https://michaelbrunger.com/projects/South African chartered accountant in England, learning in public: finance, Python, AI and the odd side project.Hugoen-GBmichaelbrunger@gmail.com (Michael Brunger)https://michaelbrunger.com/tools/x-article-to-pdf/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000michaelbrunger@gmail.com (Michael Brunger)https://michaelbrunger.com/tools/x-article-to-pdf/<p>Paste a public X (Twitter) article URL below to convert it into a clean PDF. Navigation, sidebars, and other clutter are stripped out so you get just the article content.</p> <div class="article-converter"> <form id="converter-form" onsubmit="return false;"> <p> <label for="article-url">X article URL</label> <input type="url" id="article-url" name="url" placeholder="https://x.com/username/status/123456..." required /> </p> <p> <button type="submit" id="convert-btn">Convert to PDF</button> </p> </form> <div id="converter-status" class="converter-status" style="display: none;"></div> </div> <script> document.getElementById('converter-form').addEventListener('submit', async function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var urlInput = document.getElementById('article-url'); var btn = document.getElementById('convert-btn'); var status = document.getElementById('converter-status'); var url = urlInput.value.trim(); var pattern = /^https:\/\/(x\.com|twitter\.com)\/[A-Za-z0-9_]+\/(status|articles)\/[0-9]+/; if (!pattern.test(url)) { status.style.display = 'block'; status.className = 'converter-status error'; status.textContent = 'Please enter a valid X URL (e.g. https://x.com/username/status/123...)'; return; } btn.disabled = true; btn.innerHTML = '<span class="spinner"></span> Converting\u2026'; status.style.display = 'block'; status.className = 'converter-status loading'; status.textContent = 'Loading article and generating PDF\u2026 This may take up to 30 seconds.'; var API_BASE = 'https://x-article-api.vercel.app'; try { var response = await fetch(API_BASE + '/api/convert-article', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ url: url }), }); if (!response.ok) { var data = await response.json(); throw new Error(data.error || 'Conversion failed'); } var blob = await response.blob(); var downloadUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob); var a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = downloadUrl; var disposition = response.headers.get('Content-Disposition') || ''; var match = disposition.match(/filename="(.+?)"/); a.download = match ? match[1] : 'x-article.pdf'; document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); document.body.removeChild(a); URL.revokeObjectURL(downloadUrl); status.className = 'converter-status success'; status.textContent = 'PDF downloaded successfully!'; } catch (err) { status.className = 'converter-status error'; status.textContent = err.message || 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.'; } finally { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Convert to PDF'; } }); </script> <h2 id="how-it-works">How it works</h2><ol> <li>Paste a public X article URL (format: <code>https://x.com/username/status/123456...</code>)</li> <li>Click <strong>Convert to PDF</strong></li> <li>The article is rendered and converted to a clean A4 PDF</li> <li>Your PDF downloads automatically</li> </ol> <h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2><ul> <li>Only works with <strong>public articles</strong> — content behind login walls cannot be converted</li> <li>The URL must be an X long-form article, not a regular tweet or thread</li> <li>Conversion may take up to 30 seconds depending on article length</li> <li>Limited to one conversion every 10 seconds</li> </ul>https://michaelbrunger.com/projects/daily-brief/Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000michaelbrunger@gmail.com (Michael Brunger)https://michaelbrunger.com/projects/daily-brief/