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JPG to PDF Converter

Turn one photo or a whole set into a PDF, with one image per page. Put the pages in order, rotate any that are sideways, and pick A4, US Letter, or the size of each image. Your JPGs keep their full quality, and everything runs in your browser.

Drag and drop your images here, or

JPG, PNG, or WebP, up to 50 MB each. Pick as many as you like. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

What converting JPG to PDF does

A JPG is a single picture. A PDF is a document that can hold many pages, opens the same way on every phone and computer, and is the format most forms, portals, and printers ask for.

Converting puts each image on its own page. The JPG data itself is copied into the PDF unchanged. It is not decoded and saved again, which is why the quality stays exactly the same as your original photo.

What you choose is the page around the image: its size, which way up it is, and how much white space surrounds the picture. The image is scaled to fit that space and centered, so nothing is cropped.

Why use our JPG to PDF converter

  • ·No quality lost. JPGs go into the PDF as they are, without being compressed a second time.
  • ·Phone photos come out the right way up. The tool reads the rotation your phone saved with each photo, so you do not get sideways pages.
  • ·Easy ordering. Drag, use the arrows, or sort by file name, which for phone and camera photos is the order they were taken.
  • ·One PDF or many. Combine everything into one file, or get a separate PDF for each image in a ZIP.
  • ·Nothing is uploaded. Photos of IDs, receipts, and signed forms stay on your device.

How to convert JPG to PDF

  1. 1

    Add your JPG images

    Drag the photos onto the box or click to pick them. You can select many at once and add more later. PNG and WebP images work too.

  2. 2

    Put the images in order

    Each image becomes one page. Drag the images into the order you want, use the arrows, or sort them by file name. Rotate any image that is the wrong way round.

  3. 3

    Choose the page size and margin

    Pick a paper size such as A4 or US Letter, a photo print size, the same size as each image, or your own custom size. Orientation can match each image or be fixed to portrait or landscape.

  4. 4

    Convert and download

    Click Convert to PDF and the file downloads straight away. Turn on the ZIP option first if you want a separate PDF for every image.

JPG to PDF page size, orientation, and margin

Page size. A4 is 210 by 297 mm and is the standard paper size in most of the world. US Letter is 8.5 by 11 inches and is used in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Pick the one your printer or the person receiving the file uses.

The other sizes cover more specific jobs. A3 (297 by 420 mm) and Tabloid (11 by 17 inches) are twice the size of A4 and Letter, for posters and large prints. A5 is half of A4 and A6 is a quarter, which suits booklets, flyers, and postcards. US Legal is 8.5 by 14 inches, used for some legal and business forms. The 4 × 6 and 5 × 7 inch sizes match standard photo prints, so each photo fills its page when printed on photo paper.

Same as image makes every page the exact shape of its photo, which looks best on screen but prints at odd sizes. Custom size takes any width and height from 25 to 1000 mm, or 1 to 40 inches, for anything else.

Orientation.Match each image puts wide photos on landscape pages and tall photos on portrait pages, so each one fills as much of its page as it can. Choose Portrait or Landscape if every page must face the same way, for example when the PDF will be printed and bound.

Margin. This is the white space left on every side of the image. Small is 6 mm (a quarter inch), Medium is 13 mm (half an inch), and Large is 25 mm (one inch), the same as the standard margin in Word. Custom lets you type any margin from 0 to 50 mm, or 0 to 2 inches. Most home printers cannot print right to the edge of the paper, so keep at least a small margin if you plan to print. None lets the image touch the edges of the page. The preview tiles show the result as you change it.

Why photos turn sideways when converted to PDF

A phone camera sensor always captures the picture the same way round. When you hold the phone upright, many phones do not turn the picture itself. They save it sideways and add a small note to the photo's EXIF data that says "turn this 90 degrees before showing it".

Your gallery app, your browser, and most image viewers follow that note, so the photo always looks right to you. The PDF format has no such note. A converter that copies the photo into a PDF without reading it produces exactly what was stored: a sideways page.

This converter reads the note and turns each image as it places it on the page, so the PDF matches what you see in the preview. The preview is a good guide: if a thumbnail looks right, its page will too. If one does not, click its rotate button and it turns a quarter turn clockwise.

How to convert JPG to PDF on Windows and Mac

Both systems can do a simple conversion without extra software. They are fine for one or two images, but give you less control over order, margins, and rotation than this page.

On Windows, select the images in File Explorer, right click, and choose Print (on Windows 11 it is under Show more options). Pick Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer and save the file. Watch the "Fit picture to frame" box: it crops the edges of photos that are a different shape from the page.

On a Mac, select the images in Finder and open them together in Preview. Put them in order in the sidebar, then choose File, Print, and save as PDF from the PDF menu at the bottom of the print window.

On a phone, this page works in your mobile browser too. Pick the photos straight from your gallery.

When to convert JPG to PDF

Whenever images need to travel as one document:

  • ·Anyone sending documents photographed on a phone. Receipts, ID cards, signed forms, and homework are often photographed rather than scanned. Many upload forms and offices ask for a single PDF instead of a pile of photos.
  • ·Students handing in work. Handwritten pages photographed one by one can be combined into a single PDF in the right order, which is what most school portals expect.
  • ·Anyone applying for a job, visa, or loan. Application portals usually accept PDF only. Converting a photo of a certificate or a passport page to PDF gets it through.
  • ·Anyone printing photos or sharing a set of images. One PDF keeps the images in order and opens the same way on every device, which a folder of loose JPGs does not.

If the finished PDF is too big to send, shrink it with our compress PDF tool. To add the photos to a PDF you already have, convert them here and then merge the PDFs.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a JPG to PDF for free?
Add the JPG, pick a page size, and click Convert to PDF. The PDF downloads straight away. There is no signup, no watermark, and no limit on how many images you convert.
How do I combine multiple JPGs into one PDF?
Select all the images at once when you add them, or add them in batches with Add more. Put them in order by dragging, with the arrows, or with Sort by name, then convert. Every image becomes one page of the same PDF.
Does converting JPG to PDF reduce image quality?
No. JPG photos are placed inside the PDF exactly as they are, without being compressed again, so the PDF holds the same image data as your original files. WebP images are the exception: they are saved as high quality JPEG, or as PNG if they have see-through areas.
Why is my photo sideways in the PDF?
Phones save many photos sideways and add a note in the photo's EXIF data saying which way to turn it. Photo apps follow that note, but PDF readers do not, so other converters often produce sideways pages. This tool reads the note and turns the image the right way up. If an image is still wrong, click its rotate button before converting.
How do I convert each JPG to a separate PDF?
Add all the images and turn on Save each image as its own PDF. You get a ZIP file with one PDF per image, each named after its original file.
Should I use A4 or US Letter?
Use US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and A4 (210 by 297 mm) almost everywhere else. If the PDF will only be viewed on screen, Same as image gives each page the exact shape of its photo with no white border.
Can I convert PNG, WebP, or HEIC images to PDF?
PNG and WebP, yes. Add them the same way as JPG files and mix them freely. HEIC photos from an iPhone cannot be added directly. Convert them with our HEIC to JPG converter first, then add the JPGs here.
Why is my PDF so large?
Because the images go in at full quality, the PDF ends up about the same size as all the photos added together. Ten 4 MB phone photos make a PDF of roughly 40 MB. If that is too big to email or upload, run it through our compress PDF tool, which can usually shrink photo PDFs a great deal.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is built inside your browser tab and saved straight to your device. Your images are never sent to a server.