How to save a web page as a PDF on a Mac
Save any web page as a PDF on a Mac from Safari or Chrome, without the ads using Reader, so receipts, bookings and articles are kept as they were.
The problem
A receipt, a booking or an article you want to keep is a web page, and web pages change or vanish.
How do I save a web page as a PDF on a Mac?
In Safari, open the page and choose File > Export as PDF, name it, and save.
How do I save a web page as PDF without the ads?
In Safari, choose View > Show Reader first, then export. Reader keeps the article's text and pictures and drops menus and adverts.
How do I save a web page as PDF in Chrome?
Choose File > Print, set Destination to Save as PDF, and click Save. Under More settings, tick Background graphics if colours are missing.
What about other browsers?
File > Print, then the PDF menu, then Save as PDF. See save anything as PDF.
Our take
Save receipts and bookings the moment you get them. The confirmation page is the one most likely to disappear: it often cannot be reached again once you leave it, and the PDF is your only record if the email never arrives.
In Simply PDF
Simply PDF can merge saved pages into one file for free, and with a key compress, split or watermark them on your Mac. See merge PDFs.
Questions
How do I save a web page as a PDF on a Mac?
In Safari, choose File > Export as PDF. In other browsers, use File > Print and Save as PDF.
How do I save a page without the ads?
In Safari, choose View > Show Reader before exporting.