If you've ever tried to print a web page that doesn't have a print style sheet attached to it, you know that it can be difficult to get them to look correct. PDF files have the advantage of looking the same no matter where you are viewing them. And if you're looking for tools to convert your PDF files to HTML, check out my list: 5 Great Tools for Converting PDF to HTML
But unless you have Adobe Acrobat (compare prices) or another PDF creation program it can be hard to convert HTML to PDF. These five tools give you several options for converting HTML files into PDF files.
HTML to PDF Converter
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A free online converter that will take any URL of a web page that is live on the web (without a password in front of it) and convert it to a PDF file that is downloaded to your computer. It adds a small logo to each page of the PDF.
PDFonFly
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A free online converter that will take any URL of a web page that is live on the web (without a password in front of it) and convert it to a PDF file. You can also enter text into their WYSIWYG text field and it will turn that into a PDF file as well. A two-line footer is generated at the bottom of every page of the PDF - in my test case it over-wrote some of the page contents.
PDFCrowd
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This is a free online converter that will take a URL, an HTML file, or direct HTML input and convert it to a PDF file that is downloaded to your computer. It adds a footer to each page with a logo and advertisement. This tool can be customized if you sign up for the premium license at around $15 per year.
Total HTML Converter
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This is a Windows program that you can use to convert web pages by URL or batches of HTML documents on the command line to PDF. There is also a preview window so you can see what file you're going to convert before you convert it. There is a free trial and the full version costs around $50.
Click to Convert
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This is a Windows program you can use to convert HTML to PDF or PDF to HTML. You can also use this program to edit PDF documents and merge them into a single document. There is a free 15-day trial and the full version costs around $90.
