A PDF of a webpage is a copy that won't change or disappear, such as a receipt, an article to read offline, or documentation to attach to a ticket. Every modern browser can save one, and an online converter works when you only have the link.
Quick answer
On a computer, press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac) and choose Save as PDF as the printer. If you only have a link, or want a PDF without opening the page yourself, paste the URL into a webpage to PDF converter.
Chrome and Edge
- Open the page and press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P.
- Set Destination (Chrome) or Printer (Edge) to Save as PDF.
- Under More settings, turn on Background graphics if colours and images are missing.
- Click Save.
Firefox
Press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P, choose Save to PDF as the destination, and click Save. Firefox's Reader View (the page icon in the address bar) removes ads and sidebars first, if you only want the article.
Safari on Mac
Choose File > Export as PDF. To keep only the article, turn on Reader first with View > Show Reader.
iPhone and iPad
In Safari, tap the Share button, then Options at the top of the share sheet, choose PDF, and pick Save to Files. You can also tap Share, then Print, and pinch outward on the preview to open it as a PDF you can share.
Android
In Chrome, tap the three-dot menu, then Share, then Print, choose Save as PDF as the printer, and tap the PDF download button.
Convert a URL to PDF online
The SpeedyTools webpage to PDF converter takes a URL, loads the page in headless Chrome on our server, and sends back a PDF. Use it on a device where printing is awkward, or when you want the page at desktop width.
- It hides cookie banners and consent pop-ups before printing, which browser printing doesn't do.
- Choose paper-sized pages (A4, Letter, Legal or A3, portrait or landscape, with your choice of margins) or one long page that keeps the desktop layout.
- An optional footer adds the page address, date and page numbers, which helps when you keep a page as a record.
- Text in the PDF stays selectable and searchable.
- It's free with no watermark, up to 10 conversions per hour.
Because our server loads the page, it can't see pages behind a login or paywall, and sites with a bot check (Stack Overflow, for example) block it. For those, use your browser's Save as PDF, which prints what you see.
Fixing common problems
- Missing images. Scroll to the bottom of the page before printing so images that load on scroll appear.
- Cut-off or broken layout. Try a different paper size, or switch the layout to landscape in the print dialog.
- Cookie banners and pop-ups in the PDF. Close them before printing, use Reader View, or use the online converter, which hides them for you.
- Huge file. Turn off background graphics, or pick a lower quality setting.