Images conversion
Convert PNG to PDF
Updated Jul 2026
PNG is an image format, and PDF is the format most people use to send a document that keeps its layout no matter who opens it. To convert PNG to PDF, open the image in a converter and export it as PDF, which just wraps the picture as a page. Doing this on your own computer means the file never has to travel to someone else's server first.
- Extension
- .png
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Screenshots, logos, UI assets
- Transparency
- Supported
- Extension
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- The universal document format
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
Convert PNG to PDF on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PNG to PDF
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PNG file, or a whole folder of screenshots, logos, or scans at once.
- Choose PDF as the output format. Multiple PNGs can be combined into one multi-page PDF, or kept as separate files.
- Convert. The PDF is written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
PNG vs PDF: what actually changes
| PNG | ||
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | Yes, in any browser or image viewer | Yes, in any PDF reader, including on phones and printers |
| File size | Smaller for simple graphics and screenshots | Larger, since it adds page and document structure |
| Quality | Lossless, exact pixels | Lossless, the image is embedded as-is |
| Transparency | Yes | No, transparent areas become solid, usually white |
| Multiple pages | No, one image per file | Yes, several PNGs can become one document |
| Good for printing or signing | Not standard | Yes, the expected format for both |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PNG to PDF when you're combining several screenshots or scanned pages into one document, or when you need to send a diagram, receipt, or form in a format someone can print or sign without it looking like a random image attachment.
Keep the PNG if you need to edit the image further, drop it into a design tool, or preserve transparency, since PDF flattens any transparent background to a solid color.
Why not just use an online converter?
Screenshots and scanned documents often contain account numbers, addresses, or other details you didn't mean to broadcast. Uploading them to a web-based converter means that image sits on someone else's server, at least briefly, before you get the PDF back. Converting on your own computer keeps the image, and whatever it shows, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting PNG to PDF lose any quality?
No. The PNG's pixels are embedded in the PDF as-is, so there's no re-compression or quality loss. The PDF will look identical to the original image.
What happens to transparent backgrounds?
PDF doesn't support transparency, so any transparent areas in the PNG are filled in, usually with white. If you need the transparency intact, keep the PNG.
Can I combine several PNGs into one PDF?
Yes. If you're converting a folder of screenshots or scanned pages, they can be combined into a single multi-page PDF instead of one PDF per image.
Why convert a PNG to PDF instead of just sending the image?
PDF is the format people expect for anything meant to be printed, signed, or read as a document rather than viewed as a picture. It also keeps multiple pages together as one file instead of a folder of images.
Does this need an internet connection?
No. Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so it works with your wifi off, and the PNG never gets uploaded anywhere.
Morphjet converts PNG, PDF, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.