Hey everyone!
Have you ever needed to convert photos of your ID card, medical records, or receipts into a single PDF? If you search for it, there are thousands of free tools. But there is a huge problem: you usually have to upload your highly sensitive files to their servers.
I didn't feel comfortable uploading my personal documents to random websites just to stitch a few images together. So, as a side project, I decided to build my own 100% client-side tool.
What I built:
A simple, fast Image to PDF Converter that runs entirely in your browser. No backend processing, no uploads, and zero data collection.
The approach:
Instead of sending files to a server, I used JavaScript to handle the heavy lifting locally.
You select your images.
The tool reads them directly into the browser's memory using standard web APIs.
It scales the images, places them into a PDF structure, and triggers a local download instantly.
Because everything happens on your device, it’s actually much faster than waiting for uploads and downloads on traditional converter sites. It works offline too once the page is loaded!
You can check out the live tool here:
Image to PDF Converter
It is completely free to use. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the UI/UX, or if you have any feature suggestions to make it better! Let me know in the comments.
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