TXT to PDF Converter
Convert a plain text file to PDF in your browser. Useful for sharing notes, drafts, transcripts, log files, or any plain text content as a polished PDF document. Three font choices and four size options cover almost any use case. No upload, no signup.
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Sensitive documents stay private
Resumes, contracts, NDAs, notes you'd never paste into a chatbot — these are the documents most worth keeping off cloud converters. Everything here happens in your browser. The converted file goes straight to your downloads, then it's gone from memory.
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TXT → PDF done right
The PDF uses US Letter pages with 1-inch margins. Your line breaks are preserved as-is — empty lines stay empty, single lines stay single. Long lines word-wrap to fit the page; very long unbroken strings (URLs, base64) break at the character level rather than overflowing.
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No signup, no watermark, no email
You don't make an account, you don't enter an email, you don't see ads, and the output isn't watermarked. Free in the actual sense of the word — not "free for now, while we figure out a paywall."
Frequently asked questions
Does my file ever leave my device?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser. The file is read into memory, processed by a JavaScript library running in the same tab, and the result is delivered straight to your downloads. Open DevTools while you convert — you'll see zero network traffic carrying your file. This matters for anything sensitive: contracts, drafts, financial documents, personal notes.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. The real ceiling is your device's memory. Most text and PDF files are small enough that this is never a concern — multi-megabyte documents convert fine on phones. Very large files (hundreds of MB) may struggle on older or memory-constrained devices.
What about the original file?
Untouched. The converted file is a separate copy that lands in your downloads. Your original stays exactly where it was on disk.
Does this work on mobile?
Yes. Tap the drop zone to open your phone's file picker, choose a file from Files / Downloads / Drive / iCloud, hit Convert. The result downloads to your device's standard download location.
How is this different from online converter sites that ask for an email?
Those sites upload your file to their servers, run conversion server-side, and email you a download link. They get to read your document, log your IP, and store the file (for some period). This tool does none of that — everything runs in your browser tab. We don't even have an account system, so there's nothing to sign up for and nothing to log out of.
Which font should I pick?
Helvetica is the default — clean, modern, easy to read. Best for general use. Times Roman is the traditional document choice — serif, looks more formal. Best for letters, essays, anything that should read "document-y." Courier is monospace — every character is the same width. Best for ASCII art, code listings, log files, anything where column alignment matters. Don't use Courier for prose; it's less readable than the others.
Does it preserve my line breaks?
Yes — exactly. If you have 5 separate lines in your .txt, you get 5 lines in the PDF. If a line is too long to fit on the page, it word-wraps onto continuation lines. Empty lines stay empty (they act as paragraph separators visually). This is different from "reflow paragraphs" mode — we don't try to detect paragraphs and merge their lines.
What page size does it use?
US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) with 1-inch margins on all sides. A4 support is on the roadmap. If you need A4 today, the workaround is converting to PDF and then using a tool like Adobe Acrobat or another PDF resizer.
Can it handle very large text files?
Yes, within reason. A 1 MB text file is about 200,000 words — roughly 1,000 PDF pages. The browser handles that, but expect the conversion to take 10-20 seconds and the output PDF to be substantial. Files over 10 MB may strain memory on phones; desktops can handle much more.
Will it work with Unicode / international characters?
Helvetica, Times, and Courier are PDF's standard fonts and cover Latin scripts (English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, etc.) plus common punctuation and currency symbols. Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, CJK characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), and emoji aren't supported by the standard fonts — those characters will appear as blank rectangles in the PDF. Full Unicode support would require embedding a custom font (multi-MB), which we don't do in v1.