When you need a PDF instead of photos
Many forms, offices and email systems ask for “one PDF” rather than a handful of image files: job applications, visa and university documents, insurance claims, expense receipts, signed forms photographed with a phone. A PDF keeps the pages together in the right order and opens the same way on every device.
How to use it
- Choose your JPG files or drop them on the box above. You can add more in several goes.
- Put them in order with the up and down arrows. Remove any you added by mistake.
- Pick a page size, and tick Add a white margin if you want space around each image.
- Select Create PDF, then Download.
Nothing is uploaded. The PDF is built in your browser from your files.
Choosing a page size
- Same as each image makes every page exactly fit its photo. Best for viewing on screen, and for photos of different shapes.
- A4 is the standard paper size in most of the world. Each photo is fitted onto the page and centred, with landscape photos placed on landscape pages.
- US Letter is the standard in the United States and Canada.
Choose A4 or Letter if the PDF will be printed or if a form asks for a standard page size. Images are shrunk to fit, but small images are never enlarged, so they stay sharp.
Photos taken on a phone
Phones often save photos sideways and add a note telling viewers to rotate them. Many PDF tools ignore that note, which is why photos can end up on their side in a PDF. This converter reads it and turns each page the right way up.
For document photos, a few habits make a big difference: shoot straight down from above, use daylight or bright, even light, and fill the frame with the page. How to turn a scanned document into a PDF covers phone scanner apps, flatbed scanners and fixing common problems.
Keeping the file small
A PDF made from photos is about as big as the photos inside it. Modern phone photos are 2–5 MB each, so ten of them can make a 30 MB PDF, too large for many email systems and upload forms. Before converting:
- Resize photos to around 2000 pixels on the long side. That is plenty for reading and printing documents.
- Compress them to 75–85% quality.
- If a form has a strict limit, compress each image to a specific size first.
What’s in the PDF
Each image becomes one page, at its full resolution. Hidden photo information, including camera model, capture time and GPS location, is stripped from every image before it goes into the PDF, while the picture itself stays untouched. What remains is what you can see, so check that you’re happy sharing everything visible in the photos.
Questions
Does converting to PDF reduce photo quality?
No. JPG files are placed into the PDF exactly as they are, without being compressed again. The only exception is a photo that needs rotating to stand upright, which is re-saved once at high quality.
How do I change the order of the pages?
After adding your photos, use the up and down arrows next to each file. The list order is the page order. Then select Create PDF.
Why is my PDF so large?
A PDF made from photos is roughly the size of all the photos added together. To make it smaller, compress or resize the photos first, or use compress image to a specific size if a form has a limit per page.
Can I add PNG screenshots too?
This page takes JPG files. Use the PNG to PDF converter for screenshots, or convert them to JPG first if you want photos and screenshots in one PDF.
Last reviewed 31 October 2026