KMZ to PDF Converter
Drop a .kmz from Google Earth and download a PDF of its placemarks, paths and polygons. No unzipping, no software, no upload — the archive is opened in your browser.
KML to PDF
Convert KML files to PDF format
🔒 All processing happens locally in your browser. Your files never leave your device.
Converting a KMZ to PDF
A KMZ is what Google Earth produces when you right-click a folder or placemark and choose Save Place As — a ZIP archive holding a doc.kml and any icons, photos or ground-overlay images it references. It is the format most people actually have on disk, even though the tools they search for are usually named after KML.
This converter reads the KML inside the archive directly and draws its vector geometry into a PDF using GDAL’s PDF driver, entirely in your browser. You get a fixed document you can email to a client, attach to a permit application or print for the field, without asking the recipient to install Google Earth. Because KML is always in WGS 84, the output is a geospatial PDF with no coordinate-system choices to make.
One limit to know up front: images bundled inside the KMZ — ground overlays, custom icons, photos in balloons — are not rendered. Only the placemarks, paths and polygons are.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to unzip the KMZ before converting it to PDF?
No. A KMZ is a ZIP archive containing a doc.kml plus any images it references. The converter opens the archive itself and reads the KML inside, so drop the .kmz on the page as-is — no unzipping, no renaming to .kml.
Why did Google Earth save my file as KMZ instead of KML?
Google Earth defaults to KMZ whenever the item you save references anything beyond plain geometry — custom placemark icons, photos in balloons, a ground overlay image, or a large number of features that benefit from compression. If you only need the geometry, the KMZ and the equivalent KML convert identically.
What happens to images bundled inside the KMZ — icons, photos, ground overlays?
They are not drawn into the PDF. The conversion uses GDAL’s KML reader, which extracts vector features (points, lines, polygons) and their attributes; ground-overlay rasters and icon PNGs inside the archive are ignored. If a ground overlay is the thing you actually need on paper, take a screenshot in Google Earth or bring the overlay into a desktop GIS and lay out a map there.
Does the PDF show a satellite or street-map background?
No. The PDF contains your KMZ’s vector geometry drawn on a blank page. Nothing is fetched from a tile service, because the whole conversion runs inside your browser without contacting a server — which is also why your file never leaves your device.
Is the output a geospatial (georeferenced) PDF?
Yes. KML is always WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) by specification, so GDAL writes coordinate metadata into the PDF. GIS-aware readers such as Avenza Maps or Acrobat with the geospatial plug-in can report coordinates and measure distances; ordinary PDF viewers simply display it as a normal document.
Will placemark names and descriptions appear in the PDF?
The PDF is a drawing of the geometry, not an attribute report, so do not rely on it to carry names, descriptions and custom fields across. To get those as readable data, convert the KMZ to Excel or CSV instead — those formats are built for attributes.
Is there a file size limit?
The practical limit is your browser’s memory, not a server quota. KMZ archives up to a few hundred megabytes convert fine on a normal laptop. If a very large file stalls, simplify it first with the KML simplifier, then convert.
Need to convert multiple KMZ files?
Use our batch KML/KMZ to PDF converter to process dozens or hundreds of files in a single run — Pro feature, files never leave your browser.
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