How to Convert Text to PDF
Plain text is wonderfully portable and completely unpresentable. The moment you need to send notes to someone, attach a log to a support ticket, or print something that will not reflow differently on every machine, you need a PDF. This tool takes your text — pasted or from a file — and typesets it properly: real word wrapping, sensible margins, consistent line spacing and page numbers, with the whole thing built inside your browser.
Paste or load your text
Type directly, paste from anywhere, or drop a .txt, .md, .csv or .log file onto the editor.
Set up the page
Choose A4 or Letter, pick a font, and adjust the size, line spacing and margins until it reads well.
Create and download
The PDF is generated instantly with proper word wrapping and optional page numbers.
Choosing Settings That Read Well
The three settings that decide whether a document is comfortable to read are font size, line spacing and margin, and they work together. Around 11pt with 1.5× line spacing and a 20mm margin is the combination most documents settle on, because it produces a line length of roughly sixty to eighty characters — which is genuinely the range the eye tracks most easily.
Push the margin too narrow and lines become long and tiring to follow; the eye loses its place returning to the start of the next line. Push the font too small to fit more on a page and you have simply made it harder to read. If a document must be shorter, cut words rather than squeezing type.
On font choice: Helvetica is the safe modern default. Times reads well in long continuous prose and is the convention for formal or academic documents. Courier is monospaced, which matters for one specific case — code, logs and anything where column alignment carries meaning. Choose it for a stack trace, not for a letter.
Common Situations This Tool Solves
Attaching logs or output to a ticket
A wall of text pasted into a comment is unreadable and often gets truncated. A PDF attachment with monospaced type keeps the alignment and stays legible.
Sending notes that must not reflow
Text in an email or document reflows differently on every screen. A PDF looks identical everywhere, which matters when layout carries meaning.
Printing something formatted properly
Printing a raw .txt file gives you whatever the operating system decides. Setting your own margins, size and spacing produces something you would actually hand to someone.
Archiving text in a stable format
PDF is the long-term archival standard. Converting important text into one means it will still open and look right in a decade.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert text to PDF for free?
Paste your text or load a .txt file, choose your page size and font, and click Create PDF. Free, no signup and no watermark.
Is my text uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is built entirely inside your browser. Your text is never uploaded, stored or seen by anyone - which matters for notes, logs and drafts.
What file types can I load?
Any plain text file - .txt, .md, .csv or .log. Formatted documents like .docx are not plain text and will not load correctly.
Does it preserve my line breaks?
Yes. Existing line breaks and blank lines between paragraphs are kept, and long lines are wrapped to fit the page width.
What font size should I use?
Around 11pt with 1.5 line spacing suits most documents. It gives a line length the eye tracks comfortably without wasting pages.
When should I use the monospace font?
For code, logs, stack traces or anything where column alignment carries meaning. Courier keeps every character the same width so alignment survives.
Will the text be selectable in the PDF?
Yes. This creates real text in the PDF, not an image of text, so it stays selectable, searchable and copyable.
Can I use accented or non-English characters?
The standard PDF fonts used here cover the basic Latin character set. Accented and non-Latin characters are stripped, so this tool suits English text best.
Is there a length limit?
No fixed limit. Very long documents take a moment to paginate but there is no cap, since processing happens on your own device.
Can I add page numbers?
Yes, and they are on by default. They are centred at the bottom of every page and can be switched off.
How do I choose between A4 and Letter?
A4 is the standard almost everywhere outside North America; Letter is the US and Canadian standard. Pick whichever matches where the document will be printed.
Is this text to PDF converter really free?
Completely free, with no limits, no watermark, no signup and no premium wall. Everything runs in your browser.
Last updated: July 19, 2026 · FlipMyFormat Text to PDF Converter
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