Turn images into a single PDF
Combine photos or scans into one PDF, with control over page size, orientation and margins. Free for files under 25 MB, and no account needed.
Your files stay private
Uploads are deleted from our servers one hour after processing. Nothing is read or reused, and nothing is kept unless you save it to your account.
No account required
20 free credits a day, with no email address and no watermarks on the output.
Runs on any device
Works in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
How to use the JPG to PDF tool
Three steps, nothing to install, no account needed.
- STEP 01
Add your images
Drop in your photos or scans: up to 3 at a time without an account, or 10 with a free one. Drag them into the order you want.
- STEP 02
Set page size and margins
A4 with a small margin suits most documents. You can skip this and still get a good result.
- STEP 03
Download
One PDF containing every image, in order. It usually takes 3 to 8 seconds.
What the JPG to PDF tool does
Drag to reorder
Set the page order before you create the PDF. What you see is the order you get.
Several images per page
Fit two or four images on a page to save paper and reduce the number of pages.
HEIC support
iPhone photos work directly. There is no need to convert them to JPG first.
Page numbers
Add a number to every page, which helps when you send a long scan to an office.
Sort by file name
Your files go in order of their names, so IMG_001 to IMG_040 come out in the right order.
Smaller files
Convert and compress images to make your PDF file small enough to send by e-mail.
JPG to PDF: a complete guide
Combine several images into one PDF
Add your JPG, PNG or iPhone HEIC photos. They become the pages of a single PDF in the order you put them.
This is the easiest way to turn phone photos of documents, receipts or handwritten notes into one file. It opens anywhere, and it prints properly.
Have a lot of files? Tick Sort files by name before combining. Your camera names photos in the order you took them, so this usually gets the pages right on its own.
Page size versus image size
This is the setting people get wrong most often. Here is the difference.
A4 or Letter puts every image on a standard page, scaled to fit. You get white space where the shapes do not match.
Fit to image makes each page exactly the size of the image on it. The PDF then has pages of different sizes.
- For anything printed or submitted to a form, choose A4. Most of the world uses it.
- Choose Letter instead if you are in the US or Canada.
- For a PDF that will only be read on screen, Fit to image usually looks best.
Orientation, margins and images per page
Orientation on Auto turns each page to match its image. Your landscape photos will not get shrunk onto portrait pages.
Margins add a white border. Pick None for edge to edge, or Small and Medium for a printed look.
Four small receipts on one page beats four near-empty pages. It keeps the page count down and makes the file smaller.
Scanning documents with a phone
Lay each page flat, face up, in good light, and take the photo from straight above. Let the page fill the screen. When you've photographed them all, upload them here in page order.
Want text you can select and search, not just a picture of it? Run the finished PDF through PDF OCR afterwards.
iPhone photos (HEIC)
Photos taken on an iPhone are usually HEIC files. They are accepted here directly, so there is no need to convert them to JPG first.
Need the photos as JPG files for something else? Use HEIC to JPG instead.
Will the photos lose quality?
Only if you ask for it. Compress images to reduce file size is on by default, which keeps the PDF small enough to email.
Turn it off when the detail matters, such as a scan of a signed form or a photo you will print. The file will be larger.
Is the JPG to PDF tool free?
Yes. You get 20 credits a day with no account and no email address.
This tool costs 1 credit per file, so that is 20 files a day at no cost. There is no watermark on your PDF. A free account raises that to 50 credits a day, 100 MB per file and 10 files at a time.
- 20 credits a day, refreshed daily
- 1 credit per file
- Up to 3 files at a time, 25 MB each
- No account, no email, no card
- No watermarks on the PDF
Free files run in the normal queue. Paid plans from Standard upwards move you to the priority queue, raise the file size and batch limits, and help when you convert a lot of pages at once.
Is it safe to upload my documents?
Yes. Your files are deleted from our servers one hour after processing, automatically.
Nothing is stored past that hour. Nothing is read by a person. Nothing is used to train anything. Every upload and download runs over HTTPS, so your file is encrypted both ways.
This matters on this tool more than most. People scan ID cards, bank letters and signed contracts into PDFs. The deletion runs on a timer, so you do not have to remember to clear anything.
Common problems and fixes
Almost every problem here comes from one setting. Here is what to change.
| Problem | Why it happens | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Pages are in the wrong order | Files uploaded in a different order | Drag the thumbnails, or tick Sort files by name before combining |
| Big white gaps around each photo | Page size is A4, photo is a different shape | Switch page size to Fit to image |
| Landscape photos look tiny | Orientation forced to Portrait | Set orientation to Auto |
| The PDF is too big to email | Compression is off, or photos are very large | Tick Compress images, or put 2 images per page |
| The PDF looks blurry when printed | Compression is on | Untick Compress images and convert again |
| Pages are slanted | Photos taken at an angle | Retake them flat, from directly above the page |
| Edges of the page are cut off | The page did not fit inside the frame | Step back and reshoot so the whole page is visible |
| You cannot select the text in the PDF | The pages are pictures, not text | Run the PDF through PDF OCR |
| Your file will not upload | Format is not supported, or the file is too large | Save it as JPG, PNG or HEIC, under 25 MB without an account |
| Only some of your images were added | More than 3 files at once without an account | Convert them in groups of 3, sign up free for 10 at a time, or use a paid plan, which takes 20 or more at once |
| You need to join this PDF to another one | Wrong tool for that step | Use Merge PDF afterwards |
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JPG to PDF — frequently asked questions
Short, straight answers to what people ask most.
How do I combine multiple JPGs into one PDF?
Drop your photos into the upload box, drag them around until the order looks right, pick a page size and convert. Each image turns into one page of the PDF. Without an account you can add 3 at a time (10 with a free account), so for a bigger stack, do it in a few rounds and join the results with our Merge PDF tool.
Can I convert PNG to PDF as well, or only JPG?
PNG works exactly the same way, and so does HEIC. You can even mix them in one go: a PNG screenshot next to a couple of JPG photos is fine, and they all end up as pages of the same PDF.
How do I turn iPhone photos into a PDF?
Upload them as they are. iPhones save photos as HEIC by default, and this tool reads HEIC directly, so there is no need to convert them to JPG first. On the phone itself, tapping the upload box lets you pick straight from your photos.
Which page size should I pick: A4, Letter or Fit to image?
It depends on where the PDF is going. If it's going to be printed or uploaded to a form, use A4, or Letter if you're in the US or Canada. If it will only ever be read on a screen, Fit to image usually looks best, because every page takes the exact shape of its photo and there's no white space around it.
Can I convert JPG to PDF without losing quality?
Yes. The option Compress images to reduce file size is ticked to start with, because most people want a PDF that's small enough to email. When every detail matters, like a signed contract or a photo you plan to print, untick it before you convert. The file comes out bigger, but your images keep their full resolution.
Can I put two or four photos on one page?
Yes, set Images per page to 2 or 4. It works well for the front and back of an ID card, a pile of receipts or a contact sheet, and it cuts the number of pages, and the file size, quite a bit.
Can I add page numbers to the PDF?
Tick Add a page number to each page before converting, and every page gets numbered. It's worth doing when you send a long scanned document to an office or a bank, so nobody loses track of which page is which.
How many photos can I convert at once, and how big can they be?
Without an account it's 3 images at a time, each up to 25 MB. Every image uses 1 credit and you get 20 free credits a day, which covers most everyday jobs. A free account takes 10 at a time, raises the file size to 100 MB and gives you 50 credits a day. If you need to add more files in one go, paid plans take 20 or more at once.
Does it work on my phone?
It does, in any phone browser, on Android or iPhone, and there's nothing to install. You choose photos from your gallery the same way you'd choose files from a folder on a computer.
Can I search or copy the text in the PDF afterwards?
Not straight away. The pages are images, so there's no real text in them yet. Run the finished file through our PDF OCR tool and it adds a text layer you can search, select and copy.
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