Free Wikipedia to PDF Online
A free Wikipedia to PDF converter: paste any article link and download a clean, readable PDF — no sign-up, no watermark.
Content from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Conversions are limited to 20 per day per user.
About this tool
About the Wikipedia to PDF
A Wikipedia to PDF converter saves any Wikipedia article as a clean, portable document you can read offline, print, or file away. Paste the article URL into this free online tool and get a properly formatted PDF that keeps the article's structure, images, and links intact — far more readable than a raw browser printout. Students build offline study packs, researchers archive reference material before it changes, travelers save destination guides for trips without connectivity, and teachers prepare handouts in seconds.
If the primary PDF service is ever down, a fallback provider takes over automatically so your download still goes through. The PDFs carry no watermark and there is no account or payment step anywhere in the flow. Saving Wikipedia articles for personal, offline reading is fine — Wikipedia's content is freely licensed — but remember that articles evolve, so check the date on anything you cite. Nothing you convert is stored on any server.
How it works
Three steps to done
Enter the article title
Type or paste the Wikipedia article title — for example, “Artificial intelligence”. Partial or exact titles both work.
Generate the PDF
Click Generate PDF. The article is fetched and converted into a clean PDF with selectable text and working links.
Download or print
Download your PDF. If the converter is busy, fallback mode loads the article from Wikipedia so you can print it to PDF yourself.
API parameters
The endpoint
The same converter behind this tool is available as GET /api/v1/wikipdf.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Wikipedia article title (spaces are auto-converted). Max 200 characters. |
response | PDF stream | — | On success the endpoint returns an application/pdf stream — save it straight to disk. |
errors | JSON | — | { ok:false, error:{ code, message } }. Codes: MISSING_QUERY, QUERY_TOO_LONG, ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND, WIKIPDF_DOWN, RATE_LIMITED. |
rate limit | — | — | 20 conversions per day per IP. Exceeding it returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. |
Examples
Try it in code
// Convert a Wikipedia article to PDF and download it
const title = "Albert Einstein";
const res = await fetch(
`/api/v1/wikipdf?query=${encodeURIComponent(title)}`
);
const ct = res.headers.get("content-type") || "";
if (ct.includes("application/pdf")) {
const blob = await res.blob();
const a = document.createElement("a");
a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
a.download = `Wikster-${title.replace(/\s+/g, "_")}.pdf`;
a.click();
} else {
const { error } = await res.json();
throw new Error(error.message); // ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND, WIKIPDF_DOWN, …
}# The response is a PDF file, not JSON — save it straight to disk
curl -o wikster.pdf \
"https://yatools-tan.vercel.app/api/v1/wikipdf?query=Albert%20Einstein"Use cases
Made for real work
Build study packs
Convert the articles on your syllabus into offline PDFs and bundle them into an exam revision pack.
Archive research sources
Keep citable copies of the articles you reference in papers and reports.
Print classroom handouts
Get clean, ad-free versions of articles without Wikipedia's site chrome — ideal for handouts.
Read on the go
Save long articles before flights, commutes, or anywhere with spotty internet.
Low-bandwidth reading
One lightweight PDF beats reloading a heavy, script-laden article page on a slow connection.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is this Wikipedia to PDF converter really free?
Yes. No signup, no watermark, and no cost — just a fair-use limit of 20 conversions per day so the tool stays fast for everyone.
What happens if the PDF service is down?
The page switches to fallback mode automatically: it loads the article directly from Wikipedia's public API into a print-styled view marked “Rendered from Wikipedia (fallback)”, and you use Print / Save as PDF in your browser to create the file yourself.
Does the PDF keep links, images, and formatting?
Yes. The PDF has selectable text, headings, images, and working links — much cleaner than printing the article page from your browser.
Which Wikipedia articles can I convert?
Any article title works — enter it exactly as it appears on Wikipedia. The automatic fallback mode covers English Wikipedia; the print approach works with any language's article.
Is saving Wikipedia articles as PDFs legal?
Article text is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license, so you can save, print, and share it with attribution. The fallback view keeps the attribution line under every article.
Do you store the articles I convert?
No. Each conversion is generated per request and is not tied to an account. In fallback mode your browser talks to Wikipedia directly.
Can I download a Wikipedia article as a PDF for free?
Yes. Paste the article link and download a clean PDF with formatting, images, and links preserved — no account, no watermark, no cost.
Is saving Wikipedia articles as PDFs legal?
For personal use like offline reading and study, yes — Wikipedia content is published under a free license. Just respect the license terms if you republish the material.
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For developers
Use the Wikipedia PDF API in your own app
One GET request returns a clean PDF of any Wikipedia article — free for reasonable use.