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PNG to PDF converter for screenshots and design files

Turn one PNG or a whole folder of them into a single PDF, pixel for pixel. Free PNG to PDF online tool, no sign-up, no watermark, and the files stay on your device.

or drop files here · you can also paste

Your file stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

How to convert PNG to PDF

  1. 1

    Select PNG files

    Tap Select image files or drop your PNGs onto the page. Mixed in a JPG or WebP? Those work too. Tap Add more files for extra pictures.

  2. 2

    Arrange the pages

    Drag rows up or down, or use the arrow buttons, until the list is in the order you want the PDF pages to appear.

  3. 3

    Choose page size and margin

    Page size: Same size as the image, A4 or US Letter. Orientation: Automatic, Portrait or Landscape. Margin: None, Small or Large.

  4. 4

    Convert to PDF

    Click Convert to PDF. The PDF is assembled in your browser and downloads straight away.

Why a PNG to PDF converter, and what makes PNG different

PNG is the format your computer and phone reach for when the picture is not a photo: a screenshot, a chart exported from a spreadsheet, a logo with a see-through background, a diagram drawn in a design app, a signature you scanned and cleaned up. PNG is lossless, which means every pixel is stored exactly, and it supports transparency. That is why text in a PNG screenshot looks crisp where a JPG of the same screen would look slightly smudged.

The trouble starts when you need to send it. Forms want a PDF. Printers want a PDF. A client wants the five screenshots of the bug in one file, not five attachments. This free PNG to PDF converter online closes that gap: pick the files, click Convert to PDF, and you have one document with the same sharp pixels inside it.

PNG to PDF online is fast here because it runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and there is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many times you use it.

Can you convert PNG to PDF without losing quality?

Yes. This is a free PNG to PDF converter without losing quality: the PNG's pixels are copied into the PDF exactly as they are. Nothing is resampled, nothing is re-encoded to JPG, so there are no compression artefacts around text and lines. A 1920 by 1080 screenshot is stored as a 1920 by 1080 image inside the page. That is what people mean by a PNG to PDF converter without compression, and it is the default here, not an option you have to find.

What happens to a transparent background?

PDF pages are not transparent, so a see-through PNG is drawn onto a white page. A logo on a transparent background comes out as a logo on white. If your PNG has a dark theme with transparent gaps, those gaps turn white, so flatten the image onto the background colour you want in your design app first.

PNG to PDF in high quality: screenshots, HD and high resolution

A screenshot from a modern phone or a 4K monitor can be 2500 pixels wide or more. PNG to PDF with high quality means keeping that: full resolution is kept up to 2600 pixels on the long side, which covers phone screenshots, laptop screens and most design exports at native size. Above that, the image is scaled to 2600 pixels, still far sharper than any printer or screen needs.

So whether you want PNG to PDF converter high resolution, PNG to PDF in HD, PNG to PDF best quality or PNG to PDF online high quality, the answer is the same: the quality of the PDF equals the quality of the PNG you put in. There is no setting to get wrong. If a screenshot looks blurry in the PDF, it was blurry before, usually because a chat app recompressed it.

For the sharpest result, use your device's screenshot key rather than photographing the screen.

PNG to PDF for print

Choose A4 or US Letter as the page size when the PDF will be printed. The PNG is scaled to fit the page without cropping. A 2000-pixel-wide screenshot on an A4 page prints at roughly 240 dots per inch, which is sharp on any office printer. For a poster or a diagram with very fine text, export the PNG larger from the source app rather than relying on the printer to upscale it.

PNG to PDF without margin

Margin defaults to None, so the image fills the page edge to edge. Pair it with Same size as the image and the PDF page becomes exactly the shape of your PNG, with no white border at all. That is the right choice for app screenshots you want to show a developer, or for a design mockup where the frame is part of the design. Switch to Small or Large only when you want breathing room or a printer-safe border.

PNG to PDF merge: combine many PNGs into one PDF

Select several PNGs and each one becomes a page, in the order shown in the list. Call it a PNG to PDF combiner, a joiner or a merge; whatever the name, it is built into the conversion, with no separate step and no second tool.

Screenshots are usually named by timestamp, so they arrive in the right order. If not, drag any row up or down, or use the arrows on a phone.

If some of your pages are already PDFs, for example a typed report plus PNG charts, convert the PNGs here and then merge the PDF files together. Later, to rotate a page or remove a duplicate, organize the PDF pages with drag and drop.

PNG to PDF converter online merge with other formats

You do not have to keep the formats separate. Drop PNG screenshots, JPG photos, WebP images and even iPhone HEIC shots into the same list and they all become pages of one PDF. For camera photos specifically, the JPG to PDF page has tips on page size and photo order; for images saved from websites see WebP to PDF; the image to PDF page covers every format at once.

PNG to PDF converter secure, without email or sign-up

Screenshots are some of the most sensitive files people convert: a bank balance, a chat, an internal dashboard, an error message with an account number in it. This page never sees them. The conversion runs in your browser tab, the PNG is never uploaded, and the finished PDF is written straight to your downloads folder. Close the tab and nothing remains.

That is also why this is a PNG to PDF converter free, no sign up, and a PNG to PDF converter online free without email: there is no server-side job to attach an account or an email address to. No queue, no download link that expires, no watermark on the corner of your page.

If the PDF itself needs protection before you share it, add an open password with Protect PDF. And if a screenshot contains something that must not be seen at all, black it out with Redact PDF after converting; that tool flattens the page so the hidden pixels are truly gone.

PNG to PDF offline: does it need internet?

Once the page has loaded, the conversion happens on your device and does not touch the network. In practice it behaves like a PNG to PDF converter offline: a weak or metered connection makes no difference, and a 50 MB batch of screenshots converts as fast as a single file. You do not need a PNG to PDF converter offline download or a desktop program to get that privacy.

PNG to PDF on Mac, Windows, mobile and Chromebook

As a PNG to PDF converter on Mac, open this page in Safari or Chrome, drag the PNGs from Finder onto it and click Convert to PDF. The macOS Preview app can export a single PNG as a PDF, but for several files with a chosen page size and margin this tool is quicker and gives one document. On Windows 10 and 11, Print to PDF in the Photos app handles one image at a time and forces printer margins; here you control both.

PNG to PDF in mobile: on Android, the Select image files button opens your gallery or file manager; long-press to select several screenshots. On iPhone and iPad, screenshots live in Photos and are picked the same way. Chromebooks work like a laptop. Nothing depends on the operating system because everything runs in the browser.

For a PNG to PDF converter app, you do not need one from an app store. Add this page to your home screen and it opens like an app, without the ads or the paywall after the first file that many PNG to PDF app downloads come with.

Best way to convert PNG to PDF on a phone

Take the screenshots, open this page, pick them all at once, leave Page size on Same size as the image, and convert. Phone screenshots are tall and narrow, so forcing them onto A4 leaves large white bands at the sides; Same size as the image avoids that. Set A4 only when the PDF will be printed.

PNG to PDF with OCR, text and Word

A PNG is a picture, so a PDF made from it is also a picture: you cannot select, search or copy the words in it. If you want a PNG to PDF with OCR, meaning a PDF where the text is real, convert here first and then run the file through OCR PDF. The page looks identical, but a hidden text layer is added so Ctrl+F works and text can be copied. English, Hindi, Spanish, French and German are supported.

To convert PNG to PDF to Word, add one more step: after OCR, convert the PDF to Word and you get an editable .docx. That is the closest thing to a PNG to PDF converter with text, and it works for screenshots of articles, chats and error messages that you need to quote or edit.

PNG to PDF in Word: insert or convert?

Some people put PNGs into a Word document and export it as a PDF. That works, but Word re-compresses images by default, so screenshots lose sharpness, and lining up ten pictures one per page is slow. Converting here keeps the pixels intact and takes seconds. Use Word only when you need typed text around the pictures; then convert the PNGs here and merge the PDFs with your typed pages.

PNG to PDF vector: is the output vector?

No. A PNG is made of pixels, and no converter can turn pixels back into true vector shapes, so a PNG to PDF vector converter is not something that really exists. The PDF holds your PNG as a high-resolution image. If you need scalable line art, export from your design tool as SVG or PDF directly; SVG files can also be turned into a PDF page here, though they are rasterised on the way.

PNG to PDF converter with size control: under 300KB and other limits

Because nothing is compressed, the PDF is about as big as the PNGs inside it. Screenshots are small (a phone screenshot is often 200 KB to 1 MB), so a few of them make a modest PDF. Large design exports, on the other hand, can be 5 MB each, and a portal that demands PNG to PDF under 300KB will reject the result.

Convert here first, then open the PDF in Compress PDF and type your limit in the target size field, for example 300 or 500. It tries increasingly strong settings until the file fits, and shows the before and after size. Text in screenshots stays readable at strong compression because it has high contrast.

Keep in mind that page size and margin do not change file size. A4 versus Same size as the image places the same pixels on a different page; the bytes are the same.

PNG to JPG first?

Some guides suggest converting PNG to JPG before making a PDF to save space. It shrinks the file, but adds JPG artefacts around text, which is exactly what you chose PNG to avoid. LovePDF does not offer a PNG to JPG converter; convert the PNG to PDF here and compress the PDF afterwards instead. To get pictures out of a PDF, use PDF to JPG, which can also export PNG.

Best PNG to PDF converter free: how this page compares

Desktop image editors save one PNG at a time, usually behind a paid licence. Office suites re-compress pictures. Phone apps that promise PNG to PDF free often watermark the output or unlock batch mode only after payment. Print-to-PDF dialogs force paper sizes and cannot combine files.

This PNG to PDF tool is free, keeps every pixel, combines any number of files, lets you pick page size and margin, and never uploads your screenshots. For turning PNGs into one clean document, that makes it a good quality PNG to PDF converter that is also fast.

  • Lossless: PNG pixels are copied into the PDF, never re-compressed
  • Full resolution kept up to 2600 px on the long side
  • Transparent areas become white; check dark designs before sending
  • Many PNGs, one PDF, in the order you set; mix with JPG, WebP, HEIC
  • Same size as the image, A4 or US Letter; margin None, Small or Large
  • Runs in the browser: no upload, no email, no sign-up, no watermark

PNG to PDF: questions and answers

How do I convert a PNG to PDF online for free?

Open this page, tap Select image files and pick your PNGs, or drop them onto the page. Put them in order, choose a page size (Same size as the image works for screenshots), then click Convert to PDF. The PDF downloads immediately. There is no account, no email, no watermark and no limit.

Can you convert PNG to PDF without losing quality?

Yes. The PNG is placed in the PDF pixel for pixel, with no JPG re-compression and no resizing up to 2600 pixels on the long side. Text and lines in screenshots stay crisp. If the result looks soft, the original PNG was already scaled down, often by a chat app.

Does the PNG to PDF conversion keep transparency?

No. PDF pages are opaque, so transparent areas of a PNG are drawn on a white background. A logo on a transparent background becomes a logo on white. If you need a different background colour, flatten the PNG onto that colour in your design app before converting.

How can I merge several PNG files into one PDF?

Select all the PNGs at once, or add more with Add more files. Each becomes one page in the order shown in the list; drag rows to reorder. Click Convert to PDF and you get a single multi-page PDF. No separate merge tool is needed.

Is this PNG to PDF converter secure for screenshots with private data?

Yes. The conversion runs inside your browser and the PNG is never uploaded to a server. The finished PDF is saved directly to your device, and nothing is stored anywhere once you close the tab. If you need to hide part of a screenshot, use the redact tool after converting.

Can I convert PNG to PDF on a Mac or on Windows?

Yes, in any browser. On a Mac, drag PNGs from Finder onto the page. On Windows 10 or 11, drag them from Explorer or click Select image files. Unlike Preview or Print to PDF, you can combine many files and choose the page size and margin yourself. Chromebooks work the same way.

How do I convert PNG to PDF on my phone?

Open this page in Chrome or Safari, tap Select image files and choose the screenshots from your gallery or Photos app. Keep Page size on Same size as the image so tall phone screenshots do not get white bands, then tap Convert to PDF. The file is saved to your downloads.

Can I get a PNG to PDF with OCR so the text is searchable?

Convert the PNG to PDF here, then run the file through the OCR PDF tool. It adds a hidden text layer so you can search, select and copy the words while the page looks the same. Typed text in screenshots is recognised well; handwriting is not. After OCR you can also convert the PDF to Word.

Will the PDF be a vector file?

No. A PNG is made of pixels and cannot be turned back into vector shapes, so the PDF contains your PNG as a high-resolution image. For scalable graphics, export SVG or PDF directly from your design tool. SVG files can be converted here too, but they are rasterised into pixels in the process.

How do I get a PNG to PDF under 300KB?

Convert first, then open the PDF in the Compress PDF tool and type 300 in the target size field. It applies stronger settings until the file is under the limit and shows the result. Page size and margin settings do not affect file size, so compression is the only step that helps.

Does PNG to PDF work offline?

You need a connection to load the page once. After that the conversion happens entirely on your device and does not use the network, so slow or unstable internet does not matter. There is nothing to download or install.

Can I convert PNG to PDF and then to Word?

Yes, in three steps. Convert the PNG to PDF here, run OCR PDF so the text becomes real and selectable, then use PDF to Word to get an editable document. This works well for screenshots of typed text such as articles, emails and error messages.

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