Convert
Convert between PDF and 50+ file formats including documents, images, web pages, and more.
How to Use
- Select conversion type - Choose what you're converting from and to
- Upload files - Add one or multiple files
- Configure options - Adjust quality, DPI, layout (optional)
- Convert - Process and download
Supported Conversions
Convert TO PDF
| Category | Formats |
|---|---|
| Office | DOCX, DOC, ODT, XLSX, XLS, ODS, PPTX, PPT, ODP, TXT, RTF |
| Images | JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WEBP, SVG |
| Web | HTML (with CSS/images via ZIP), URL, Markdown |
| EML, MSG (Outlook) | |
| eBook | EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, FB2 |
| Comics | CBZ, CBR |
eBook and Outlook (MSG) inputs are converted to PDF on the self-hosted server (eBook conversion uses the bundled Calibre runtime; enable the Calibre group if your image excludes it).
Convert FROM PDF
| Category | Formats |
|---|---|
| Office | DOCX, ODT, PPTX, ODP, XLSX, TXT, RTF, Markdown |
| Images | PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, WEBP |
| Data | CSV, HTML, XML |
| Archival / Print | PDF/A, PDF/X |
| eBook | EPUB, AZW3 |
| Comics | CBZ, CBR |
PDF to Excel extracts tabular data and writes one worksheet per detected table. PDF to eBook (EPUB/AZW3) uses the bundled Calibre runtime. PDF/X is the print-optimized variant of PDF/A and is chosen from the same Archive / Print option (it needs Ghostscript, which is in the standard Docker image).
Conversion Options
Image Settings (when converting to/from images)
- DPI: 72 (screen), 150 (standard), 300 (print)
- Color Mode: Color, Grayscale, Black & White
- Layout: Fit to page, maintain aspect ratio, fill page
- Output: Single PDF or separate files
PDF to Word / Office
- Works best with digital PDFs (not scanned images)
- For scanned PDFs, run OCR first
- Complex layouts may need manual adjustment after conversion
PDF to CSV
- Works best with simple, well-structured tables in digital PDFs
- Not reliable for scanned documents
PDF to Markdown
- Table-aware converter that runs locally on your server
- Turns larger text into Markdown headings based on font size
- Rebuilds detected tables as Markdown tables, joining tables that split across a page break
- Works best with digital PDFs; run OCR first for scanned input
Automation and API conversions
A few conversions have no button in the Convert tool. They run only through the API and the Automate / pipeline workflow.
- PDF to vector / page-description formats - export a PDF as EPS, PS, PCL, or XPS for print and publishing workflows.
- PostScript to PDF - turn PostScript files (PS, EPS, EPSF) into PDF, with an optional print-oriented (prepress) profile.
The vector and PostScript conversions need the Ghostscript group, which is included in the standard Docker image.
See the API reference for the exact parameters of these conversions.
API Usage
- Image to PDF
- PDF to Word
curl -X POST http://stirling-pdf:8080/api/v1/convert/img/pdf \
-F "colorType=color" \
-F "fitOption=maintainAspectRatio" \
-o output.pdf
curl -X POST http://stirling-pdf:8080/api/v1/convert/pdf/word \
-o output.docx
See API Documentation for complete endpoint reference.
