Getting Started
Export Confluence pages to professionally formatted PDFs in just a few steps.
Overview
PDF Exporter for Confluence lets you turn any Confluence page — or an entire space — into a polished PDF document. Choose from pre-built templates, customize headers, footers, cover pages, watermarks, and table of contents, then download your export in seconds.
Prerequisites
- Atlassian Confluence Cloud instance
- PDF Exporter for Confluence installed from the Atlassian Marketplace
- Confluence Space or Page edit permissions to access the exporter
Step 1: Install the App
Install PDF Exporter for Confluence from the Atlassian Marketplace. See the Installation Guide for step-by-step instructions.
Step 2: Open the Exporter
- Navigate to any Confluence page
- Click the ··· (More actions) menu in the top-right toolbar
- Select Export to PDF
- The PDF Exporter panel opens
Alternatively, access the exporter from the Apps menu in the Confluence global navigation.
Step 3: Select Pages
Use the hierarchical page tree to select the pages you want to export:
- Check a single page to export just that page
- Check a parent page to include it and all its children
- Use the search bar to quickly find pages across the space
Step 4: Choose a Template
Select a template from the sidebar dropdown. Templates define the visual style of your exported PDF — font size, header/footer, cover page, watermark, and more.
Three default templates are available out of the box:
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Default | Clean export with page numbers, no cover page |
| Report | Cover page, table of contents, page breaks before H1 sections |
| Minimal | No header, footer, or page numbers — pure content |
Admins can create additional custom templates. See Template Management.
Step 5: Export
Click Export. The app generates your PDF and downloads it automatically. For multi-page exports, all PDFs are bundled into a single ZIP archive.