Converting Files to PDF
Need to convert some random file format to PDF? This handles 12 different types - OpenDocument files (ODT, ODS, ODP), RTF, text files, CSVs, vector graphics like SVG and EPS, even old WordPerfect files. Good for when you need to share something and PDF is just easier for everyone to open. It figures out what kind of file you have and converts it properly.
Works with everything from basic text documents to spreadsheets with formulas to vector graphics. Here's how:
Upload Your File
- Hit upload and pick your file.
- Supports ODT, ODS, ODP, RTF, TXT, WPD, CSV, SVG, WMF, EPS, ODG, and ODF.
- Loads the file and shows you the size.
Auto Format Detection
- Tool looks at your file and figures out what it is. Usually gets it right.
- Shows you the format name and category - Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Graphics, whatever.
- If it gets it wrong, just click the right format from the grid.
- Each format has an icon so you know what you're picking.
File Info
- Check what format it detected and the file size.
- Different file types keep different stuff:
- Documents: Text formatting, fonts, paragraphs stay intact.
- Spreadsheets: Tables, formulas, charts convert over.
- Presentations: Slides and layouts transfer.
- Graphics: Images and colors preserved.
- Vectors: Shapes stay scalable.
- Data files: Rows and columns come through clean.
Converting
- Click convert.
- Progress bar shows what stage it's at - analyzing, converting, finalizing.
- Usually takes a few seconds. Bigger files take longer obviously.
Quality Check
- After converting, you get metrics on how well it worked.
- Format accuracy usually hits 97-99%.
- Shows what got preserved from your original file.
- Compares original size vs PDF size.
Download
- Hit download. Saves with .pdf extension.
- Opens in any PDF reader.
- "Convert Another" button if you have more files.
Supported Formats:
- Documents: ODT, RTF, TXT, WPD
- Spreadsheets: ODS, CSV
- Presentations: ODP
- Graphics: WMF, ODG
- Vector: SVG, EPS
- Data: ODF
Other Stuff:
- Files get deleted: Server wipes everything after 2 hours. Or delete it yourself right away.
- Format detection: Usually nails it automatically. Saves you from having to specify.
- Works everywhere: PDFs open on anything - computers, phones, tablets, whatever.
- Keeps formatting: Fonts, colors, layouts stay the same as the original.
- Fast: Most stuff converts in seconds.
Upload, let it figure out your format, convert, download. Works for LibreOffice files, vector graphics, old document formats, pretty much anything that needs to become a PDF.