JPG to PDF

How it works

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   Add your images Drop images on the upload area or click it to pick files. You can add more later: new images go to the end of the list. Wait until "Loading..." disappears from the upload area before you create the PDF, or the images still loading are left out.

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   Set the order Drag an image up or down, or use the arrow buttons. The trash button removes one image and "Delete all" clears the list.

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   Choose the page options Under Options, pick a Page size (A4, Letter or Fit to image), an Orientation and a Margin between 0 and 50.

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   Create the PDF Press "Convert and download". The file downloads as images_to_pdf.pdf, with one page per image.

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   Keep going if you need to The "File ready" panel can send the PDF straight to another tool, such as Compress, Merge or Sign, without selecting it again.

Which image formats work

JPG files are placed in the PDF as they are, without re-encoding. PNG files are unpacked and stored again without loss, at 8 bits per color channel, so only a rare 16-bit PNG loses some color depth, and an animated PNG can make the whole conversion fail. WebP, GIF, BMP and other formats your browser can open are accepted too: they are converted to JPEG on a white background first, so any transparent areas turn white.

HEIC photos, common on iPhones, work only if your browser can open them. When a file cannot be read, or is not an image, it is skipped, the other images are still added, and a message asks you to use PNG or JPG. In that case, export the photo as JPG on your phone or computer, then add it again.

Page size, orientation and margins

A4 is the default page size, and Letter is the usual paper size in the United States and Canada. With either one, each image is scaled to fit inside the margins, keeps its proportions and is centered on the page. Small images are enlarged to fit the page, which can make them look soft.

Orientation is set to Automatic by default: an image wider than it is tall gets a landscape page, and the others get a portrait page. Choose Portrait or Landscape to force the same orientation on every page.

Fit to image makes each page exactly the size of its image plus the margin, so nothing is enlarged and orientation does not apply. Each pixel becomes one point, a 72nd of an inch, so a large phone photo gives a very large page: pick A4 or Letter if you plan to print. Set Margin to 0 with Fit to image for pages with no white border at all.

Tips for phone photos, scans and screenshots

• • Crop and straighten photos before you add them: this tool places each image as it is and has no crop or rotate option.
• • Check photos taken with the phone held upright. Such a photo is often stored on its side, with a tag that tells viewers to turn it, and this tool does not read that tag: the photo then comes out on its side and stretched. A screenshot of the photo carries no such tag and comes out upright.
• • For photos of paper documents, A4 or Letter with Automatic orientation gives pages that print at a normal size.
• • For screenshots, Fit to image keeps each page the shape of the screen.
• • Many phone photos can make a large PDF. The Compress tool can reduce it, but unlike this page it sends the file over HTTPS to our server in Paris and accepts files up to 4 MB.
• • Rename images_to_pdf.pdf to something clear before you send it, and open the PDF to check every page.