At present, the truth is that the Internet is a most interesting means of dissemination, so that every day there are more people who use it to catch up or learn about news through different web pages, because today practically anyone you can easily post your insights, opinions or stories on the web.
However, the problem is that because each website, blog or online newspaper has a different layout, it is difficult to save articles for offline reading. And, in this aspect, it is where it appears Print Friendly, a free tool that will allow you to obtain PDF versions of the articles you want to be able to read them offline or print them easily.
Print Friendly: Get a PDF version of any article on the Internet to read offline
As we mentioned, an easy way to get the articles you want in PDF format to read them offline is Print Friendly. To use this platform, although it is true that it has extensions for some browsers, the truth is that you will not need to install anything at all, as it works directly from the Internet.
This way, when you want to get a PDF version of an article, copy the URL (the link) of it. Then, access the Print Friendly website from any browser and, once inside, paste it in the box that you will find for it and click on the "Preview" button.
By doing this, in a few seconds a simplified view of the article will be generated, which will leave only the images and text of the article in question. It should be noted that what you see on the screen will be the PDF to download, in which you will be able to customize the size of the text and images so that they adapt in the way that you want to the document to see it better.
Also, keep in mind that by hovering the mouse over any of the elements you will be able to eliminate it. Thus, if there is a paragraph that you do not want to include or an image that does not interest you, just by hovering over it and clicking on the trash icon you can make it not appear in your PDF version.
In this way, if the tool has not been able to interpret what the essential content of the article was and has added extra content of the website itself, with a few clicks you will be able to consult it before downloading the PDF version. When you have finished, you just have to click on the PDF button that you will find at the top of the page, and in a few moments this version will be downloaded to your computer so that you can easily consult it at any time.
Do you need multiple files? Use the Print Friendly extension
If you are only going to use it sporadically, the previous method is more than successful, since you will only need to access another web page and paste the corresponding link to generate the PDF file. However, if you are going to use it with more items, this may be a bit more cumbersome. If this is your case and you want to go faster, you can install the official Print Friendly extension in your browser, which will help you generate documents directly.
To install, you can access to the Print Friendly extensions page, where you can find the appropriate instructions for your browser. On Windows, it is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and even Internet Explorer, although it also has tutorials for installation in iOS and Safari, as well as tutorials for other browsers if you do not have any of the above .
When installing the extension, will place a button at the top and when you press it, you should be able to see the simplified view of the article. Regarding the installation, it is best to follow the steps described on the official Print Friendly website, as the steps vary depending on the browser used.