Firefox PDF

How to save a webpage as PDF in Firefox — step by step (+ easier way)

Firefox has a built-in print-to-PDF feature that works on any webpage. Here is how to use Ctrl+P to save pages as PDF in Firefox — plus a method that extracts just the article content and applies professional formatting.

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Step by step

How to save a webpage as PDF in Firefox

Two methods using Firefox's built-in features.

Method 1: Ctrl+P print dialog (standard)

Open the webpage you want to save in Firefox.
Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) to open the print dialog.
In the Destination dropdown, select "Save to PDF". Firefox uses "Save to PDF" rather than Chrome's "Save as PDF" wording.
Configure page settings: choose Portrait or Landscape orientation, set your preferred paper size, and adjust scale if the content is too wide.
Under "More settings", uncheck "Print headers and footers" to remove the URL, date, and page number stamps that Firefox adds to every page by default.
Optionally check "Print backgrounds" if the page uses background colors or images you want to preserve.
Click Save, choose a filename and location, and Firefox generates the PDF.

Method 2: Reader View + print (cleaner output)

Navigate to the article or webpage you want to save.
Click the Reader View icon in the address bar — it looks like a document/page icon. If the icon is not visible, Firefox does not support Reader View for that page (it only works on article-type content).
Reader View strips ads, navigation, sidebars, and other distractions, showing just the article text and images.
Optionally adjust the Reader View settings (font, size, width, theme) using the toolbar on the left — these settings carry over to the PDF.
Press Ctrl+P, set Destination to "Save to PDF", and save. The resulting PDF is significantly cleaner than printing the full page.

Limitations

Common issues when saving webpages as PDF in Firefox

Firefox's print-to-PDF works, but the results are not always clean.

URL and date stamps on every page

Firefox adds the page URL as a header and the date as a footer on every page of the PDF. You can disable this in the print dialog, but it resets each time — there is no way to permanently turn it off.

Full page with ads and navigation

Firefox's print-to-PDF captures the entire page exactly as rendered — including banner ads, cookie consent popups, navigation menus, and sidebar widgets. There is no built-in content extraction.

Layout differences from Chrome

Firefox's print rendering engine differs from Chrome's. Some websites that look fine when printed from Chrome produce broken layouts, overlapping elements, or misaligned columns in Firefox's print output.

Reader View only works on articles

Firefox Reader View is a great cleanup tool, but it only activates on pages Firefox recognizes as articles. It does not work on dashboards, forums, documentation sites, product pages, or most web applications.

No templates or styling control

Firefox's print dialog offers paper size, orientation, and scale — but no typography, color scheme, or layout templates. Every PDF looks like a raw browser print regardless of the content type.

The easier way

Save Firefox pages as clean PDFs with Pretty PDF

No ads. No navigation. No URL stamps. Just the content.

Open the webpage in Chrome or Edge

Pretty PDF is a Chrome extension that works in Chrome and Edge (which supports Chrome extensions natively). Open the page you want to save.

Click the Pretty PDF extension icon

The extension automatically extracts just the main content — removing navigation, ads, sidebars, cookie banners, and all interface clutter.

Choose a template and generate

Pick from five professional templates and click Generate PDF. Your webpage becomes a polished, readable document in seconds.

Firefox Print vs Pretty PDF

Feature	Firefox Print	Pretty PDF
Content extraction	Full page with ads	Article content only
Headers/footers	URL and date on every page	Clean — no stamps
Templates	None	5 professional templates
Reader View cleanup	Articles only	All page types
Browser support	Firefox native	Chrome/Edge only

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on Mac), select "Save to PDF" as the destination, adjust settings, and click Save. This is Firefox's built-in print-to-PDF feature.

In the print dialog, look for the "Headers and Footers" checkbox and uncheck it. This removes the URL, date, and page number stamps that Firefox adds by default.

Yes. Click the Reader View icon (page icon in the address bar) before printing. This strips ads and navigation, giving you a cleaner PDF. However, it only works on article pages and offers no template control.

Chrome extensions don't work in Firefox directly. Pretty PDF is available as a Chrome extension for Chrome, Edge, and Chromium-based browsers. For Firefox users, the Pretty PDF API can convert any URL to PDF.