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Free text document to PDF converter

Text document to PDF, ready to share

Paste or type the text of your document, pick a page size and font, and download a clean PDF that keeps every line break and indent where you put it. The preview updates as you type, so the file you download is the one you already read.

Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, no account needed.

  • Free
  • No signup
  • Live preview
  • A4, Letter or Legal
  • Searchable text

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Page setupA4 portrait · Sans-serif 11 pt · 1 in margins

Clean on screen — the default for notes and prose.

Already have the document saved as a file? Convert text files to PDF — drop up to 20 of them, with encoding detected automatically.

How to convert a text document to PDF

Three steps, a few seconds, nothing to install.

  1. Paste or type your document

    The text box below is already open. Paste in the content you want in the PDF, or type it fresh — there is no length limit short of your browser's memory, and the preview updates as you go.

  2. Set the page layout

    Open Page setup to choose A4, US Letter or US Legal, portrait or landscape, a sans-serif, serif or monospaced font between 8 and 16 pt, line spacing, and margins. Page numbers are on by default; line numbers and a header are a checkbox each.

  3. Download the PDF

    The preview already shows the finished document, so pressing Download PDF saves exactly what you just read. The text inside the PDF is real, selectable text — not an image — so it stays searchable in any reader.

Specifications

InputText pasted or typed in the browser
OutputOne PDF (version 1.7) with real selectable, searchable text
Page sizesA4, US Letter, US Legal — portrait or landscape
TypographySans-serif, serif or monospaced, 8–16 pt, single / 1.5 / double spacing, 3 margin widths
ExtrasLine numbers, page numbers, file-name header, 2/4/8-column tab stops
Page limit1,000 pages per PDF
Character supportLatin, Greek and Cyrillic (Noto subset embedded when needed); CJK, Arabic, Hebrew and emoji are not covered
Processing locationYour browser — no text is uploaded to a server
PriceFree, no signup, no watermark

When a text document belongs in a PDF

A text document travels well until someone opens it on a screen with different margins, a different default font, or a different tab width — and suddenly the layout you intended is gone. A PDF freezes the layout: every line break lands at the same place on every screen, every printer, and every phone. That is why receipts, cover letters, meeting notes and any document meant to be read as you wrote it end up as PDF.

This converter takes your text and places it on real pages with the font and margins you pick. The result is a PDF with selectable, searchable text — not a screenshot — so it stays useful after the conversion. A typical page of prose comes out under two kilobytes because no image data is involved, only the characters themselves.

Formatting a document without a word processor

You do not need a word processor to produce a readable PDF. Pick a serif font at 11 or 12 pt for prose, or a monospaced font at 9 pt for code and structured output. Choose between single, 1.5 and double line spacing, and set margins between half an inch and an inch and a half — narrow margins fit more text per page, wide margins leave room for printed annotations.

Page numbers run in the footer by default, and ticking the line-number checkbox adds a count in the left margin — useful for referencing specific lines when the document is discussed. The live preview redraws every time you change a setting, so you see the final layout before you commit to the download.

Questions about converting text documents to PDF

How do I convert a text document to PDF for free?

Paste the text into the box on this page and press Download PDF. The converter runs in your browser, costs nothing, needs no account, and puts no watermark on the result.

Is the text uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser tab: your text never reaches a server, is never stored, and disappears from memory when you close the tab.

Does the PDF keep my line breaks and indentation?

Yes. Every line break in your text is a line break in the PDF, blank lines stay blank, and leading spaces and tabs survive. Tabs expand to the tab stop you pick (2, 4 or 8 columns), and a line wider than the page wraps at a word boundary while keeping its indentation.

Can I choose the font and page size?

Yes — sans-serif, serif or monospaced fonts from 8 to 16 pt, A4, US Letter or US Legal, portrait or landscape, and three margin widths. The Page setup panel shows exactly how many characters fit per line with your current combination.

What if my document has accented or Cyrillic characters?

Latin text with diacritics (French, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Vietnamese), Greek and Cyrillic all convert correctly, with a Noto font subset embedded when the built-in PDF fonts cannot cover them. CJK, Arabic, Hebrew and emoji are not supported — those characters are replaced with a question mark and reported by count.

How large a document can it handle?

There is no character limit on pasted text. The PDF output caps at 1,000 pages — well past the length of most documents. If your text would exceed that, the converter stops and tells you instead of handing back a truncated file.

Is the text in the PDF searchable?

Yes. Every line is written as real PDF text operators, not an image, so you can search it, select it, copy it, and a screen reader can read it aloud.

Can I convert a text file instead of pasting?

Yes — switch to the Text files tab, or use the dedicated text file to PDF converter, which handles up to 20 files at once with automatic encoding detection and batch download.

Where your document goes

Nowhere. The conversion happens in the page you are looking at, on your own processor: your text is never sent to a server, never written to storage, and gone from memory when the tab closes. There is no account for a document to be attached to, and the only request the page makes while converting is for a font file — and only when your text reaches past the fonts every PDF reader already carries.