Why save HTML as PDF
HTML files — saved web pages, e-mail templates, exported reports and pages you build yourself — need a browser to view and can change when their styles or pictures are missing. A PDF captures the page as fixed pages that you can archive, attach, print or submit.
What happens when you convert
Upload the .html file itself. It is opened safely in your browser with scripts switched off, laid out on A4 pages, and each page is saved into the PDF as a picture. Links do not stay clickable and the text is not selectable. For your privacy and safety, pictures and styles stored on other websites are not downloaded — only content inside the file is used.
Which HTML files work best
Simple documents with headings, paragraphs, tables and embedded pictures convert most faithfully. Web pages saved as “Webpage, Single File” or with pictures embedded inside the HTML keep their images. Interactive web apps, pages that build their content with JavaScript, and live websites cannot be captured this way.
Common problems and how to fix them
Pictures are missing: they were linked from the internet — embed them in the file or save the page as a single file. Layout looks plain: styles from external CSS files are not loaded; put the CSS inside the HTML. You want a live website as PDF: open it in your browser and use Print → Save as PDF instead.
Good habits
Remove menus, cookie banners and adverts from the HTML before converting, check page breaks in long tables, and keep the original HTML file.