There are some situations where converting from HTML to PDF may be useful: for example, if you’d like to save an article, route description, or other content in order to be able to access it later without an internet connection. Portable Document Formats (PDFs) are among the most commonly used file formats out there and can be used across different platforms. As a result, PDFs can be called up on virtually any computer and operating system — the document can be easily and quickly transferred via a removable storage device (USB stick, memory card, etc.), online storage spaces, or an e-mail on another computer. This is particularly useful in cases where users wish to print a document but don’t have a printer attached to the computer they’re currently working on.
What’s more, saving websites as PDFs is useful when archiving online content. But what advantages do special programs offer when it comes to converting a website’s content into a PDF? After all, pushing [Ctrl] + [S] or right clicking your mouse and selecting ‘save page’ also has a similar effect.; screenshots are also often enough to get the job done.
But there are indeed good reasons to take advantage of some of the software options out there: unlike the browser’s simple ‘save page’ function, these tools are able to better display the details of a given page’s layout. A further advantage can also be observed when taking a look at the ‘save page’ function: this browser command saves an HTML file of the called up page as well as many other separate files of the corresponding page elements. PDF converter programs on the other hand provide their users with just one single PDF file. And unlike screenshots, the document always contains the complete website.