Screenshot to PDF
Drop in a capture from Snipping Tool, phone, or browser. Get a PDF with the same pixel dimensions—handy for filing, Slack, or print preview.
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Works in modern desktop and mobile browsers. Focus this area (tap or Tab) before pasting.
About this tool
This tool builds a single-page PDF sized exactly to your image using the jsPDF library in the browser. For multi-page merge, use a desktop app or repeat uploads—here we keep the flow simple and fast for one screenshot at a time.
Use cases
- Email size limits as PDF
- Archive UI bugs with one file
- Quick handoff to non-image viewers
Features
- Drag & drop, paste, or browse (PNG/JPEG)
- One image → one page
- Private — no server upload
How it works
- Add PNG or JPEG.
- Download PDF.
- Open the PDF on any device.
FAQ
Why JPEG inside the PDF even for PNG sources?
jsPDF handles JPEG embedding reliably across browsers for large bitmaps without blowing memory on uncompressed streams. Visual loss is usually invisible at 0.92 quality. If you need lossless vectors, start from vector PDFs, not raster screenshots.
My screenshot is huge—mobile browser crashes.
Each pixel becomes raster work for the canvas and PDF writer. Downscale in the Image Resizer first, or crop unnecessary chrome. 4K+ captures on low-RAM phones are the usual failure mode.
Multi-page or password-protected PDF?
Out of scope here: one input image maps to one PDF page with no encryption. Merge or split in Preview, Adobe, or `qpdf` on the server if your policy requires archival PDF/A or redaction workflows.
Clipboard paste from Windows Snipping Tool?
Yes—focus the dashed zone, Win+Shift+S capture then Ctrl+V in the focused area. macOS Preview and browser devtools captures work similarly when the clipboard exposes a bitmap; HEIC-only clipboards may fail.
Transparent PNG backgrounds?
Flattening to JPEG fills transparent areas with the browser’s default (often black or white depending on decode). Expect surprises on UI shots with alpha; composite onto a solid background in an editor first if that matters for legal PDFs.
Does this meet print shop CMYK requirements?
No—color stays RGB through canvas. Commercial print may need ICC profiles and CMYK separation in professional layout software; this tool targets screen-first documentation and sharing.
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