How to convert JPG photos to PDF (one or several images)

An ID card photographed with your phone, a pile of receipts for an expense report, notebook pages to hand in to a teacher, a proof of address requested "as a PDF": we often have images when someone asks for a PDF. Converting JPG to PDF solves the problem in seconds, and lets you gather several photos into a single, well-ordered document.

This guide explains how to convert one or several images to PDF, how to choose the page size, and how to get a sharp, lightweight document.

Convert images to PDF, step by step

1. Open JPG to PDF.
2. Drop one or more images. You can add more later with the upload area.
3. Order the images with Move up and Move down: each image becomes a page, in list order. Delete removes an image.
4. Choose the page size:
   • Auto: each page takes the proportions of its image, with no added margins;
   • A4: the standard size in Europe and most of the world, ideal for printing or submitting documents;
   • Letter: the standard size in North America.
5. Click Download.

The tool is free, up to 5 files per day (each image counts as one file). Conversion happens in your browser: your photos are not uploaded to our servers, a real advantage for ID documents or bank papers.

Taking good photos of documents

The quality of the PDF depends first on the photo. A few habits:

• Lay the document flat on a dark, plain surface that contrasts with the paper.
• Light it from the side or near a window, without flash, to avoid glare and the phone's shadow.
• Shoot straight on, with the phone parallel to the sheet, so lines are not distorted into a trapezoid.
• Crop the photo to keep only the document (your phone's Photos app does this very well).
• Check sharpness by zooming into small print before sending.

iPhone photos (HEIC)

iPhones often save photos in HEIC format. If your file ends in .heic, use HEIC to PDF to turn it straight into a PDF, or HEIC to JPG to get an image that works everywhere.

Getting a lightweight PDF

A recent smartphone photo often weighs 3 to 6 MB. Ten photos quickly make a PDF over 40 MB, which most email providers reject. Two fixes:

1. Before: shrink the photos with Compress an image (70 to 80% quality stays perfectly readable for a document).
2. After: run the resulting PDF through Compress PDF at the "Balanced" level.

Other image formats

The tool also accepts PNG images, which can be mixed with JPGs in the same PDF. For other formats (WebP, HEIC, TIFF…), the Convert a file page lists every available conversion.

Common uses

Situation	Tip
Proof of address, ID document	A4, one image per page
Expense report with receipts	Auto, all receipts in one PDF
Handwritten homework	A4, pages in order, then compress
Album or portfolio	Auto, to respect the photos' framing

Frequently asked questions

Can I put several photos in one PDF?

Yes, that is the whole idea: each image becomes a page, in the order you choose.

Are my photos uploaded to the internet?

Not for the conversion, which happens in your browser. Only the daily allowance count goes through our servers, without the image content.

Will the text in the photo be selectable?

No: a photo remains an image inside the PDF. This version does not provide OCR, so it does not make the text in a photo selectable. Use the original digital document if you need to copy its text.

How do I rotate a photo that is the wrong way round?

After converting, use Rotate PDF to turn the affected pages.

What is the difference between Auto and A4?

With Auto, the page has exactly the photo's proportions. With A4, the photo is placed on an A4 page with a small margin, giving a uniform document that is ready to print.