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How to Convert JPG to PDF on Phone and PC (Free)

Need a PDF from a JPG or PNG photo? Here is the quick way on Android, iPhone and Windows, with no software to install.

Forms, applications and bills are often requested as a PDF, but your documents may be photos in JPG or PNG format. Converting them takes less than a minute.

The quick way: use a browser tool

  1. Open the image scanner. It also works as a JPG to PDF converter.
  2. Tap Choose images and select your pictures. You can pick several at once.
  3. Crop each page, or press Full photo to keep the whole image.
  4. Check the preview.
  5. Press Save PDF to get one A4 PDF with all your pages.

It works on Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux, and your files stay on your device unless you choose an AI option.

Other built in ways

  • Windows: open the picture, press Ctrl+P, choose Microsoft Print to PDF and save.
  • Mac: open the image in Preview, choose File, then Export as PDF.
  • iPhone: in Photos, tap Share, then Print, and pinch out on the preview to make a PDF.

Keep the file small

Many job and government sites limit uploads to 1 or 2 MB. Choose the Small file quality in the PDF options, crop away the background and avoid taking photos at the maximum zoom.

Put pages in the right order

Drag pages left or right before saving. Check page one is the first page of your document. For more tips read how to combine photos into one PDF.

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