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JPG to PDF Online Free — PrivaTools

TL;DR: Upload one or more JPG/JPEG images and download a single PDF, choosing A4, Letter, or fit-to-image page size.

Convert JPG to PDF online for free — combine one or more JPG/JPEG photos into a single PDF document with custom page size and orientation. No sign-up, no watermarks.

JPG to PDF is one of 179+ free file utilities on PrivaTools. The entire stack is open source under the MIT license, so the privacy guarantees can be audited end-to-end. You can also run all 179 tools on your own infrastructure with one docker compose command.

How to JPG to PDF with PrivaTools

  1. Drop your JPG images — Upload one or many .jpg / .jpeg files (PNG also works) up to 500 MB total. Photos enter temp memory only for the conversion pass.
  2. Reorder if needed — Drag thumbnails to set the page order. Each photo becomes one page in the output PDF.
  3. Choose page size — Letter, A4, or fit-to-image (where each page matches its source image dimensions exactly). EXIF orientation is honored automatically.
  4. Set margins (optional) — None (image edge-to-edge), small, medium, large, or custom. Useful for binding margins on printed copies.
  5. Download the PDF — Click Convert. All photos become a single PDF in your chosen order. EXIF GPS and camera metadata are stripped for privacy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my photos lose quality?

Quality is preserved — JPGs are embedded as-is into the PDF (no re-encoding pass). The PDF wrapper adds about 5% overhead on top of the original JPG sizes. PNG inputs are also embedded losslessly.

Can I reorder the photos before conversion?

Yes — drag the thumbnails to your desired order before clicking Convert. Add page breaks between groups for chapter-style organization.

Does this preserve EXIF metadata?

GPS and camera EXIF metadata are stripped by default for privacy (so the recipient can't see your home location or device model). PDF-level metadata like title and author can be set separately with the Update Metadata tool after conversion.

Is it safe to upload sensitive photos?

Yes. The photos are held in temp memory inside an isolated Docker container for the conversion pass only — both the input JPGs and the output PDF are unlinked the moment your download begins. Nothing is logged, no thumbnail is kept, no copy is sent to any third-party API. The conversion code is open source.

Can I batch convert dozens of photos at once?

Yes — drop as many as you want into the upload zone. All become pages in a single PDF (drag to reorder before clicking Convert). For very large batches you can split into multiple PDFs or use the Image to PDF generic tool for finer control.

Can I control the page size and orientation?

Yes. Choose A4, Letter, or fit-to-image (where each page matches its source image dimensions exactly). Set landscape or portrait, and pick margin presets (none, small, medium, large) or specify custom margins in millimeters or inches.

What's the file size limit?

500 MB per file with no daily or monthly quota. There is no cap on the number of photos you can combine.

How is this different from iLovePDF or Smallpdf JPG to PDF?

Free with no daily limit (iLovePDF caps free use, Smallpdf restricts to 2 tasks/day), no account required, and no watermark on the output. The conversion code is open source and self-hostable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure if you handle particularly sensitive imagery.

Last reviewed 2026-04-18 by the PrivaTools maintainers. Source code on (MIT-licensed, self-hostable).

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