Turn plain text into a PDF for sharing
Notes, a README excerpt, a plain-language contract — sometimes the deliverable is a PDF, and the source is just text.
Tools used in this guide
The job
Some recipients need a document, not an email body — the PDF format freezes layout and opens everywhere. When your source is plain text, you don't need a word processor in between.
Set the page
Paste the text, pick A4/A5/Letter, set font size and margins, and generate. Lines wrap to the page width and flow across pages automatically.
- A5 at a larger font works well for a one-page notice.
- Smaller margins fit more per page; wider ones look better for handouts.
Worked example
A 3,000-word plain-text brief at 11 pt on A4 produces roughly 6–7 pages, downloaded as a single PDF — no editor, no account.
The honest limitation
Pages are rendered as images inside the PDF, so the output text is not selectable or searchable, and screen readers can't read it. If the recipient needs to copy text or search, send the text differently — or use a real document pipeline.
- Up to 500 KB of text and 100 pages; everything renders locally.
- To extract text from a real text PDF, use the PDF to text tool.