Free online converter. Convert EPUB eBooks to PDF documents.
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An EPUB reflows, so where page 40 falls depends on the device and the font size. A PDF fixes every line in place, which is what you need to print it, cite a page number, or hand it to somebody expecting the same document you see.
Switch the conversion method to OCR and a scanned or image-only book is read back into real text, in any of 124 source languages. The PDF you get can be searched, selected, copied and annotated.
The whole conversion runs from this page over an encrypted connection, in EU data centres, with no human access. Your files are never used to train AI models.
Not every EPUB contains text. Books made by scanning paper, or exported from an image-based source, hold pictures of pages: you can see the words but you cannot select, search or copy them, and neither can a screen reader.
Setting the conversion method to OCR runs optical character recognition over those pages first and writes the recognised text into the PDF. Tell it the source language and accuracy improves considerably, and 124 languages are available, from English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian through to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Afrikaans and Amharic.
Leave the method on plain Convert when the EPUB already contains real text. OCR is slower and it is not needed, and a book that already has a text layer converts more faithfully without it.
Why convert EPUB to PDF? There are several good reasons. PDF offers many advantages that EPUB and other ebook formats do not.
While you need an ebook reader to open EPUB files, you can usually open PDF files almost anywhere: on your computer, on your phone, or in your browser. Many programs and apps support PDF.
PDF files are also optimized for printing, so they are ideal for creating physical copies of your EPUB files.
An EPUB has no pages, so the converter has to invent them. These settings decide how.
| Setting | What it does | When to change it |
|---|---|---|
| Conversion method | Plain conversion, or OCR across 124 source languages | Switch to OCR when the book is a scan |
| Target ebook reader | 39 device profiles set the page size and margins | When the PDF is for one particular screen |
| Embed font | Sans-serif or Serif, embedded in the file | When the PDF must look the same everywhere |
| Base font size and border | Text size in points, margin in centimetres | For printing, or for a small screen |
| Title and author | Overrides the document metadata | So the file is filed correctly, not as a filename |
| Change input encoding | 27 encodings, or auto-detect | When accented or non-Latin characters come out wrong |
Every setting is optional. Upload and press Start and the defaults handle an ordinary EPUB.
Upload your EPUB file.
If needed, use the optional settings to customize your conversion.
Click "Start" to convert your EPUB to PDF.
Yes. Everyday conversions are free and need no account: upload the EPUB, press Start and download the PDF. A subscription only matters for very large files, longer batches and priority processing.
It will hold the same content, but not the same page breaks, because an EPUB has none to copy. The converter lays the flowing text onto the page size you choose and breaks it where it falls. Headings, images, tables and lists carry across.
Yes, that is what the OCR conversion method is for. Set it before you start and pick the source language from the 124 available, and the recognised text is written into the PDF so you can search, select and copy it.
Yes. Pick a target ebook reader from the 39 device profiles to match a particular screen, or set the base font size and border directly. For printing, a larger border and a serif embedded font usually read better.
Yes. Text is converted as text, so the PDF can be searched, selected, copied and annotated in any reader. If the source was a scan, use the OCR method to get a text layer.
No. An EPUB locked with DRM cannot be converted by any tool, including this one. You need a copy of the file without that protection.
Yes. Add as many as you need and they are converted in one go, each returned as its own PDF with the same settings applied.
A Kindle will display a PDF but will not reflow it, so you cannot change the font size. Converting for Kindle gives you an AZW3 file that behaves like a real ebook on the device.
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