The fast way to send paperwork as one file
Job applications, expense reports, insurance claims, rental applications and government portals all tend to ask for the same thing: a single PDF. If you photographed the pages with your phone or used a scanner that saves JPGs, this tool stitches those JPG files into one PDF document, one image per page, in the order you choose.
It runs entirely in your browser, which matters when the pages include bank statements, pay slips, contracts or ID cards. Nothing is sent to a server.
Photographing pages for a clean result
The PDF can only be as readable as your JPGs. A few habits make a big difference:
- Use even light. Daylight near a window beats a ceiling lamp that casts the phone’s shadow over the page.
- Shoot straight down. Hold the phone parallel to the paper so lines stay straight and text doesn’t shrink toward one edge.
- Fill the frame. Get close enough that the page edges nearly touch the photo border; less background means a sharper page.
- Use a dark, plain surface. White paper on a dark table is easier to read than paper on a patterned tablecloth.
- Check for blur. Zoom into the smallest text before moving to the next page.
If your phone’s scan mode already crops and straightens pages, save its output as JPG and add those files here.
Settings for documents and receipts
Paper documents should usually become paper-sized pages:
- Page size: A4 or US Letter. Your scans are scaled to fit the sheet without cropping, so the PDF prints at the size people expect.
- Orientation: auto handles mixed pages, for example a portrait letter followed by a landscape spreadsheet printout.
- Margin: small is a good default. Choose large if the recipient might print and file the pages, or none if the scans already have white borders.
Long, narrow till receipts are the exception. On a full sheet they become a thin strip, but they remain readable when zoomed. If you want them to fill the page, choose Fit to image instead.
Keeping the file under upload limits
Many portals cap uploads at 2, 5 or 10 MB. Because each JPG is embedded as is, the PDF size is roughly the total of your JPG files. Five photos at 4 MB each produce a PDF of about 20 MB.
To get under a limit, shrink the JPGs first. A text page stays perfectly legible at 1,500–2,000 pixels on the long side and a JPG quality around 75–80. Then build the PDF again.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Pages out of order. Phones name files by time, so a retaken page lands at the end. Check the thumbnails before you create the PDF.
- Sideways pages. Rotate any JPG that was shot sideways before adding it, so the reader doesn’t have to turn their screen.
- Mixing other formats. This page is meant for JPG scans. For PNG screenshots, HEIC photos or a mix of formats, use the Image to PDF tool.