How Do You Convert EPUB to PDF?
You convert EPUB to PDF by adding the book to QuickCatPDF's EPUB to PDF converter, choosing a page size and text size, and clicking Convert to PDF. The PDF keeps the book's text as selectable text, its pictures and styles, a bookmark for every chapter, and working links to footnotes.
If you'd rather not upload the book, click Save as PDF on this device instead: the book is laid out in your browser and the print window opens, where you choose Save as PDF. Both ways are free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
How to Convert an EPUB File to PDF With QuickCatPDF
Turning an EPUB into a PDF takes four steps.
- Click Select EPUB files or drop your books on the page (up to 10 files).
- Choose the Page size and Text size, and whether to include the cover and page numbers.
- For several books, choose Separate PDFs or One combined PDF.
- Click Convert to PDF and download the PDF, or click Save as PDF on this device to print it from your browser without uploading.
Why Use QuickCatPDF for EPUB Books?
QuickCatPDF lays the book out like a printed book rather than taking screenshots of a reader app. Each chapter starts on a new page, headings stay with their text, pictures are kept inside the page, and the cover becomes the first page without a page number.
In our test, a three-chapter EPUB with a cover, a picture, a footnote and a line of Hindi text converted in about 2 seconds into a 70 KB, 9-page A5 PDF. The PDF had bookmarks named Chapter One, Chapter Two and Notes, the footnote link jumped to the note, the web link still worked, and the Hindi text could be selected and searched.
The book is sent over HTTPS, converted in a sandboxed service with no internet access, and deleted right after conversion. Scripts and forms inside a book are removed before the layout starts, so a book can't run code.
Which EPUB Files Work?
EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 books both convert, including books with embedded fonts, pictures and their own stylesheets. Fonts that the book embeds are used in the PDF, so special typefaces and scripts such as Devanagari, Arabic or Chinese display as the author intended.
Fixed-layout EPUBs, such as children's picture books and some comics, are converted as flowing text and pictures, so the original page design isn't kept exactly. For comic archives in CBR or CBZ format, use CBR to PDF, which places each picture on its own page.
Books with DRM can't be converted. If a file is protected, the tool says so instead of producing an empty PDF.
How Do the Page Size and Text Size Work?
EPUB text reflows to fit any screen, so the PDF needs a page size to flow into.
| Page size | Shape | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| A5 (book size) | 148 × 210 mm | Reading on tablets and phones, small books |
| 6 × 9 in | Trade paperback | A printed-book look, self-publishing proofs |
| A4 | 210 × 297 mm | Printing on office paper outside North America |
| Letter | 8.5 × 11 in | Printing on office paper in North America |
Text size sets the base size of the text: Small, Medium or Large. In our test, the same book became 9 pages at A5 and 6 pages at A4 with Large text and no cover.
When Should You Use Save as PDF on This Device?
Use it when the book shouldn't leave your computer. It runs the same layout steps in your browser and opens the print window; choose Save as PDF as the printer. Page numbers, headers and bookmarks then depend on your browser's print settings, and the option works with one book at a time.
Frequently asked questions
Is EPUB to PDF free?
Yes, free with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily limit beyond a fair-use limit of 60 files an hour.
Can I convert EPUB to PDF without uploading?
Yes, click Save as PDF on this device after adding one book. The book is laid out in your browser and saved through the print window, so nothing is uploaded.
Will the pictures and fonts be kept?
Yes, pictures and fonts embedded in the EPUB are used in the PDF. Pictures are scaled down only when they're larger than the page.
Can I turn off the cover or the page numbers?
Yes, untick Include the cover or Page numbers before converting. Without the cover, the PDF starts at the first chapter.
Can I convert several EPUB books at once?
Yes, add up to 10 books, then download them as a ZIP or choose One combined PDF to join them with a bookmark for each book. Kindle files convert on AZW3 to PDF and every other format on the eBook to PDF page.
Can I edit the text after converting?
Yes, the PDF has real text you can copy. For an editable document, run the PDF through PDF to Word. To make an e-book from a PDF instead, use PDF to EPUB.
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