Convert AVIF to PDF
PDF is the format you use when an image has to be printed, emailed, signed or filed rather than displayed on a web page. Since AVIF is a web-native format that most document software cannot place, wrapping it in a PDF is the practical way to get it into a workflow built around documents.
Drop your AVIF files below and download PDF in seconds. Free, unlimited and completely private: the conversion runs inside your browser, so your files never leave your device and are never uploaded to a server.
No upload. Works with your network switched off. Check it yourself, or read what actually happens to your file.
Why convert AVIF to PDF?
This is also the standard answer when a form, a portal or an office requires a PDF upload and all you have is an image. The PDF that comes out is a normal single page document that opens on any operating system without extra software.
AVIF is based on the AV1 video codec and reaches even smaller files than WebP at the same visual quality. All modern browsers can display it, but many image editors and older tools cannot open it yet, which is the main reason people convert AVIF to an older format.
PDF is the universal format for documents that must look identical everywhere. Wrapping images in a PDF makes them easy to print, email or archive as a single file, and every operating system can open the result without extra software.
Note that PDF does not support transparency, so any transparent areas in your AVIF files will be filled with a solid background after conversion.
What this converter does to your AVIF file
The AVIF is decoded and placed into a single page PDF whose page dimensions match the image's pixel dimensions, so nothing is cropped or letterboxed. Inside the PDF the image is embedded as high quality JPEG, which means transparency is flattened and the page has a solid background.
AVIF vs PDF at a glance
| AVIF | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | AV1 Image File Format | Portable Document Format |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Document container |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Best for | Next generation web images | Documents, sharing and printing |
What changes when you convert AVIF to PDF
| What happens | |
|---|---|
| Image quality | Slightly reduced. The image is embedded in the PDF as JPEG at quality 0.92, which is visually close but not identical. |
| Transparency | Lost. PDF cannot store an alpha channel, so transparent areas are filled with solid white. |
| EXIF and GPS | Removed. The conversion goes through a pixel buffer, so camera data and location are not carried into the PDF file. |
| Colour profile | Not carried across. The image is handled in sRGB, which is right for the web and wrong for colour-managed print work. |
| Animation | Not preserved. An animated AVIF produces a single still frame. |
| File size | Varies with the content of the image. No figure is quoted here, because none has been measured on a documented test set. |
How to convert AVIF to PDF
- Drop one or more AVIF files into the box above, or click to browse.
- ImageConvert converts each file to PDF right on your device.
- Download a single file, or grab everything at once as a zip.
Frequently asked questions
Will the PDF be one page?
Yes. Each AVIF becomes its own single page PDF, with the page sized to match the image so nothing gets cropped or padded. To combine several images into one multi-page document, use the images to PDF tool instead.
Is the image inside the PDF still transparent?
No. The image is embedded as JPEG, which has no alpha channel, so transparent areas are flattened onto a solid background.
What is an AVIF file?
AVIF is a next generation format with excellent compression, increasingly used on modern websites.
What is a PDF file?
PDF is the universal document format, handy for sharing or printing images.
Is it free to convert AVIF to PDF?
Yes. There are no limits, no watermarks and no account needed. Convert as many AVIF files as you like.
Are my files private?
Completely. Your AVIF files never leave your browser and are never uploaded to a server, so your images stay on your device.