Why I Built This Images-to-PDF Tool

Earlier this year I was preparing a five-year multi-entry tourist visa application to Japan. The checklist looked manageable until I hit one stubborn line item: “Provide tax payment proof for each of the past twelve months.” In my country that proof only exists inside a government mobile app, tucked behind a timeline UI with no export button.

Screenshots were the only option, but each capture covered barely three months. To piece together a full year I needed several images, and the travel agency insisted on a single PDF upload. While juggling deadlines, I was also wrestling with Preview and random online converters that either compressed aggressively or watermarked the output.

That frustration flipped a switch. I paused the paperwork grind, opened my editor, and hacked on a lightweight merger that would drag in images, let me re-order them, and spit out a clean multi-page PDF in seconds. Once I could trust the output, I finished my visa submission with a smug little grin.

A week later it dawned on me: I am going to apply for other visas, and friends will keep asking how I handled the PDF issue. So I polished the UI, added clearer progress states, and deployedthis web tool so anyone can launch it instantly, drag in their screenshots, and download a tidy document.

Now the workflow feels almost indulgent. Instead of juggling half a dozen image files, I drop them into the converter, reorder with a flick, and share a professional-looking PDF right away. Hopefully it saves you from the same bureaucratic scavenger hunt. If it does, pay it forward by sharing the link with the next traveler who complains about “just one more document.”