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Convert a MOBI file to PDF

Convert a MOBI file to PDF in your browser. No signup, A4 or Letter pages, and the file stays on your device.

What is a MOBI to PDF converter?

A MOBI to PDF converter takes a MOBI ebook and saves it as a PDF. A MOBI file is the ebook type used by the MobiPocket Reader and Kindle readers, usually with a .mobi extension. People use this page to convert a MOBI file to PDF when they need a document they can open, print, or archive without that reader. You upload a DRM-free MOBI, pick A4 or US Letter, and download a PDF. Chapter text is reflowed onto the page, and pictures are included when the file provides them.

MOBI to PDF converter features

Save a MOBI ebook as a PDF you can open, print, or archive.
  • MOBI to PDF

    Upload a .mobi file and download a PDF with the book text laid out on pages.

  • A4 or US Letter

    Pick the page size before converting. The PDF uses portrait pages.

  • Chapter text

    Sections from the MOBI file stay in order and become selectable text in the PDF.

  • Browser-side conversion

    The ebook stays on your device. No account is required to convert MOBI to PDF.

How to convert MOBI to PDF

Three steps from a MOBI ebook to a PDF.
  1. Add the MOBI

    Drop a DRM-free .mobi file. The converter reads the book in your browser.

  2. Choose the page size

    Pick A4 or US Letter, then click Convert to PDF.

  3. Download the file

    Save the .pdf file and open it in a PDF viewer.

Tips for MOBI to PDF

Get a cleaner PDF from a MOBI file.
  • 01

    Use a DRM-free MOBI

    Encrypted books are rejected. Convert a copy you can open without a store account.

  • 02

    Pick the paper size first

    A4 and US Letter change the page before the PDF is written. Changing the size starts a new conversion.

  • 03

    Expect reflowed text

    The PDF reflows chapter text. Fixed Kindle layouts, fonts, and embedded audio do not carry over.

  • 04

    Latin script

    The PDF font draws Latin-1 characters. Books written in other scripts will not convert cleanly.

Great for

Reasons to save a MOBI file as PDF.
  • Printing a chapter

    Turn a MOBI ebook into pages you can print on A4 or US Letter paper.

  • A reader that wants PDF

    Open the book in Preview, Acrobat, or a browser when the app does not read MOBI.

  • An archive copy

    Keep a PDF next to the original MOBI file.

  • A private conversion

    Build the PDF on your device when you do not want to upload the book.

Why use this converter

A focused MOBI to PDF path in the browser.
  • Free to use

    Convert MOBI to PDF with no signup and no watermark on the download.

  • Private by default

    Reading the MOBI and writing the PDF stay in the browser.

  • No install

    Open the page, add the file, and download. Calibre does not have to be installed.

  • Selectable text

    Latin-script books become a text PDF you can search, rather than a single long screenshot.

Technical details

How this MOBI to PDF conversion works.
Input
A DRM-free MOBI or PRC file up to 40 MB. Encrypted books are rejected.
Output
One PDF with Times text and JPEG pictures, on A4 or US Letter pages, up to 1,200 pages.
What is left out
Fonts, audio, video, and Kindle page geometry are not copied. Characters outside Latin-1 are dropped.
Where it runs
The MOBI is unpacked and the PDF is written locally in the browser. The file is not uploaded for conversion.

Sources & References

References for the MOBI ebook this converter reads and the PDF it writes.
  • “MOBI is the format used by the MobiPocket Reader and Amazon Kindle Readers.”
    — MobileRead Wiki — MOBI

    MOBI: This tool reads that MOBI ebook, including the chapter text and pictures stored in the file. wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/MOBI

  • “PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: The download is a normal PDF, so it opens in Preview, Acrobat, and browser PDF viewers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

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