How to Convert JPG to PDF

Need to turn your photos into a professional PDF document? Whether you're digitizing paper documents with your phone camera, creating a photo portfolio, or preparing image-based evidence for a report, converting JPG images to PDF is one of the most common document tasks.

This guide covers the best ways to convert images to PDF, with tips for getting the best results.

Quick Method: Convert Images to PDF with PDFably

PDFably's JPG to PDF converter turns your images into a clean PDF document in seconds. Upload one or more images, arrange them in order, and download a single PDF file — all processed in your browser.

How it works:

1. Open the JPG to PDF tool
2. Upload your JPG or PNG images (drag and drop supported)
3. Drag images to rearrange page order, or click A→Z to sort alphabetically
4. Click Convert and download your PDF

Each image is placed on a standard A4 page, automatically scaled to fit while preserving the original aspect ratio and resolution. No compression is applied — your images look exactly as sharp in the PDF as they do in the original files.

What Image Formats Are Supported?

PDFably accepts the most common image formats: JPG (JPEG) and PNG. JPG is the standard format for photographs and camera images. PNG is commonly used for screenshots, graphics with transparency, and images that need lossless quality.

If your images are in other formats like BMP, TIFF, or WebP, you can convert them to JPG first using your operating system's built-in image viewer or any free online converter.

Practical Use Cases

Digitizing documents: Take photos of receipts, handwritten notes, business cards, or whiteboard sessions with your phone, then convert them to a single organized PDF. This is faster than scanning and produces surprisingly good results with modern phone cameras.

Creating portfolios: Designers, photographers, and artists can compile their work samples into a single PDF that's easy to share with clients or potential employers. The PDF format ensures your images display consistently across all devices.

Preparing submissions: Many government forms, insurance claims, and university applications require documents in PDF format. Converting your photos and scans to PDF ensures compatibility with upload forms that only accept PDF files.

Archiving photos: Combine related photos — vacation albums, event documentation, product photos — into organized PDF files that are easier to store and share than dozens of individual image files.

Tips for Best Results

Image quality matters. Higher resolution images produce better-looking PDFs. If you're photographing documents, ensure good lighting, hold the camera steady, and fill the frame with the document.

Name your files logically. If you're combining many images, name them with numbers (01-cover.jpg, 02-intro.jpg) so the A→Z sort puts them in the right order automatically.

Consider file size. High-resolution photos create large PDFs. If the resulting file is too big for email, use PDFably's Compress PDF tool to reduce it. You can also use Split PDF to break a large document into smaller parts.

The Reverse: PDF to JPG

Need to go the other way? PDFably's PDF to JPG converter extracts each page of a PDF as a separate image file. This is useful for sharing individual pages on social media, embedding in presentations, or editing in image software.

Related Tools

After creating your PDF, you might want to merge it with other PDFs, add password protection, or rotate pages that need orientation correction. All of PDFably's tools process files in your browser — your images and documents never leave your device.