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AVIF to PDF

AVIF is the compact image format many websites now serve, but most document software cannot open it. Put AVIF pictures into a PDF anyone can view and print.

Free, no sign-up. Runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded.

How to use AVIF to PDF

  1. Add AVIF images.
  2. Reorder them and choose page size and quality.
  3. Create and download the PDF.

Features

  • Uses the browser’s built-in AVIF decoder
  • Transparency kept or filled with white
  • High-quality or smaller output
  • Several images in one PDF

Supported formats

You can open

  • AVIF

You get

  • PDF

Private by design

Your files are opened and processed by your browser on this device. They are never uploaded to openWorkstand or anyone else, so the AVIF to PDF is safe for contracts, IDs, photos and work documents. After you have used it once while online, it also works without an internet connection. How local processing works

Good to know

  • AVIF is decoded by your browser; old browsers (Safari before 16.4) cannot read it.
  • Animated AVIF files use their first frame.

Guide

Opening and printing AVIF images through a PDF

AVIF is the newest image format on the web. Big sites and content networks switched to it because it makes photos dramatically smaller than JPG at the same quality. The catch shows up when you save one of those images: Word won’t insert it, older photo editors won’t open it, and print dialogs may refuse it. A PDF is the simplest container that every device can view and print.

Your browser is the decoder

The tool doesn’t bring its own AVIF decoder; it asks your browser to read the image. Every current major browser can: Chrome, Edge, Opera and Firefox on all platforms, and Safari from version 16.4 on Mac, iPhone and iPad. If a file won’t open, the tool says so. The fix is usually to update the browser, or to try Chrome or Firefox.

Choosing quality

Because AVIF files are usually photographs, Smaller file is selected by default: each image is stored in the PDF as a high-quality JPEG, which keeps the document compact. Choose Lossless for:

  • logos, icons and illustrations saved as AVIF,
  • screenshots with text,
  • images with transparent backgrounds that should stay transparent.

Lossless stores exactly the pixels your browser decoded, with PNG compression.

Transparent images

Product photos and stickers often have transparent backgrounds. In lossless mode they stay transparent, which appears white on a PDF page; pick a color under Fill transparent areas to place them on a colored background instead. JPEG has no transparency, so in smaller-file mode the chosen background color fills those areas.

Page layout

A4 or US Letter with a small margin makes printable pages; wide images get landscape pages automatically. Same as image makes each page exactly the size of the picture, ideal for a portfolio viewed on screen.

Typical uses

  • Saving web images for offline reference: collect product photos, diagrams or inspiration images into one PDF.
  • Printing: turn AVIF artwork into something a print shop accepts.
  • Sharing: send images to people whose apps can’t open AVIF.
  • Catalogs: put product shots from a web shop into a simple PDF catalog.

Animated AVIF

AVIF can also hold short animations. A PDF page can’t move, so the first frame is used.

Files stay on your device

The images are decoded by your browser and the PDF is built locally, then saved to your downloads. For converting AVIF and other formats to JPG or PNG files, use the Image Converter. For WebP images, see WebP to PDF; for screenshots, PNG to PDF. If the PDF is large, shrink it with Compress PDF.

A worked example: a product sheet from a web shop

A buyer wants to send a supplier the five product photos from a competitor’s web page.

  1. Save each image from the browser; they arrive as .avif files.
  2. Add them here, put them in the order you want to discuss them, and keep Smaller file.
  3. Choose A4 with a small margin, so each photo has its own printable page.
  4. Create the PDF and attach it to the email; it opens on any device.

Troubleshooting

  • “Your browser cannot read this AVIF image”: update your browser; on an old Mac or iPhone, use Chrome or Firefox instead of Safari.
  • Colors look slightly different: AVIF can hold high-dynamic-range color, which a PDF page shows in standard range. The difference is usually small.

Checked against the current version of the AVIF to PDF on .

Troubleshooting

The file does not open

Check that it is one of the supported formats above and opens in another app. Damaged files and password-protected PDFs cannot be read until they are repaired or unlocked.

It is slow or stops on a very large file

Everything runs on your device, so speed depends on its memory. Close other tabs, use a computer rather than a phone, or split the file into smaller parts first.

The download did not start

Look for your browser’s download bar or icon. Some browsers ask once before a site may download files; allow it and click the button again.

Frequently asked questions

What is an AVIF file?

An image format based on the AV1 video codec. It makes photos much smaller than JPG at the same quality, which is why many websites now serve it, but Word, older Photoshop versions and many viewers can’t open it.

Which browser do I need?

Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Opera, or Safari 16.4 and later on Mac, iPhone and iPad. If a file won’t open, update the browser first.

Why does the tool use JPEG pages by default?

AVIF images are mostly photographs, and JPEG keeps photos compact in a PDF. Choose Lossless for logos, illustrations and screenshots saved as AVIF, where sharp edges matter.

What happens to transparent backgrounds?

With Lossless they stay transparent, which looks white on a PDF page, or you can fill them with any color. With Smaller file they are filled with the background color you choose, white by default.

Which browsers can convert AVIF?

Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari (16.4 and later) decode AVIF. If an image will not open, update your browser; the tool tells you when the browser cannot read a file.

Keep working with the result

After you download, choose “Save to Workstand” to keep the result in a folder on your computer, attach it to a project and create a follow-up task. It is saved by your browser, not uploaded.

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