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Why this can work offline at all
Most online PDF converters need the internet because the work happens on their computers: your photos travel there and the PDF travels back. Here the work has always happened in your browser — the layout, the compression, the writing of the file — so the only thing that needed a connection was the page itself. After a first visit, once the page has finished loading and the browser is idle, a small service worker saves this site’s own pages, scripts and fonts in the browser’s cache. The next time there is no connection, the page opens from that copy, and the builder runs exactly as it does online.
A worked example from our own test: after pressing Prepare, the check above read Ready, with every listed file of the site saved (104 of 104 for the build we tested). With the network switched off, this page and Scan to PDF both reloaded, and a photo added with no connection saved as a one-page PDF.
Try it in airplane mode
- Wait for the check above to say Ready, or press Prepare.
- Switch on airplane mode, or turn off Wi-Fi and mobile data.
- Reload this page. It should open from the saved copy.
- Add a photo and save a PDF. It downloads with no connection.
Where the browser offers it — Chrome and Edge on Android and desktop — “Install as an app” puts the builder on the home screen or in the app list. On an iPhone, Share → Add to Home Screen does the same in Safari. The iPhone photo decoder (HEIC) is large and is saved the first time it is used rather than in advance, so open one HEIC photo while online if you will need it offline.
The copy holds no photos and nothing about you. Every route works offline: convert photos to PDF, scan to PDF, under 200 KB and the rest.
Questions about image to PDF offline
Does it really work with no internet?
Yes, once this browser has saved the site's files — which happens on its own after a first visit, or at once with “Prepare this device for offline use” above. Photos never needed a connection here; only the page itself did, and that is what gets saved.
How do I check it myself?
After the check above says Ready, switch on airplane mode (or unplug the network), reload this page, add a photo and save a PDF. If the page opens and the PDF downloads, it works offline.
Are my photos uploaded?
No, online or offline. The offline copy holds this site's own pages, scripts and fonts — never a photo. Photos are read from your device by the page and written into the PDF on it.
What does the PDF contain?
The same as online: your photos as pages, no camera or location data, and no title unless you type one.
How do I remove the offline copy?
Use Clear local data in the Requirements group of the Quality step, or clear this site's data in your browser's settings. Either removes everything this site has kept on the device.