How to Convert JPG to PDF for Free (Phone, Windows, Mac and Online)

Forms, landlords, universities and employers often ask for a single PDF instead of a pile of photos. Turning JPG images into a PDF takes under a minute, and you do not need to install anything. Below are five free methods — pick the one that matches the device in your hand.

Method 1: Convert JPG to PDF online (any device)

The quickest way, especially when you want several images in one PDF, is the free JPG to PDF converter. It runs in your browser, so your images are not uploaded to a server.

1. Open JPG to PDF and click Choose images, or drop files onto the box. JPG, PNG and WebP are accepted, and you can add many at once.
2. Arrange the images in the order you want the pages to appear.
3. Pick a page size (Fit to image, A4 or US Letter), an orientation (Automatic, Portrait or Landscape) and a margin (None, Small or Large).
4. Click Create PDF and download the file.

Choose A4 or US Letter if the PDF will be printed or submitted to an official portal; choose Fit to image if you just want each photo as its own full page.

Method 2: On Windows 10 or 11

1. Select the images in File Explorer (hold Ctrl to pick several), right-click and choose Print.
2. In the Print Pictures window, set the printer to Microsoft Print to PDF.
3. Choose a paper size and layout, untick “Fit picture to frame” if your images are being cropped, then click Print and choose where to save the PDF.

Method 3: On a Mac

1. Select the images in Finder and open them together in Preview.
2. In the sidebar, drag the thumbnails into the right order.
3. Choose File › Print, then open the PDF menu at the bottom left and choose Save as PDF.

For a single image, File › Export as PDF in Preview is even quicker.

Method 4: On iPhone or iPad

• Files app: save the photos to Files, select them, tap the More (•••) button and choose Create PDF.
• Photos app: select the photos, tap Share › Print, then spread two fingers on the preview to open it as a PDF, and use Share again to save it to Files or send it.

Menu names can differ slightly between iOS versions. If you cannot find them, the online converter in Method 1 works in Safari too.

Method 5: On Android

1. Open the photo in Google Photos (or your gallery app), tap the ⋮ menu and choose Print.
2. At the top, change the printer to Save as PDF.
3. Tap the PDF download button and choose a folder.

Built-in printing usually handles one photo at a time. To combine several photos into one PDF on a phone, use the browser converter from Method 1.

Tips for a clean, small PDF

• Check the order first. It is easier to rearrange images before converting than to fix pages afterwards — though you can still reorder pages later with Reorder PDF Pages.
• Shrink huge phone photos. Modern phone photos can be several megabytes each. Run them through Resize Image or Compress Image first if the PDF must fit an upload limit.
• Already made the PDF? Use Compress PDF, and read our guide to reducing PDF size for email.
• Photographing documents? Shoot in good light, straight on, with the page filling the frame. Crop away the table edges with Crop Image before converting.
• Need to add pages to an existing PDF? Convert the new images, then join the files with Merge PDF.

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