Why does capturing a live URL need a server?

Something has to fetch the page, and a browser cannot fetch another site on your behalf without hitting cross-origin rules. Pasting HTML has no such limit and works with no server at all.

Will my CSS be applied?

Inline styles and a style block in the pasted HTML are applied. External stylesheets are not fetched.

Can it save a page from a website?

Paste the page’s HTML and it converts. It does not fetch a URL for you: a tool that fetched arbitrary addresses from a server would be a gift to anyone probing private networks.

Why does my page look unstyled?

Styles that live in a separate file are not there once the HTML is pasted on its own. Inline the CSS in a style block and the layout comes back.

HTML to PDF

Turn a web page or your own HTML into a PDF, with page size and margins.

Processed on our server, then deletednew

Pasted HTML renders right in your browser. Capturing a live web page happens on our server, because something has to fetch the page.

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How to use HTML to PDF

Paste your HTML, or give a web address if a document service is connected.
Set page size and margins, and check the live preview.
Print to PDF.

Questions

Why does capturing a live URL need a server?: Something has to fetch the page, and a browser cannot fetch another site on your behalf without hitting cross-origin rules. Pasting HTML has no such limit and works with no server at all.
Will my CSS be applied?: Inline styles and a style block in the pasted HTML are applied. External stylesheets are not fetched.
Can it save a page from a website?: Paste the page’s HTML and it converts. It does not fetch a URL for you: a tool that fetched arbitrary addresses from a server would be a gift to anyone probing private networks.
Why does my page look unstyled?: Styles that live in a separate file are not there once the HTML is pasted on its own. Inline the CSS in a style block and the layout comes back.

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