How to convert JPG to PDF
- Click Select JPG images and choose one or more photos, or drag them onto the page.
- Arrange the pages: drag the cards or use the arrows. The number on each card is its page number.
- Choose A4 or Letter, the orientation and margins, or “Fit image” to make each page the size of its photo.
- Click Convert to PDF. The file downloads immediately.
Why convert JPG photos to PDF?
A PDF keeps several pages together in a fixed order and looks the same on every device, which is why many offices, schools and government portals ask for documents as PDF rather than as separate images. Typical examples are photographed receipts for expense claims, ID cards (front and back on two pages), handwritten homework, signed forms and property inspection photos.
Getting a professional-looking document from phone photos
- Photograph pages from directly above in even daylight, avoiding shadows from your hand or phone.
- Crop each photo to the edges of the paper with the Image Cropper.
- Use A4 or Letter with a small margin so the PDF prints cleanly.
- Use auto orientation so landscape photos get landscape pages.
No watermark, no upload
Many free converters add a watermark or upload your photos to their servers. This one creates the PDF on your device, adds nothing to your pages, and has no limit on the number of images. Converting PNG screenshots instead? Use PNG to PDF. Need to join existing PDFs? Use Merge PDF.
Getting the page order right
Photos are added in the order you select them, which is usually their file-name order. Each card shows its page number, so you can check the order at a glance and drag cards to fix it. For multi-page documents photographed with a phone, take the photos in page order and they will already be in sequence, since phone cameras name files with increasing numbers.
ID cards and certificates
Many forms ask for both sides of an ID card or driving licence in one PDF. Photograph the front and back on a plain dark background, crop each photo tightly, and convert them together with “Fit image” or with A4 and a big margin so the card isn’t stretched across the whole page. Remember that ID documents are sensitive; this tool never uploads them.
JPG to PDF on Windows and Mac without an app
Windows can “print” images to PDF using Microsoft Print to PDF, and macOS Preview can export to PDF, but both are fiddly when you have many photos or need a specific order and margins. This tool works the same way on every device, including phones and Chromebooks.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert multiple JPGs into one PDF?
Select all the JPG files at once, put them in order with drag and drop or the arrows, then click Convert to PDF. Every image becomes one page of the same PDF.
Does converting JPG to PDF reduce quality?
No. JPG images are embedded in the PDF exactly as they are, without recompression, so the quality is identical to your photos.
How do I make the PDF smaller?
Compress the photos first with the Image Compressor or the 200 KB preset, then convert. The PDF size is roughly the total size of the images.
Can I do this on my phone?
Yes. Tap Select JPG images and choose photos from your gallery or Files app. It works in Safari, Chrome and other mobile browsers.