Documents conversion
Convert PDF to HTML
Updated Jul 2026
PDF to HTML conversion turns a fixed, print-style document into a web page that reflows to fit any screen. Open the PDF in a converter, choose HTML, and export. Doing this on your own computer keeps the document's contents and metadata, like the author's name, off someone else's server.
- Extension
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- The universal document format
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .html
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Web pages
Convert PDF to HTML on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PDF to HTML
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PDF file, or a whole folder of PDFs, that you want to convert.
- Choose HTML as the output format.
- Convert. The HTML file, and any images it needs, is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
PDF vs HTML: what actually changes
| HTML | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | Yes, any PDF reader | Yes, any web browser |
| Layout | Fixed, looks identical on every screen | Reflows to fit the window or device |
| File size | Larger, especially with lots of images | Usually smaller as markup, though embedded images add up |
| Editability | Hard to edit without dedicated software | Easy to edit text in any text or code editor |
| Quality | Lossless | Lossless text and images, though exact positioning may shift |
| Keeps author and document metadata | Yes | Only the title usually carries over, most other details are dropped |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PDF to HTML when you want to publish a document on a website, let it resize to fit phones and tablets, or make the text easy to copy and search.
Keep the PDF if you need the document to look identical everywhere it's opened, such as a contract, form, or anything meant to be printed exactly as designed.
Why not just use an online converter?
PDFs often carry metadata you didn't add on purpose, like the author's name, the company it was created in, and sometimes an edit history. An online converter receives the whole document, metadata included, the moment you upload it. Converting on your own computer means that file, and everything embedded in it, stays put.
Questions
Does converting PDF to HTML lose formatting?
Some. Text and images carry over, but complex layouts like multi-column pages, exact fonts, or precise positioning may shift because HTML is built to reflow rather than stay fixed. Simple documents convert cleanly, heavily designed ones need a check afterward.
Will the HTML keep the images from the PDF?
Yes. Images are extracted from the PDF and included with the HTML file so the page looks complete when you open it in a browser.
Does the HTML file keep the PDF's author and metadata?
Mostly no. The title usually carries over, but details like the author's name, the software used to create it, and any revision history are typically dropped in the conversion.
Can I convert PDF to HTML without uploading the document?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so the document never travels over the internet, even one with sensitive contents.
Is the resulting HTML file editable?
Yes, more so than the PDF. You can open it in any text or code editor and change the text directly, which is much harder to do with a PDF.
Morphjet converts PDF, HTML, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.