PDFFileElement: export() method

Works in all major browsers

Since July 2026

WebPDF works in Chrome and Edge 125, Firefox 153 and Safari 18, on desktop and mobile, and in every later version: the oldest versions its PDF.js build supports, which already have every platform feature WebPDF needs. Since July 2026, that is every major browser.

The export() method of the PDFFileElement interface returns the PDF of a <pdf-file>, with its form edits, as a File or a Blob.

Syntax

export()
export(type)
export(options)

Parameters

type Optional: File (the default) or Blob.
options Optional: An object with a type property and the options of PDFFileElement.saveData(), such as noEdit, and a name for the File.

Return value

A Promise that resolves to a File or a Blob of type application/pdf, or to undefined for any other type.

Exceptions

None.

Examples

Exporting in different types

const file = document.querySelector("pdf-file");
await file.export();                               // File
await file.export({ name: "a.pdf" });              // File named a.pdf
await file.export(Blob);                           // Blob
await file.export({ type: Blob, noEdit: true });   // Blob, without the edits

Specifications

Not part of any specification. <pdf-file> and <pdf-page> are autonomous custom elements defined by WebPDF.pro.

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`export()`	125	125	153	111	18	125	153	83	18	27	125	18

: Full support

PDFFileElement: export() method

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