If you’re a web developer, you know that saving a website in PDF format is an easy way to keep your work organized and accessible. But what if you want to save a website in PDF format for offline use? That’s where Web2PDF comes in. Web2PDF is a free online tool that lets you save websites in PDF format without any software installation. Just enter the URL of the website you want to save in the text field and Web2PDF will take care of the rest. Once you’ve saved your website in Web2PDF, you can access it offline just like any other document. You can open it up on your computer or device, or even export it as a PDF file so that you can share it with others easily.
Note: There is a bookmarklet available that you can add to your favorite non-Firefox browser.
Before
For an example we decided to use the first article in our “Building a New Computer” series. Now if you have ever started preparing for something like building a new computer or saving up special tweaks for your next install, then this is definitely going to be a very useful thing for you.
By default you could save this page as an html file, directly print it, or copy and paste it into an “office” document. Those are all nice options but having it saved as a pdf file would be so much nicer.
Web2PDF Converter in Action
As soon as you have installed the extension you are ready to go. A “Toolbar Button” will automatically be added at the right side of your browser’s UI as shown below. There are also no options to worry with…
Once you have a webpage chosen, click on the “Web2PDF Button” and you will see your new pdf file being created.
Once your new file is ready you will be presented with a download link. “Right Click” and save the pdf in a location of your choice.
Notice that the pdf file will have a preset name based on the webpage/article name…very convenient.
Here is our example pdf file once opened…the text can be selected, highlighted, or have other actions performed on it. Definitely no images as pdf files here.
Use the Web2PDF Website Directly
Perhaps you are using a non-Firefox browser or are keeping your number of extensions to a minimum. Just browse over to the website where you can add the “Web2PDF Bookmarklet” to your favorite browser or simply enter the appropriate web address.
Conclusion
If you have been looking for a better way to save articles and a unique webpage in a pdf file format, then the Web2PDF extension (or bookmarklet) makes a great addition to any browser.
Links
Download the Web2PDF Converter extension (Mozilla Add-ons)
Visit the Web2PDF website
