbers, a filename header, a monospace font and your language selected.