JFIF to PDF without re-saving a single picture
PDFCheetah's free JFIF to PDF tool puts JFIF pictures, the JPEGs some browsers save under another ending, into one PDF in your browser, unchanged, and your pictures never leave your device.
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Choose the JFIF pictures to turn into a PDF
Up to 5 files · up to 80 MB each · 100 MB total · JPG bytes are checked on this device
Up to 5 files at once. Pro, coming soon, will take up to 100, your device's limit.
Processed on this device
Selecting and processing files stays in this browser.
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Why there is no daily limit, and no upload
How to turn JFIF pictures into a PDF
- Choose the JFIF pictures, one or many. Each one becomes a page. A picture ending in .jpg or .jpeg can go in the same batch.
- Drag the pictures into the order you want, or move them with the arrows. Turn a sideways picture with Rotate left 90° or Rotate right 90°.
- Choose the page: the picture’s own shape, or A4 or US Letter with a margin, fitted inside the page or filling it.
- Select Create PDF, then Download to save it.
What a JFIF file is
JFIF is the format behind almost every JPEG, and some browsers save pictures from the web with a .jfif ending instead of .jpg. Many apps and upload forms refuse that ending even though the picture inside is an ordinary JPEG. PDFCheetah reads the picture by its contents rather than its name, and writes its data into the PDF exactly as it was saved, so nothing is compressed again and no detail is lost. A picture recorded as mirrored is the one exception: it is put the right way round and saved again at high quality.
Current limitations
This page takes JPEG pictures, whatever their ending; a PNG, WebP or other format belongs in Image to PDF. No text is read out of the pictures, so a picture of a page is not searchable. Details a camera or app stores inside the file, such as the date and the location, are not carried into the PDF. Larger batches than this device can place safely are refused when you choose them, before anything runs.
Common questions
- Is my JFIF picture uploaded to make the PDF?
- No. The picture is written into the PDF in your browser, on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
- What is a JFIF file?
- An ordinary JPEG picture with a different ending. Some browsers save pictures from the web as .jfif instead of .jpg, and many apps and upload forms refuse that ending.
- Is the picture compressed again?
- No. The picture's data is written into the PDF exactly as it was saved. The one exception is a picture recorded as mirrored, which is put the right way round and saved again at high quality.
- Can I mix JFIF and JPG files?
- Yes. Files ending in .jfif, .jpg and .jpeg go into the same PDF, in the order you choose.