Show HN: Docs to PDF – Batch Convert Google Docs to PDF in a Few Clicks
I built Docs to PDF, a small tool to batch convert your Google Docs into PDFs — fast, clean, and without the repetitive clicks.
After working in the blockchain/Web3 space for 8+ years, I found myself craving tools that just quietly solve a problem. One such pain point: exporting Google Docs to PDF at scale. If you’ve ever had to open each file, go through the menu, export, repeat… you know it adds up fast.
So I made something to fix that.
What it does: • Converts one or more Google Docs to PDFs in just a few clicks • Preserves original formatting as closely as possible • Batch exports multiple Docs at once • Connects securely to your Google Drive (OAuth 2.0)
We use it internally all the time and it’s already saving our team hours.
No sign-up required — just connect your Drive and try it: https://www.docs-to-pdf.com
I’d really appreciate feedback from the HN community: • Is this useful to you? • What would make it better? • Anything confusing, broken, or unnecessary?
Thanks for checking it out — happy to answer any questions or dive into how it works under the hood.
I would like to see something that adds confidence for the user. Where is your Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Data Retention policies? What does the source code look like? I found in the FAQ the following passage; "Yes, your data is completely safe. All file conversion processing is done on Google's side, and Docs to PDF has no direct access to your files."
This doesn't really placate me. I would like to see a written policy, like a "WISP" of sorts, that is not going to change and is going to notify me when it does change.
My own background on this topic; I created HRConvert2, an open-source and self-hosted file conversion server that supports over 400 file formats in 13 languages. HRConvert2 would perform this conversion locally on user-supplied hardware.