Combining multiple screenshots into a single PDF is useful for creating bug reports, documenting a workflow, compiling visual evidence, or packaging a series of screen captures for a client. The process is straightforward regardless of whether you're on Windows, Mac, or mobile โ and takes under a minute once you know the method.
The Core Workflow: Images to PDF
Converting screenshots to a PDF follows the same process as converting any images to PDF โ collect the image files, arrange them in the correct order, and combine them into a single PDF where each screenshot becomes one page.
WukongPDF's Image to PDF tool at www.wukongpdf.com handles this directly: upload the screenshot files (PNG or JPG), arrange them in order by dragging, and download the combined PDF. Each image becomes one page. For a batch of screenshots this takes about thirty seconds and requires no software installation.
On Windows: Built-In Method
Windows has a built-in way to convert images to PDF without any additional software:
- Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder containing your screenshots
- Select all the screenshots you want to include โ Ctrl+click to select specific files, or Ctrl+A to select all
- Right-click the selection and choose Print
- In the print dialog, select Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer
- Choose how many images per page โ "Full page photo" gives one screenshot per page
- Click Print, name the file, and save โ Windows creates the PDF
The limitation of this method: Windows orders the pages alphabetically by filename. If your screenshots have sequential names (screenshot_001, screenshot_002...) the order is correct. If they have random names, rename them in sequence before printing to ensure correct order.
On Mac: Preview Makes It Simple
Mac's Preview handles multi-image PDF creation natively:
- Select all your screenshot files in Finder
- Right-click and choose Open With > Preview โ all images open in Preview as a multi-page document
- Drag thumbnails in the sidebar to reorder pages if needed
- Go to File > Export as PDF โ enter a filename and save
Preview's method is fast and gives you control over page order through the sidebar drag-and-drop. Each screenshot becomes one page, sized to fit the PDF page dimensions.
On Mobile
On iPhone, select multiple photos in the Photos app, tap the Share button, and choose Print. In the print preview, pinch outward on the preview thumbnail โ this converts the print preview to a PDF. Then use the Share button in the top right to save or share the PDF.
On Android, the process varies by device and manufacturer. Google Photos lets you select multiple images and create a PDF through the share menu on some devices. Alternatively, use a browser-based tool โ open WukongPDF in Chrome on Android, upload the screenshots, combine them, and download the PDF.
A Note on Page Size and Aspect Ratio
Screenshots have different aspect ratios depending on the screen they were captured from โ a widescreen monitor produces landscape screenshots, a phone produces tall portrait screenshots. When converted to a standard PDF page (A4 or Letter), the image may have white space above and below (portrait screenshots on landscape pages) or on the sides (landscape screenshots on portrait pages).
For a clean result, choose page dimensions that match your screenshots: use landscape orientation for monitor screenshots, portrait for phone screenshots. Some tools let you set the PDF page size to exactly match the image dimensions โ this eliminates white borders entirely and produces a PDF where each page is exactly the size of the screenshot.