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A quick note to PDF
A short paragraph with A4 portrait and 12pt font produces a single-page 8 KB PDF, wrapping automatically to fit the page.
PDF Generator
PDF ToolsCreate PDF files from text with formatting, headings and links — free online PDF maker.
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About the PDF Generator
Turns formatted text you type or paste into a downloadable PDF file, with bold, italic, underline, headings, text color and links, plus your choice of page size, orientation and font size.
Writers use it to turn a draft or notes into a shareable, nicely formatted PDF without opening a word processor, while developers use it to quickly generate a test PDF with headings and links for another tool or workflow. Toolapt's lineup of free PDF tools includes this one — no sign-up needed, and no ceiling on how many times you use it.
Examples
PDF Generator examples
3 worked examples
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A formatted report
A draft with an H1 title, three H2 section headings, bolded key figures and a bulleted results list renders with that same structure in the PDF.
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A note with links
Turning a phrase into a link with the toolbar's link button keeps it clickable once the PDF is downloaded, shown in blue and underlined.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to common questions about the PDF Generator.
What does the PDF Generator do?
It turns text you type or paste — with any bold, italic, underline, heading, color and link formatting you add — into a downloadable PDF file, wrapping it across as many pages as it needs.
Is the PDF Generator free to use?
Yes. It's free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many PDFs you create.
Is my text safe when I use this tool?
Yes. Your text is turned into a PDF entirely in your browser using a small PDF library loaded from this site — it's never sent to a server.
What page sizes and orientations can I choose?
A4, Letter or Legal, in either portrait or landscape orientation.
Can I control the font size?
Yes. Set any font size from 6 to 48 points before generating the PDF.
Does it support formatting like bold text, headings, colors, links or alignment?
Yes. Select text and use the toolbar above the editor to make it bold, italic or underlined, turn it into a heading, change its color, align it left/center/right/justified, add a bullet list, or turn it into a clickable link — all of it carries over into the PDF. Images and tables aren't supported.
Can I paste HTML into it?
Yes. Pasting formatted content from a webpage or document keeps its bold, headings, colors, alignment and links, and pasting raw HTML markup (like "<h1>Title</h1>") is parsed into real formatting too, instead of showing up as literal tag text. Any CSS on it — text-align, font-weight, color and so on — is read and applied the same way. It's cleaned up first: scripts and unsupported tags/styles are stripped, so only safe formatting comes through.
Can I use the PDF Generator on my phone?
Yes. The page is fully responsive and works on mobile, tablet and desktop browsers alike.
Does the PDF Generator have any limitations?
It's built for text documents with simple formatting — there's no support for images or tables. For combining images into a PDF instead, use the Image to PDF tool; for editing an existing PDF's metadata, use the PDF Metadata Editor.