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PDF → ePub

Convert a PDF to a reflowable ePub. Text-based PDFs work best.

Drop a PDF
or click to browse - files stay on your device
Max file size: 100 MB

About this tool

Convert a PDF into an EPUB e-book. EPUB is reflowable - text wraps to the screen size - which makes it much more comfortable to read on phones, tablets and e-readers than a fixed-page PDF.

Privvert extracts text and images in reading order, detects chapter breaks where possible, and packages everything as a standards-compliant EPUB 3 file that opens in Apple Books, Kindle (after a quick conversion), Calibre, and every modern e-reader. Runs locally in your browser.

Features

  • Reflowable EPUB 3 output
  • Extracts text in reading order
  • Preserves embedded images
  • Detects chapter breaks where possible
  • Compatible with Apple Books, Calibre, Kindle (after MOBI conversion)
  • Browser-only - files never uploaded
  • Free and unlimited
  • Extracts and re-flows text so the result actually adapts to small screens

How to use it

  1. Drop in your PDF.
  2. Click Convert.
  3. Download the .epub file.
  4. Open in your e-reader of choice.
🔒 100% private

Everything happens inside your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Your files are never uploaded to a server, never stored, and never seen by us.

Frequently asked questions

Will it work for scanned books?

No - scans need OCR first to produce a text layer. Use the OCR tool on individual pages, build a text-PDF, then convert.

Does it preserve the original layout?

EPUB is intentionally reflowable, so original page layout is not preserved - text wraps to the reader's screen. This is what makes EPUB comfortable to read on small screens.

Will images survive?

Yes - embedded raster images are extracted and re-inserted into the EPUB.

Can I read EPUB on Kindle?

Newer Kindles support EPUB directly. Older models need a quick conversion to MOBI/AZW3 (Calibre is free and does this in seconds).

How clean is the resulting EPUB?

For PDFs with simple, single-column body text the result is very readable on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books or any standard reader. Multi-column layouts, heavy footnotes and complex tables are inherently harder to reflow and come out simplified.

Are images preserved?

Yes. Embedded images are extracted and placed inline at their original positions. Inline diagrams, photos and illustrations all carry over.