Converting
How to Convert JPG to PDF (Free, In Your Browser)
Turn photos and scans into a PDF — one image or a hundred — with control over page size, orientation and quality. Nothing is uploaded.
Converting images to PDF is how a folder of photographs becomes a document you can send. It matters because a PDF has a fixed page order and opens the same way everywhere, which a pile of JPGs does not.
Convert JPG to PDF
- 1Open the JPG to PDF tool and add your images. Drop in as many as you like.
- 2Drag them into the order you want the pages to appear.
- 3Choose page size and orientation, or let each page match its image.
- 4Convert, and the PDF downloads to your device.
One page per image, or all of them in one file
Both are useful and they solve different problems. One PDF containing every image is what you want for a scanned document, a receipts pack or a photo report — it stays together and reads in order. Separate PDFs make sense when the images are unrelated and will be sent to different people.
Choosing a page size
| Option | Best for |
|---|---|
| Fit page to image | Screenshots and mixed sizes — no white margins, no cropping |
| A4 or US Letter | Anything that will be printed or filed alongside other documents |
| Auto orientation | Mixed portrait and landscape photos in one document |
The trap is forcing a landscape photo onto a portrait page: you either get a small image floating in white space, or a crop that removes part of the picture. Auto orientation avoids the choice.
Does converting reduce image quality?
It should not. A JPG can be embedded into a PDF exactly as it is, with the same pixels and the same compression it already had. Quality only drops if the tool re-encodes the image — which some do in order to hit a size target, usually without saying so. The test is simple: if the PDF is dramatically smaller than the sum of your images, something was re-compressed.
PNG, HEIC and other formats
PNG converts the same way and is the better choice for screenshots, where its lossless compression keeps text edges crisp. HEIC — the default on modern iPhones — is not universally supported, so tools generally decode it and re-encode as JPEG or PNG on the way in. That single re-encode is invisible in practice, but it is worth knowing it happened.
Making the result searchable
A PDF made from photos contains no text, only pictures of text. Nothing in it can be searched or copied. Run OCR over the converted file and an invisible text layer is added beneath the images, so the document looks identical but becomes searchable.
Do it now
JPG to PDF
Convert images to PDF documents. It runs in this browser tab — your file is not uploaded anywhere.
Open JPG to PDFFrequently asked questions
How do I convert multiple JPGs into one PDF?+
Add them all to the converter and choose the single-document option. Order them before converting — the sequence in the list becomes the page order.
Does converting JPG to PDF lose quality?+
Not if the image is embedded as-is. Be suspicious of any conversion that produces a PDF far smaller than the images that went into it.
Can I convert HEIC photos from my iPhone?+
Yes. They are decoded and re-encoded to a format PDF supports, which is a single lossy step you will not see at normal viewing sizes.
What page size should I use for scanned documents?+
A4 or US Letter, matching your originals, so the pages print at the right size and file neatly with everything else.
Why is my converted PDF so large?+
Because it contains your full-resolution photos. Compress it afterwards — image-heavy PDFs typically shrink dramatically with no visible difference.