How to Convert PNG to PDF on Any Device

To convert a PNG to a PDF, open our free PNG to PDF converter, add your image, and click Make PDF. The PDF is made in your browser, so the image is never uploaded. You can add several PNGs at once and get them as one PDF, in the order you choose. Windows and Mac can also do it without extra software, and the steps for both are below.

PNG is a good format for screenshots, diagrams and scans, but many forms, schools and offices ask for a PDF. Converting is quick, and done the right way it loses no quality at all.

Method 1: Convert PNG to PDF in your browser (any device)

It runs in your web browser, so there is nothing to install.

  1. Open the PNG to PDF converter.
  2. Drop your PNG files in the box, or click to choose them. JPG, WebP, GIF and BMP work too.
  3. Use the arrows to put the pages in order, and remove any you do not want.
  4. Choose a page size:
    • Same as image fits each page to its picture. Best for screenshots you will view on a screen.
    • A4 (UK and Europe) or US Letter (US and Canada) for anything you will print or send to an office or school.
  5. Choose one PDF for all images, or one PDF per image.
  6. Click Make PDF. The file downloads straight away.

The tool builds the PDF on your own device, so it also suits private files such as ID scans or bank screenshots.

Our test: three PNGs into one PDF

On 12 November 2026 we converted three real PNG files with the tool in Chrome on a Windows 11 PC, using the default settings (one PDF, page size “Same as image”, no margin).

File Size Dimensions
A 3D render on a transparent background, from Wikimedia Commons 219 KB 800 × 600 px
A banner graphic 23 KB 1200 × 630 px
A logo 11 KB 512 × 512 px
Total 254 KB

The result:

  • One PDF with 3 pages, one page per image, in about 2 seconds.
  • The PDF was 413 KB, bigger than the three PNGs together.
  • The PDF contained 2 transparency masks, the PDF’s way of storing see-through areas. Our tool only adds a mask when an image really has see-through pixels, so the transparent parts of two images were kept.

Why is the PDF bigger? PNG and PDF use the same kind of lossless compression, but our tool re-compresses the pixels at a standard level. A PNG that was already squeezed hard by an optimiser can come out larger. No quality is lost either way. If you need a smaller file, shrink the image first with our image compressor, or see our guide on reducing image size without losing quality.

Method 2: Convert PNG to PDF on Windows

Windows 10 and 11 come with a virtual printer called Microsoft Print to PDF. It was already installed on the Windows 11 PC we tested with.

  1. Open the PNG, for example in the Photos app.
  2. Press Ctrl + P to print.
  3. Choose Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer.
  4. Click Print, then choose a name and folder for the PDF.

Printing works through page and paper settings, so check that the image is not cropped or shrunk on the page before you save. Our browser tool gives you a “Same as image” page size if you want the page to match the picture exactly.

Method 3: Convert PNG to PDF on a Mac

macOS can do this from the Finder, without opening an app. Apple describes the steps in its guides to Quick Actions and combining files into a PDF.

One image:

  1. Control-click the PNG in the Finder or on your desktop.
  2. Choose Quick Actions, then Create PDF.

Several images in one PDF:

  1. Select the PNG files in the Finder. Select them in the order you want the pages, because Apple says the files appear in the PDF in the order you select them.
  2. Control-click the selection and choose Quick Actions > Create PDF.
  3. The PDF is saved next to the images, with a name similar to the first file.

Does converting PNG to PDF lose quality?

Not with a lossless converter. A PNG stores every pixel exactly, and a PDF can too. Our tool keeps each PNG at its full resolution with lossless compression, and places JPG files in the PDF exactly as they are, without compressing them again.

Quality can drop when a converter turns the image into a JPG inside the PDF, or when you print to a page size that scales the image down. If a screenshot looks blurry in the PDF, check the page size, and use “Same as image” for screen use.

Common questions

Can I combine several PNG files into one PDF? Yes. Add them all, put them in order, choose “one PDF”, and each image becomes a page.

Will the text in my screenshot be searchable? No. Each page is a picture, so you cannot select or search the text. That needs OCR (text recognition), which a PNG to PDF converter does not do.

Is there a limit on the number of images? Our tool has no fixed limit, but it works in your device’s memory. Dozens of normal screenshots are fine. Very large photos are better done in smaller groups, especially on a phone.

Is transparency kept? Yes. Transparent areas stay transparent in the PDF. Most PDF readers show them on a white page, and they print as white.

Summary

  • The quickest way: open our PNG to PDF converter, add your images, and click Make PDF. Nothing is uploaded.
  • Windows: print to Microsoft Print to PDF. Mac: Quick Actions > Create PDF in the Finder.
  • Use A4 or Letter for printing and forms, and Same as image for screen use.
  • In our test, 3 PNGs became a 3-page PDF in about 2 seconds, with transparency kept.

Working with other image formats? See JPG vs PNG to choose the right one, or what a JFIF file is if your downloads save in an odd format.