How to Combine Multiple Images Into One PDF

Combine images into a PDF in 4 steps

1. 1

   Drop in all your images

   Open Images to PDF and drag a mix of files onto Select images. JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF and SVG can all go in the same batch. You can drop more files later and they are added to the end.

2. 2

   Arrange the pages

   The number on each card is its page position. Use Up and Down to move images, the trash icon to remove one, and Clear all to start again.

3. 3

   Choose a layout that suits a mixed set

   Leave Orientation on Auto (match image) so each page turns to suit its image. Pick A4 or Letter for a uniform document, add a Margin, and choose Fit whole image or Fill page (crop).

4. 4

   Convert

   Click Convert 12 images to PDF (the number matches your batch), then Download PDF.

How each format is handled in a mixed batch

The tool identifies every file from its contents, not its extension, and treats each one appropriately. Extra settings appear only when you add a file that needs them.

• JPG and PNG are embedded without re-compression, apart from JPEGs that need rotating upright. See the JPG and PNG guides.
• GIF: an Animated GIFs setting appears if any GIF is animated, letting you choose every frame as a page or just the first. Details in the GIF guide.
• TIFF: every page of a multi-page TIFF is included, so one file can add many pages. The TIFF guide covers supported compressions.
• SVG: an SVG resolution (DPI) setting appears, and SVGs are drawn as high-resolution images. The SVG guide explains vector options.
• WebP and BMP are decoded by the browser and stored as PNG if they have transparency, or as high-quality JPEG otherwise.

Getting a tidy document from photos of different shapes

Images from different sources rarely share a size. A phone photo, a screenshot and a scanned receipt will each fill an A4 page differently. Auto (match image) turns wide images onto landscape pages and tall ones onto portrait pages, so each fills as much of the sheet as possible. Fit whole image keeps every image complete with blank space at the edges. Fill page (crop) removes the blank space but trims the edges of any image whose shape differs from the page. For receipts and documents, stay with Fit.

If you'd rather have exactly one image per page at its own size, choose Fit to image. Each page then matches its image, and orientation and placement no longer apply.

Limits, and what to use instead

• Up to 100 images, 25 MB each and 300 MB in total. Large multi-page TIFF scans up to 100 MB are accepted by TIFF to PDF.
• One image per page. For several photos per page with captions, use Photo Album PDF. For an index of many small thumbnails, use Contact Sheet PDF.
• The output is a new PDF. To add images to a PDF you already have, convert them here and combine with Merge PDF, or place an image on an existing page with Add Image.

Combining images into a PDF on a Mac

Open all the images in Preview, select every thumbnail in the sidebar, then choose File > Print and pick Save as PDF from the PDF menu at the bottom of the dialog. The page order follows the sidebar, which you can drag to rearrange.

Frequently asked questions