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How to Convert JPG to PDF on a Mac

macOS can do this with Preview — and it's good. The browser tool below wins when the page order matters or when you're combining many images.

Add JPG, PNG or WebP images

Each image becomes one PDF page, in the order shown

or drag and drop files here

The browser way (order under control)

  1. Drag your JPG, PNG or WebP files from Finder into the drop zone above.
  2. Check the numbered list — that's your exact page order; fix it with the arrows.
  3. Pick Same as image, A4 or US Letter, then click Create PDF.

Built and tested on macOS in Chrome, Firefox and the Safari engine. Images are embedded without recompression, and nothing leaves your Mac.

The built-in way: Preview

  1. Select the images in Finder and open them together (they land in one Preview window).
  2. Show thumbnails (View → Thumbnails) and drag them into order in the sidebar.
  3. Select all thumbnails, then File → Print → PDF dropdown → Save as PDF.

Two quirks to know. File → Export as PDF exports only the selected image, not all of them — the multi-image path goes through the Print dialog, which surprises everyone the first time. And the Print route forces a paper size, so photos get white margins unless you fiddle with scale. HEIC photos from an iPhone open fine in Preview, which makes it the easier route for unconverted iPhone exports.

Which to use

  • Preview — a couple of images, or HEIC files straight from AirDrop.
  • This page — many images, explicit ordering, or pages that should keep the image's own size with no margins.

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