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PDF vs Image: When to Use Each Document Format

Should you share documents as PDFs or images? Compare text searchability, editing, and sharing.

Text Selectable

PDF text is searchable and copyable. Images are static pixels.

File Size

PDFs with text are tiny. Images of documents are large.

Editing

PDFs can be edited with proper tools. Images require OCR or redraw.

Best For

PDF: contracts, reports, documents. Image: photos, diagrams, signatures.

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Text to PDF Converter

Convert plain text into a formatted PDF document with automatic pagination. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Image to PDF Converter

Batch

Combine multiple images into a single PDF. Reorder images before converting, all in your browser.

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