Turn JPG photos into a single PDF
Turn a pile of JPG photos into one PDF, in the order you want them. Drag the thumbnails to rearrange, choose a page size and margin, and download a single document. The photos are embedded directly, so nothing is re-compressed on the way in.
JPG to PDF
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How to convert JPG to PDF
- Add your photos. Drop in as many JPGs as you like at once. Each becomes a page, shown as a thumbnail.
- Put them in order. Drag the thumbnails until the sequence is right. What you see is the order they will be bound in.
- Set page size and margins. Fit each photo to a standard page, or let the page take the shape of the photo.
- Download the PDF. One file with every photo inside, ready to send or print.
Photos are embedded, not re-encoded
A JPEG can be placed inside a PDF exactly as it is — the format is supported natively, so there is no need to decode and re-compress it. That is what happens here: the bytes of your photo become the bytes in the document.
It matters because JPEG is lossy every time it is saved. A tool that decodes each photo and re-encodes it while building the PDF costs you a generation of quality for nothing, and the difference is visible on anything with fine detail or text in it, like a photographed receipt or whiteboard.
Order is the part people get wrong
Files selected together arrive in whatever order the operating system hands them over, which is frequently not the order you want — IMG_1010 sorts before IMG_992 in plain alphabetical order, so a set of holiday photos or a photographed multi-page contract comes out shuffled.
Rather than asking you to rename everything first, the thumbnails are draggable and the order shown is the order used. Check it before you convert; it takes seconds and saves rebuilding the document.
Photographing documents
If what you are really doing is turning photos of paper into a document to send, two other tools here follow on. Compress PDF brings the file under an email or upload limit, since phone photos are large. OCR PDF adds a text layer so the result can be searched and its text selected, which turns a stack of pictures into something closer to a real document.
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The PDF is assembled in your browser. Your photos never leave your device, which matters given how often the things people scan this way are personal documents.
Does converting reduce the quality of my photos?
No. JPEGs are embedded exactly as they are, with no decoding and no re-compression, so there is no generational loss.
How many photos can I add?
There is no limit we impose. Very large sets take longer to assemble because each photo is processed in turn, and everything is bounded by your device's memory.
Can I mix PNG and JPG?
Yes. Both are supported and can be combined in one document.
How do I change the order of the pages?
Drag the thumbnails. The order shown is the order they will appear in the finished PDF.
Can I make each page the same size as the photo?
Yes. Choose that option instead of a standard page size and each page takes the dimensions of its image, with no letterboxing.
The PDF is too big to email. What now?
Run it through Compress PDF. Photos are exactly the case compression handles best, and there are preset tools for common limits like 2MB.