How to convert JPG to PDF
- Add your images. Drop them on the box above or click it to browse. To pick several at once, hold
Ctrl(Windows) orCmd(Mac) while clicking files, or pressCtrl + A/Cmd + Ato select a whole folder. - Put the pages in order. Each image becomes a page. Drag a thumbnail to move it, or use the arrow buttons on a phone. The number in the corner is the page number.
- Fix any sideways pages. Photos are rotated automatically when the file says how it should be displayed. If one still looks wrong, press its rotate button.
- Choose the layout. Pick “Fit image”, A4 or Letter, a margin, and whether you want one PDF or a separate PDF for each image. Give the file a name.
- Create and download. Press Create PDF. The file is built in a few seconds and a Download button appears with the page count and file size.
A practical example
A landlord asks for a single PDF of your ID, two payslips and a bank statement, and you have photographed all four with your phone. Add the four photos, drag them into the order requested, choose A4 with a small margin so nothing sits at the very edge of the page, name the file rental-application, and press Create PDF. If the email bounces because the attachment is too large, tick “Reduce file size” and create it again; the pages stay perfectly readable at a fraction of the size.
Why turn images into a PDF?
A folder of loose JPGs is awkward to send and even more awkward to receive. The person on the other end has to download each file, open them in the right order and hope nothing is missing. A PDF solves that: one file, a fixed page order, and it opens the same way in every browser, phone and office program.
That is why so many forms ask for a PDF even when what you have is a photo. Job portals want scanned certificates as a single document. Universities want transcripts in one file. Insurance claims, visa applications, expense reports and rental applications all work the same way. Converting the photos yourself gets you past the upload box without installing scanner software.
What happens to image quality
The PDF format can store JPG images directly. This tool uses that: your JPGs go into the PDF byte for byte, with no second round of compression, so a page looks exactly like the photo it came from. It also means the PDF is roughly the size of the photos combined. In our test, three phone photos totalling 6.9 MB produced a 6.9 MB PDF.
PNG images are also stored without loss. Formats that PDF cannot hold directly, such as WebP and GIF, are converted first: photos become high-quality JPG pages and graphics become PNG pages.
| Setting | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fit image | Each page takes the shape of its image | Photo albums, screenshots, artwork |
| A4 / Letter | Standard paper; the image is scaled to fit and centred | Documents you will print or submit |
| Margin | Adds a white border of 10 mm (small) or 20 mm (large) | Printing, so the edges are not trimmed |
| PDF per image | Creates one PDF for every image, delivered in a ZIP | Uploads that need each document separately |
| Reduce file size | Resizes photos to 2000 px and recompresses them | Email attachments and upload limits |
Have the photos ready? Build your PDF now.
Go to the converterPrivacy: what happens to your files
The PDF is assembled inside your browser by pdf-lib, an open-source PDF library loaded from CachePlex. Your images are not sent to our server or anyone else’s; the page only reports how many images were in the PDF so we can apply the daily free limit. Your original images are not changed.
One detail worth knowing: because JPGs are stored unchanged, any hidden information inside them, such as the date, camera model or GPS location recorded by your phone, travels into the PDF with them. If you are sending the file to strangers and would rather not share where a photo was taken, tick “Reduce file size”. That option redraws each image, which leaves that information behind.
Limitations
- Up to 60 images per PDF, 30 MB per image, and 20 free PDFs per day.
- The PDF contains images, not text. You cannot select or search the words in a photographed document; that needs OCR software.
- HEIC photos from iPhones are not accepted directly. Convert them with the HEIC to JPG converter first.
- Very large batches of full-resolution photos can use a lot of memory on phones. If a phone struggles, tick “Reduce file size” or split the job.
- Animated GIFs use only their first frame.
Troubleshooting
A photo is listed as “could not be read”
The file is damaged or incomplete, usually from an interrupted download or transfer. Open it on the device it came from and save or send it again.
The PDF is too big to email
Tick “Reduce file size” and create the PDF again. Most email services accept attachments of around 20–25 MB; many upload forms allow far less.
A page is still sideways
Some apps strip the rotation information when they save a photo. Use the rotate button on that page before creating the PDF.
The page has white borders
A4 and Letter keep the photo’s proportions, so a photo that is not A4-shaped leaves space above or to the side. Choose “Fit image” for borderless pages.
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