From something that reflows to something that does not
HTML has no pages. It reflows to whatever window it lands in, which is exactly what you want on a screen and exactly what you cannot have in an invoice, a report or anything that has to be filed, printed or signed. Converting to PDF is the moment content stops being a layout suggestion and becomes a document.
The file is rendered as a browser would render it, then split onto pages. Because rendering happens from the file you upload, self contained markup converts most faithfully: inline the styles and embed the images, and what you see locally is what lands on the page.
Common uses
- Generated invoices and reports produced as HTML by an application.
- Email templates archived as fixed documents.
- Saved articles kept for reading or records.
- Documentation shipped as a single reviewable file.
Once it is a PDF, Merge PDF combines it with other documents, Sign PDF adds a signature, and Compress PDF brings an image-heavy page down to a sendable size.