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Text to PDF Converter

Transform plain text into professional PDF documents. Type or paste content directly, upload text files, and convert to beautifully formatted PDFs with control over page size, font selection, margins, and layout. Perfect for converting notes, code snippets, logs, or any text content into a polished, portable format.

What does this tool do?

The Text to PDF converter creates properly formatted PDF documents from plain text input. It handles word wrapping, pagination, and page layout automatically. You control the output appearance: select from standard page sizes (A4, Letter, Legal, A5), choose fonts (Helvetica, Times, Courier), adjust font sizes and line spacing, and set margins. The tool intelligently paginates your content, adding page breaks where needed for clean presentation.

How it works

Using MuPDF's text layout and PDF generation capabilities, the tool creates a new PDF document from scratch. It processes your text input line by line, applying word wrapping at the specified page width (accounting for margins). Text flows from page to page automatically, with new pages created as needed. The selected font is embedded or referenced, and text is rendered using standard PDF text operators. The result is a standards-compliant PDF that opens in any viewer.

Features

How to use

  1. 1

    Enter your text

    Type or paste content into the text editor, or upload a .txt file. The tool accepts any plain text content — notes, code, logs, scripts, articles.

  2. 2

    Choose layout options

    Select page size based on your needs (A4 for international standard, Letter for US). Pick a font: Helvetica for clean modern text, Times for traditional serif documents, Courier for code and fixed-width content.

  3. 3

    Adjust formatting

    Set font size (10-12pt for body text), line spacing (1.2-1.5 for readability), and margins. Preview shows how your text will paginate.

  4. 4

    Convert and download

    Click Convert to PDF. The PDF downloads instantly with your text properly paginated and formatted. Pages are added automatically for long content.

Common use cases

Convert notes to shareable documents

Transform meeting notes, research notes, or personal writing into professional PDFs for sharing with colleagues or archiving.

Create code documentation

Convert code snippets, configuration files, and README content to PDF for documentation packages or printed reference materials.

Archive log files

Convert system logs, application logs, or event records to PDF for timestamped archival with consistent formatting.

Prepare plain text for presentation

Turn poems, scripts, speeches, or written content into formatted documents ready for presentation, submission, or publication.

Tips & best practices

Frequently asked questions

Does it preserve line breaks from my text?
Yes — both intentional line breaks and automatic word wrapping are preserved. The tool respects your paragraph breaks while wrapping long lines that would exceed the page width.
Can I include formatting like bold or italics?
The tool handles plain text only. For formatted text with bold, italics, or headings, convert your content to Markdown and use a Markdown-to-PDF converter, or add formatting after conversion in a PDF editor.
What's the maximum text length?
There's no fixed limit — pages are added automatically as needed. Testing has confirmed reliable operation with 100,000+ words. The practical limit depends on your device's memory.
Why doesn't my text file show special characters correctly?
Ensure your text file is UTF-8 encoded. Some older text files use legacy encodings (ASCII, Latin-1) that may not display all characters correctly.

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