This makes a one-page PDF from one JPG. The photo is placed on the page as it is, without being compressed again, and the page is the same shape as the picture, so there is no white border and no fixed paper size like A4. Two things to know before you start: the page size comes from the pixel size of the photo, and a phone photo that depends on a rotation flag can appear sideways in the PDF.
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Overview
About JPG to PDF
What goes into the PDF
The JPEG data from your file is placed in the PDF directly, so the picture is not decoded and saved again. We extracted the image back out of PDFs made from four different JPGs (a normal one, a progressive one, a grayscale one and a CMYK one) and in every case it was byte-for-byte identical to the original. The PDF is only slightly larger than the photo: a generated 117 KB JPG became a 118 KB PDF, about 0.9 KB of PDF structure on top.
Page size and orientation
The page is the picture's pixel size treated as 96 pixels per inch, so each pixel is 0.75 point on the page. A 1200 × 800 JPG gives a 900 × 600 point page (12.5 × 8.33 inches, or about 317.5 × 211.7 mm) in landscape; a portrait photo gives a portrait page. The picture fills the page edge to edge with no margins. This is not a standard paper size, so printing it to A4 or Letter scales it to fit. There are no options for paper size, margins or orientation.
Phone photos that come out sideways
Phones often store a portrait photo as a landscape picture with a flag that says "turn me clockwise". Photo apps respect the flag, but this tool puts the stored picture in the PDF as it is, and PDF viewers do not read the flag. In our test a 600 × 400 JPG flagged to be turned clockwise made a 450 × 300 point landscape page with the picture lying on its side, as stored. If that happens, turn the photo upright first with the Image Rotator, which applies the flag to the pixels, and convert the result. That step saves the photo again at quality 85 and removes its camera data, so it is not lossless, but it fixes the orientation permanently.
Several photos in one PDF
This tool makes one page from one JPG. To put several photos into a single PDF, use Image to PDF, which accepts up to 20 images and makes one page per image. Or convert each photo here and join the PDFs with Merge PDF. If the finished PDF is too large to send, try Compress PDF, which can recompress the image at lower quality.
Compatibility
Supported Formats
Accepts JPG and JPEG, identified by their contents. PNG, WebP, BMP and GIF are rejected here: use PNG to PDF or Image to PDF, which accepts JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP and GIF. Upload limit 20 MB. The result is a single-page PDF.
Guide
How to Use JPG to PDF
- Choose a JPG or JPEG file (up to 20 MB).
- Click "Convert JPG to PDF".
- Download the one-page PDF, named after your file with "-converted" added, and open it to check the way up.
Highlights
Features
- JPEG embedded unchanged The image data in the PDF was identical to the source file in our tests, including progressive, grayscale and CMYK JPGs.
- Page follows the picture Landscape photos give landscape pages and portrait photos give portrait pages, at 0.75 point per pixel, with no margins.
- One photo, one page For several photos in one file, use Image to PDF.
Applications
Use Cases
- Turning a photo of a signed form or a receipt into a PDF for a portal that requires PDF
- Sending one scanned page as a PDF without recompressing the scan
- Making a one-page PDF to merge with other documents
Good to Know
Limitations
One image gives one page; there are no paper-size, margin or orientation options. The page size is the pixel size at 96 pixels per inch, so it is not a standard paper size. A rotation flag in a phone photo is ignored, so such a photo can appear sideways. No text is added, so the PDF is a picture of the page and cannot be searched; for scans, text recognition is a separate step.
Files are processed on our servers and are not shared with third parties. Files are deleted as soon as processing or download finishes. Any leftover temporary file is removed automatically by our cleanup process within the configured retention period (60 minutes). See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Support
Frequently Asked Questions
Does converting a JPG to PDF reduce quality?
Not here. The JPEG is placed in the PDF unchanged: in our tests the picture extracted from the PDF was byte-for-byte the same as the file you upload.
Why is my photo sideways in the PDF?
The photo is probably stored sideways with a flag telling apps to turn it. PDF viewers ignore the flag. Turn the photo upright with the Image Rotator first, then convert it.
What page size will the PDF have?
The picture's pixel size at 96 pixels per inch: a 1200 × 800 JPG gives a 900 × 600 point page. It matches the picture's proportions and is not A4 or Letter.
How do I put several JPGs into one PDF?
Use Image to PDF, which takes up to 20 images and makes one page per image. Or convert each JPG here and combine them with Merge PDF.
Can I get a searchable PDF from a scanned JPG?
No. The PDF holds the picture only, with no text layer. Text recognition would be needed to make it searchable, and this tool does not do that.
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