How to Convert Screenshots to PDF on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac

Converting contracts or graphics makes file sharing and viewing much more convenient. This post provides you with practical conversion methods. Based on your need, you can choose either an online tool, an offline tool, or a native app.

How to Convert Screenshots to PDF Online for Free

PDFgear offers a complete set of PDF conversion features online. It helps convert screenshots in JPG, PNG, HEIC, and other image formats to the document format PDF.

The web-based nature of PDFgear makes it compatible with most operating systems including Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS.

Step 1. Visit the PDFgear Image to PDF Converter tool on any browser. It’s completely free to use and requires no sign-up.

Step 2. Click on the “Upload image files” > Select the screenshot(s) to add to the converter.

Step 3. Rearrange the pics if needed and click the “Convert button.” The conversion starts automatically.

Step 4. After conversion. Click the “Download” button to save the converted PDF document on your device.

How to Save Screenshots as a PDF on iPhone

If you have taken several screenshots on your iPhone or iPad and want to save them as PDFs, you can either use the PDFgear online image-to-PDF converter or save them into PDFs using the pre-installed Photos or Files.

Step 1. Open the Photos app > Hit the upper-right “Select” button to select the screenshots > Tap the lower-left Share button.

Step 2. From the Share options, select “Save to Files” > Choose a folder to save the pics.

Step 3. Go to Files and select the pictures you added > Hit the lower-right More button (the dots icon) > Tap on “Create PDF.”

How to Save Screenshots to a PDF on Android Using Notes

Unlike iPhone or iPad, many Android devices do not support converting screenshots to PDF directly. However, there is still a native app that you can utilize as an assistance. The Notes app on Android performs as a converter on Android phones, and let’s take Samsung as an example.

step 1. Open the Notes app on your phone and create a new note.

Step2. Tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right > Choose “Insert” > “Image.” Then, select the screenshots to add.

Step 3. Adjust the pictures in the notes. Tap the three-dot icon again > Select “Save as file” > “PDF file.” After choosing the folder, tap “Done,” and the new file is saved.

How to Turn a Screenshot Into a PDF on Mac

Screenshots taken on macOS computers can be easily saved into PDF document format with the built-in Preview app. This app provides an easy-to-use and practical PDF reading feature, simplifying document editing and converting on Mac.

Step 1. Locate the screenshot file on your Mac device, right-click on it, and open it with the Preview app.

Step 2. Go to the top-left side on the menu bar, and click on the File tab.

Step 3. From the dropdown menu, hit the Print option.

Step 4. If needed, further customize the output PDF in the Print options window.

Step 5. When you’re ready, hit the lower-right Print button to print screenshots to PDF on Mac with the Preview app.

Don’t forget that you can import multiple screenshots to convert to PDF at one go, too. Just make sure you have opened enough of them from the File tab.

How to Batch Convert Screenshots to PDFs on Windows and Mac Offline

If you have to handle file tasks without the Internet or work remotely, the offline screenshot-to-PDF converter of PDFgear is a handy tool. It saves screenshots on your computer as a PDF for free and helps reduce the file size if the final PDF is too large for sharing.

With PDFgear, you can conduct various PDF management works on Windows 10, Windows 11, and macOS computers. The batch conversion feature enables you to transform multiple screenshots into different PDFs at one go.

Step 1. Download and install the PDFgear. Then launch it and go to the Image to PDF tool from the All Tools section.

Step 2. Hit the “Add File” button to import the screenshots.

Step 3. Batch conversion is supported so you can import multiple screenshots and reorder them.

Step 4. Customize the output file folder and check the “Output In One File” option to transform all the pictures into one PDF.

Step 5. Click the “Convert” button.

FAQs

How to Save a Screenshot as a PDF on Chromebook?

To save a screenshot as a PDF on a Chromebook, you can either use an image-to-PDF converter Chrome extension or the free online screenshot-to-PDF converter PDFgear.com.

How to Take a Screenshot on Windows and Save As a PDF?

On Windows 10 and 11, the built-in screenshot application Snipping tool can take a screenshot in image format. You can then convert the taken screenshots to a PDF document using the online PDF converter PDFgear.

How to Save Screenshot as a File?

Most screenshot programs and applications like Windows Snipping tool allow you to save your screenshots taken as a JPG or PNG file, and if you want to save screenshots as a PDF or PPT file, the online PDF converter tool PDFgear is what you need.

How to Combine Multiple Screenshots into a PDF

To combine multiple screenshots, the best method is to use the PDFgear online and offline image-to-PDF converters. Both of them support multiple image files as input and allow you to reorder the screenshots before conversions.