People ask for "two photos in one PDF" for two different things. Usually they mean one PDF file containing two photos, one per page: a payslip photographed in two halves, or two receipts for one claim. Sometimes they mean both photos on the same page, most often the front and back of a driving licence or ID card. The first is quick on any device. The second needs one extra step.
Before you start: does it need to be one page?
Most upload forms that ask for "both sides of your ID in one file" accept a two-page PDF. Read the instructions on the form: if it says one file, Method 1 is all you need. Only go on to Method 2 if it asks for both images on a single page, or you want a printout with both on one sheet.
Method 1: two photos, one PDF file (any device)
- Open pdfwhisk.com/jpg-to-pdf in Safari, Chrome or Edge.
- Tap the upload box and select both photos (on iPhone, tap each in the picker, then Add).
- Drag the thumbnails so the front comes first.
- Leave page size on A4 for forms, or choose Fit to Image for a page exactly the shape of each photo.
- Tap Convert to PDF, then Download.
On iPhone the file lands in Files > Downloads; on Android and PC in your Downloads folder. The same steps work for three, four or up to 20 photos on the free tier.
Method 2: both photos on the same page
Start with the two-page PDF from Method 1, then "print" it to a new PDF with two pages per sheet.
Chrome or Edge (Windows, Mac or Chromebook)
- Drag the PDF into a Chrome or Edge window to open it.
- Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac).
- Set Destination to Save as PDF.
- Click More settings and set Pages per sheet to 2.
- Check the preview, set Margins to None if the photos look small, then click Save.
Mac: Preview
- Open the PDF in Preview and choose File > Print.
- Click Show Details if the dialog is collapsed, then pick Layout from the settings menu.
- Set Pages per Sheet to 2.
- Open the PDF menu at the bottom left and choose Save as PDF.
Windows: straight from the photos
Windows can skip the first PDF entirely. Select both photos in File Explorer, right-click and choose Print (Windows 11: Show more options first). Choose Microsoft Print to PDF, pick a layout with (2) after its name, untick Fit picture to frame so the card edges are not cut off, and Print. Our Windows JPG to PDF guide has the full steps.
iPhone and Android
Neither phone has a pages-per-sheet option when printing to PDF. The dependable route is to make the two-page PDF on your phone, then do the two-per-page step on a computer. If you have no computer to hand, check whether the form will take the two-page PDF; most will.
Getting ID photos right
- Lay the card on a plain dark surface, in daylight, with no flash, so there is no glare across the photo or hologram.
- Get all four corners in shot. Many checks reject cropped cards.
- After converting, zoom in: the card number, expiry date and your name must be sharp.
- If the PDF is over the form's size limit, use Compress PDF with a 2MB target and check it again.
Because PDFWhisk converts in your browser, your ID photos are not uploaded to us to make the PDF. That is worth thinking about with any ID document: an online converter that uploads files keeps a copy, however briefly.