How to convert a photo to PDF
- Tap Choose photos, or drag the files onto the box.
- Put the pages in order with the arrows, and remove any you don't need.
- Pick Color or Fax-ready, then US Letter or A4.
- Tap Download PDF. The line above the button shows the page count and file size first.
Each photo gets its own page with a half-inch margin. A photo taken sideways goes on a landscape page, and the tool reads the rotation your camera saved, so a portrait shot doesn't come out on its side.
Which photo formats work
- JPG and PNG, from any phone, camera or screenshot.
- HEIC, the format iPhone and iPad use for camera photos. Safari 17 and later opens it directly; other browsers get a decoder that loads only when you add a HEIC file.
- WebP images.
The HEIC decoder is heic-to, a build of libheif, licensed under the LGPL-3.0.
What fax-ready does
A phone photo of a form has gray paper, a shadow from your hand and a color cast from the lamp. Fax-ready turns the page black and white, lifts the paper to white and darkens the writing. The thumbnails switch as soon as you pick it, so you can compare before you download.
Use it for paper: forms, letters, receipts, a signed page. Leave it on Color for photos of people or places, and for very faint pencil, which can drop out. ClearFax sends faxes in black and white, so a fax-ready page is closer to what the other machine prints than a color photo is.
Why the PDF stays small
A photo larger than 2,000 pixels on its long side is scaled down to 2,000. That's about 185 to 200 dots per inch on a full Letter or A4 page, sharp enough to print and read. Smaller photos keep their size.
Faxing the PDF
If the PDF has to go to a fax number, ClearFax sends it from your phone. Import the PDF from Files, or scan the pages with the camera instead, enter the fax number and send. You pay per fax, with no subscription and no account.
Need a first page? Make one with the free fax cover sheet maker. New to faxing from a phone? Start with how to fax from your phone without a fax machine.
Questions
Is this photo to PDF converter free?
Yes. There's no account, no watermark and no daily limit. Each PDF holds up to 50 photos.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The PDF is put together in your browser and the photos stay on your device. The only thing the page may download while you work is the HEIC decoder, in browsers that can't open HEIC themselves.
How do I turn a HEIC photo into a PDF?
Add the .heic file like any other photo. Safari 17 and later reads HEIC directly. In other browsers the page loads a HEIC decoder the first time you add one, so that photo takes a few seconds longer.
