Convert an entire website to PDF Easily

Sometimes you don’t just need a single page as PDF – you need your whole website.
For example:

  • Reviewing layouts or content offline
  • Performing compliance or legal checks
  • Creating a copyright proof of your site as it exists today
  • Handing over a complete snapshot of a site to a client or regulator
  • Keeping a frozen backup of all pages “as rendered” in a browser

Our full-website to PDF tool does exactly that. With just a few clicks you tell us which site to convert and we’ll create a complete PDF snapshot for you. When we’re done, you get an email with download links – no need to wait around.

Why use PDFmyURL for full-site PDF conversion?

When you convert an entire website with PDFmyURL you can:

  • Convert a whole site to one PDF
    Get a single, structured PDF containing all discovered pages of your site – ideal for archiving, review or legal purposes.
  • Download every page as its own PDF
    Prefer separate files? We also give you a ZIP file with all individual pages as PDFs.
  • Use it for compliance and copyright purposes
    A full PDF snapshot is perfect for compliance checks, audits or submitting your website to the copyright office as evidence.
  • Let the conversion run in the background
    Large websites can take time. You don’t have to stay online – we email you automatically as soon as the conversion is finished.
  • Control layout and appearance
    Choose page size and orientation, add a header and footer, apply watermarks and other layout options so the result matches what you need.

How To Convert An Entire Website To PDF

It really couldn't be easier to convert a site to PDF. In our members area you'll find a simple screen, where you'll just do the following steps.

  1. Enter the URL of the website
  2. Schedule the conversion

You'll get an email as soon as we've finished converting your site. This email contains two download links - one for the entire site as PDF and one for a ZIPfile that has all the individual webpages as PDF.

We recorded the below video so you can see how easy it is to use our service and which layout options you can use.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some of the most asked questions that our users have about this process. If you have any other questions, please send them to support@pdfmyurl.com and we'll be happy to help you out.

How many pages can I convert?

For full-website conversions each webpage counts as one conversion. So if your website has 500 pages then you can convert that site ONCE with a Starter License, because that package allows 500 PDFs.

By default:

  • Site conversions are limited to sites with up to 1000 webpages
  • For larger sites you can use our advanced conversion page, which lets you convert as many pages as your subscription allows
Can I automatically convert my website every week or month?

Yes, if you need recurring conversions.

You can always log in and run a full-site conversion manually in a few clicks. But if you want the same website to be converted every week or month, it’s even easier to use our advanced website to pdf conversion page:

  • Schedule your website to be converted every X hours / days / weeks / months
  • We’ll automatically run the job and send you new PDFs when it’s done - no need to log in again!
How do you find the pages of a website?

Our service uses two approaches:

  1. Preferred: XML sitemap
    We first look at your sitemap to discover all pages of your site.
    • This is the most reliable way to ensure we include the correct URLs.
    • Your sitemap should be listed in your website's robots.txt file or be available at the root, e.g. https://www.example.com/sitemap.xml.
  2. Fallback: crawling the site
    If there is no sitemap and you choose not to add one, our software will try to discover pages by crawling your site – similar to how search engines (Google, Bing, etc.) crawl.
    • We do our best to find all pages.
    • We cannot crawl JavaScript-only links.
    • We may not always detect duplicate pages correctly (for example, pages that differ only by query parameters).

    For best and most predictable results, we highly recommend setting up a proper XML sitemap and discussing this with your developer or webmaster if needed.

Are there any Limitations?

Yes, to protect our systems and other customers we apply some default limits:

  • Maximum 1,000 webpages per site on our standard full-website conversion page
  • If a website doesn't have a sitemap, we crawl a maximum of 10 levels deep and up to 2000 pages

Need more? These limits can often be raised on request. A surcharge may apply.
Please contact us if you require higher limits as part of your license.