How to convert an image into a PDF
This image to PDF converter turns photos, scans and screenshots into a PDF in your browser. It works as a JPG to PDF, PNG to PDF and HEIC to PDF converter, and also takes WebP, GIF and BMP files. Nothing is uploaded, so it is safe for an ID, a pay stub or a medical form.
- Press Choose images, or drop the files on the box. On a phone you can pick from your photo library or take a new photo.
- Check the order. Each card is one page. Drag a card, or use its arrow buttons. The rotate button turns a page a quarter turn.
- Pick the page size, margin and quality on the right. The cards change at once, so you see each page before you download.
- Press Download PDF. The file is saved like any other download.
Paste an image into a PDF
You do not need to save a screenshot first. Copy an image, or take a screenshot to the clipboard, then press Ctrl+V on this page (Cmd+V on a Mac). The image is added as the next page. Some browsers also show a Paste button. Paste as many times as you like, then download one PDF with all the screenshots. This is handy for bug reports, receipts from a web page or notes for a class.
On Windows, Win+Shift+S copies part of the screen. On a Mac, Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+4 does the same.
Insert an image into an existing PDF
Add your PDF together with the images. Every page of the PDF appears as its own card, marked "PDF". Put the images where you want them: before the first page, after the last page, or between two pages. Then download. The original PDF pages keep their size and content. The new pages use the page size you chose. A PDF with a password cannot be read until you unlock it.
How to turn an image into a PDF on iPhone
With this tool: open this page in Safari, tap Choose images, then Photo Library. Select your photos and tap Add. Tap Download PDF. Then tap Share to save the PDF to Files or send it by Mail or Messages. HEIC photos work, and the location data in them is removed.
Without a website, there are two built-in ways:
- Files app: save the photos to Files, select them, then choose Create PDF. It is under the More button or under Quick Actions, depending on your iOS version. You cannot set the page size or margins.
- Print trick: in Photos, select the photos, tap Share, then Print. Spread two fingers on the preview to open it as a PDF, then share it. The pages are always printer size.
Page size, margins and quality: what to choose
| You want to | Page size | Margin | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email a scanned form or receipt | Letter (US) or A4 | Small | Medium |
| Upload to a form with a size limit | Letter or A4 | Small | Small |
| Print photos | Letter or A4 | Small | High or Original |
| Keep screenshots sharp on screen | Same as image | None | Original |
| Make a photo album to share | A4 or Letter, Auto | None, Fill page | High |
Auto orientation gives a wide photo a landscape page and a tall photo a portrait page, so every image is as large as it can be. Whole image shows all of the picture. Fill page covers the page and cuts off the edges that do not fit. Letter is 8.5 by 11 inches and is the US standard. A4 is 210 by 297 mm and is used in most other countries.
Size depends on the photo. As a rough guide, a 12 megapixel phone photo makes a page of about 2 to 4 MB at Original, about 1 MB at High, under 0.5 MB at Medium and about 0.2 MB at Small. The tool shows the real size of your PDF after you download it.
Why your photos stay on your device
Most image to PDF sites send your files to their servers, make the PDF there and send it back. This page does the work in your browser with JavaScript. Your images are never sent anywhere, there is no account, and no copy is kept. When you close the tab, the files are gone from the page.
The tool also removes the hidden data that phones add to photos, such as the place where you took them. The PDF holds only the pictures you see.