How to Convert Images to a PDF

Turn a stack of images into one tidy PDF

Sometimes a photo or a folder of JPGs isn't the format people actually want. A landlord asks for "the signed page as a PDF," a teacher wants one document instead of twelve screenshots, or a job application only accepts PDF uploads. Converting images to PDF wraps everything into a single file that opens the same way on any phone, laptop, or printer, with the pages in the order you choose.

The Image to PDF converter does this entirely in your browser. Your pictures are read locally and assembled on your own device, so nothing is uploaded to a server and there's no account to create. That matters when the images are receipts, ID scans, or anything you'd rather not hand to a random website. Below is the full walkthrough, including how to control page size and order so the result looks the way you want.

How to convert images to a PDF

1. Open the converter. Go to Image to PDF. You'll see an Upload tab with a drag-and-drop area.

2. Add your images. Drag photos onto the drop zone, or click Select Images and pick them from your device. You can select several at once. Supported formats are JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF. Files in other formats are quietly skipped, so if an image doesn't appear, check its type.

3. Add more if needed. Switch to the Images tab to see everything you've loaded. Each thumbnail shows the filename, dimensions, and size. Use Add More Images at the bottom to bring in extra files later — you don't have to start over.

4. Put the pages in order. Each image becomes one page, top to bottom. Drag a thumbnail to move it, or use the up/down arrows on each card. The numbered badge in the corner shows that image's page position. Click the trash icon to drop any image you don't want.

5. Choose page settings. Open the Settings tab to control how images sit on the page:

   • Page Size — A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5, Fit to Image (each page matches that image's exact dimensions, no borders), or Custom Size in points.
   • Orientation — Auto (matches each image), Portrait, or Landscape.
   • Image Fit — Contain keeps the whole image visible, Cover fills the page and may crop edges, Stretch forces the image to fill the page (which can distort it).
   • Margin — from none up to 60 points of white space around each image.
   • Background Color — handy for PNGs with transparency; pick a color so transparent areas don't render oddly.

6. Name the file. Set the Output Filename (the .pdf is added for you). A clear name like tenancy-scans beats the default images.

7. Create the PDF. Click Create PDF. A progress bar runs as each page is built. When it finishes you're taken to the Result tab.

8. Download it. The Result tab shows the page count and final file size. Click Download to save the PDF. To tweak the layout, hit Adjust Settings and rebuild, or Start Over to clear everything.

Tips

• One image, one page. If you want two photos side by side on a single page, that's not what this tool does — every image gets its own page.
• Use "Fit to Image" for screenshots. It produces borderless pages sized exactly to each image, which usually looks cleaner than forcing a screenshot onto A4.
• Shrink large photos first. High-resolution phone photos make big PDFs. Running them through the image compressor or trimming dimensions with the image resizer before converting keeps the file small.
• Check the order before exporting. It's faster to drag thumbnails into place than to redo the PDF later.
• Everything stays local. Because the work happens in your browser, you can convert sensitive documents without them leaving your device.

Common problems

• An image didn't show up. Only JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF are accepted. Convert other formats first, or re-export them as PNG.
• The PDF is huge. Large source images mean a large PDF. Compress or resize the images first, then convert. You can also run the finished file through the PDF compressor.
• Part of my image got cut off. That's the "Cover" fit cropping to fill the page. Switch Image Fit to Contain so the whole image stays visible.
• Transparent PNG looks wrong. Set a Background Color in Settings so transparent regions render against a solid color instead of black.

FAQ

Are my images uploaded anywhere? No. The converter reads and assembles your images directly in the browser on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, and there's no sign-up.

Can I combine images and an existing PDF into one file? Not in a single step here. Convert your images to a PDF first, then use the PDF merger to join that file with any other PDFs into one document.

Will each image keep its quality? Yes — the images are embedded as-is, so quality matches the source files. If the resulting PDF is larger than you'd like, compress the images beforehand rather than expecting the converter to shrink them.

What's the page limit? There's no fixed limit, but very large batches of high-resolution images use more memory and take longer, since all the work runs locally. If things slow down, convert in smaller groups.

For more on splitting, merging, and shrinking PDFs, see the complete guide to PDF tools.