How to Convert Word, Excel, CSV or HTML to PDF

PDF is still the format people expect when you're sending something to be read, not edited - but whatever you're starting from is rarely already a PDF. Which converter you need depends only on that starting format.

Starting from a Word document (.docx)

Use Word to PDF. It rebuilds the document's actual headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and images as real PDF text and content, not a picture of the page - so the result stays selectable and searchable. It works with modern .docx files only; an old .doc needs to be resaved as .docx first. Complex layouts like text boxes or multi-column sections get simplified rather than reproduced pixel-for-pixel, which rarely matters for a resume, letter, or report.

Starting from an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx or .xls)

Use Excel to PDF. Every sheet in the workbook becomes its own page, laid out as a real table, with formulas shown as their last calculated result. It's a clean data export rather than a visual copy - cell colors, borders, conditional formatting, charts, and embedded images aren't carried over. Each sheet is capped at 2,000 rows.

Starting from a CSV file

Use CSV to PDF. The comma-separated text gets parsed into a genuine table, with the first row treated as a header. A file with more than a few columns automatically switches to landscape orientation so the data isn't squeezed unreadable. Also capped at 2,000 rows.

Starting from HTML

Use HTML to PDF. Paste the markup itself, not a web address - a browser can't fetch another site's page on your behalf, so there's no URL field. Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and links carry over as real text; layout CSS like flexbox or grid isn't represented, and an image only comes through if it's embedded directly in the HTML as a data: URI rather than linked to an external file.

Starting from plain text

Use TXT to PDF for notes, a log export, or a quick draft. There's no formatting to preserve beyond line breaks, so this just lays the text out cleanly and consistently. Files are capped at 5 MB.

What they all have in common

Every one of these produces a real PDF with genuine selectable, searchable text - not a screenshot of the original dressed up as one - and every one runs entirely in your browser, so the file never has to be uploaded anywhere just to convert it.

Common questions

Will the formatting carry over exactly? It depends on the format. Word and Excel keep their real structure but not every visual detail - colors, charts, and custom fonts don't come through. CSV and plain text have little formatting to begin with. HTML keeps its structure, not its layout CSS.

Why is there a row or size limit? CSV and Excel are capped at 2,000 rows per file or sheet, and text files at 5 MB - enough for the vast majority of real files, while keeping conversion fast instead of producing an enormous, slow PDF.

Is my file uploaded anywhere? No. All five converters run entirely in your browser.