FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about privacy, formats, modes, and permissions.
Is my page content uploaded to a server?
No. Web to File processes everything locally in your browser: content extraction, cleanup, and file generation. It has no backend servers, no analytics, and no tracking SDKs. No webpage content, exported files, or browsing data ever leaves your device.
Which file formats can I export?
PDF and Markdown for documents, EPUB for e-readers, plus full-length screenshots in PNG, JPEG, or WebP. EPUB files embed the article’s images, so they stay readable offline on a Kindle or a phone. Your image format choice is remembered for the next export.
Can I save a ChatGPT conversation?
Yes, as PDF, Markdown, EPUB, or an image. Open the side panel on a conversation and the whole thread is exported, each turn in order with its speaker. Your own conversations and shared links both work. Long threads export in full, including the turns you have scrolled past, and code blocks keep their formatting. Reasoning steps and tool output are left out.
What is the difference between Full Page, Article, and Custom mode?
Full Page mode captures the page as it is rendered, top to bottom. Article mode extracts the main readable content and removes ads, navigation, and sidebars, which suits news and blog posts. Custom mode lets you pick specific content blocks and reorder and refine them before exporting.
Can I choose the PDF page size?
Yes. Pick the page size and orientation next to the format selector: A0 through A9, B4, B5, JIS B4, JIS B5, Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, or Folio, in portrait or landscape. A4 portrait is the default, and your choice is remembered for the next export. Margins are set for readability and are not adjustable.
Can I get a PDF that is one long page instead of sheets?
Yes. The Layout option next to the page size renders the article as a single continuous page. Very long articles are still paginated, and the panel tells you when that happens.
Can the PDF show the page title and source URL?
Yes, with the header and footer switch, which is off by default. Each page then carries the title at the top and the source URL with a page number at the bottom.
Is the extension available in my language?
Almost certainly. The interface ships in more than 160 languages and opens in your browser’s language, falling back to English when there is no match. You can pick a different language in the side panel settings at any time. Only the interface is translated; exported content keeps the language of the page you saved.
Can I print a page instead of saving a file?
Yes. The print button next to the export button opens your system print dialog. In Article and Custom mode it prints the cleaned-up content, so you get the article without the ads and navigation a normal browser print would include.
Is Web to File free?
Yes — free to install and use, with no account, no subscription, and no in-app purchases.
Why does the extension need the debugger permission?
Chrome only lets an extension use its own PDF and screenshot rendering through that permission, and that renderer is what makes exports match what you see on screen. Web to File takes it while an export you started is running and releases it as soon as the file is ready.
Why does it request access to all websites?
So it can run on whatever page you choose to export, and so EPUB export can collect the article’s images to embed them. Web to File starts working on a page only when you begin an export, not on every page you visit.
Does it work on every page?
It works on any normal web page you can open, including pages behind your own logins. Chrome blocks all extensions on browser-internal pages (chrome://, the Chrome Web Store) — Web to File shows a notice on those.
Where are my exported files saved?
To your Downloads folder. If you have Chrome set to ask where to save each file, it asks. Exports are also kept in a local history inside the extension, where you can view or re-download them.
How do I delete the data the extension stores?
Clear the export history from the extension’s settings, or uninstall the extension — all locally stored preferences, history, and files are removed with it.
An export failed or looks wrong. What can I do?
Try reloading the page and exporting again — some sites finish loading content late. If a specific site consistently extracts poorly, contact support with the page URL; site-specific extraction is actively improved in each release.
Still have questions?
Reach out through the support page — we read every message.