Convert an ePub to PDF

Why convert your ePubs to PDF with ModySign?

ePub is the king of digital publishing — light, reflowable, perfect on Kindle/Kobo/Books. But to print, archive in a company folder, read in a standard PDF reader or share quickly, PDF stays more convenient: a universal format, openable everywhere, without installing a dedicated reader.

Most online ePub→PDF converters (Smallpdf, ZAMZAR, CloudConvert, Convertio) upload your books to their foreign servers. For confidential internal manuals, commercial white papers or simply for privacy, that's a problem. ModySign converts directly in your browser using jszip and pdf-lib — your book NEVER leaves your machine.

Our conversion respects the chapter order defined by the ePub spine. Each chapter starts on a new page with its title in bold, then the content paragraph by paragraph in Helvetica 11 on A4 portrait. Assumed limit: no embedded images or rich CSS styling — it's a clean text export, ideal for reflowable ePubs like novels and essays.

Questions fréquentes

Are the images in my ePub included in the PDF?+

No. Our conversion is intentionally 'text only': we extract the textual content of each XHTML chapter and lay it out cleanly, but embedded images and CSS formatting are not reproduced. More than enough for novels, essays and mostly textual books. For very visual books (comics, illustrated manuals), a dedicated converter like Calibre is more appropriate.

Is my ePub sent to your servers?+

No, never. The conversion runs entirely in your browser via jszip and pdf-lib. Your book NEVER leaves your machine — unlike Smallpdf, ZAMZAR, CloudConvert or Convertio which upload files to their foreign servers.

Is chapter order respected?+

Yes. We read the content.opf file of the ePub to recover the spine (the official reading order defined by the publisher) and follow that exact order when generating the PDF chapters.

Are DRM-protected ePubs supported?+

No. A DRM-protected ePub (Adobe ADEPT, Apple FairPlay, Amazon AZW) can't be opened without publisher authorisation. Our tool only handles DRM-free ePubs (public-domain books, DRM-free purchases, self-published ePubs).

What is the typography quality?+

Helvetica 11 on A4 portrait with comfortable margins and clean word-wrap. Sober, readable, perfect for archiving or printing. For premium typography (custom fonts, fine kerning, justification), a pro tool like Vellum, InDesign or Calibre with an advanced template will be superior.