Question How can I batch convert folders of JPG files to PDF files, so each folder becomes one PDF file?

s there a good, preferably free, Windows program that will batch convert folders of images to separate .PDF files, please?

I have some magazine scans in .jpg format, each issue is in a separate folder, like this:

\Your Spectrum 01\
\Your Spectrum 02\
\Your Spectrum 03\
\Your Spectrum 04\

and I want to be able to convert each folder into it's own .PDF file, so I end up with Your Spectrum 01.pdf, Your Spectrum 02.pdf, Your Spectrum 03.pdf, Your Spectrum 04.pdf, etc.

Thanks for any answers.

 

Here are the contents of the first folder:


02/12/2002 00:45 169,049 ysp0100001a.jpg
02/12/2002 00:48 200,995 ysp0100001b.jpg
02/12/2002 00:49 264,158 ysp0100001c.jpg
02/12/2002 00:51 245,316 ysp0100002.jpg
02/12/2002 00:52 250,149 ysp0100003.jpg
02/12/2002 00:53 223,319 ysp0100004.jpg
02/12/2002 00:54 274,343 ysp0100005.jpg
02/12/2002 00:55 274,671 ysp0100006.jpg
02/12/2002 00:57 220,550 ysp0100007.jpg
02/12/2002 00:58 127,400 ysp0100008.jpg
02/12/2002 00:59 225,073 ysp0100009.jpg
02/12/2002 01:01 201,887 ysp0100010.jpg
02/12/2002 01:05 267,494 ysp0100011.jpg
02/12/2002 01:06 205,121 ysp0100012.jpg
02/12/2002 01:08 203,261 ysp0100013.jpg
02/12/2002 01:09 282,180 ysp0100014.jpg
02/12/2002 01:10 209,934 ysp0100015.jpg
02/12/2002 01:19 209,096 ysp0100016.jpg
02/12/2002 01:13 220,835 ysp0100017.jpg
02/12/2002 01:14 184,637 ysp0100018.jpg
04/12/2002 09:34 241,056 ysp0100019.jpg
04/12/2002 09:35 217,188 ysp0100020.jpg
04/12/2002 09:36 274,423 ysp0100021.jpg
04/12/2002 09:37 302,616 ysp0100022.jpg
07/12/2002 08:10 233,918 ysp0100023.jpg
07/12/2002 08:14 207,232 ysp0100024.jpg
07/12/2002 08:21 277,302 ysp0100025.jpg
07/12/2002 08:29 187,466 ysp0100026.jpg
07/12/2002 12:20 394,458 ysp0100027.JPG
07/12/2002 12:41 218,040 ysp0100028.jpg
07/12/2002 12:52 208,655 ysp0100029.jpg
07/12/2002 13:03 262,502 ysp0100030.jpg
07/12/2002 13:16 268,633 ysp0100031.jpg
07/12/2002 13:28 185,845 ysp0100032.jpg
07/12/2002 13:41 258,511 ysp0100033.jpg
07/12/2002 13:55 158,972 ysp0100034.jpg
07/12/2002 14:08 278,792 ysp0100035.jpg
07/12/2002 14:21 115,976 ysp0100036.jpg
07/12/2002 14:34 172,475 ysp0100037.jpg
07/12/2002 14:48 243,410 ysp0100038.jpg
08/12/2002 01:23 208,292 ysp0100039.jpg
08/12/2002 01:42 207,735 ysp0100040.jpg
08/12/2002 02:03 217,606 ysp0100041.jpg
08/12/2002 02:24 212,120 ysp0100042.jpg
08/12/2002 02:45 224,054 ysp0100043.jpg
08/12/2002 03:06 213,880 ysp0100044.jpg
08/12/2002 06:55 214,764 ysp0100045.jpg
08/12/2002 06:55 243,887 ysp0100046.jpg
08/12/2002 06:56 276,765 ysp0100047.jpg
08/12/2002 06:56 294,718 ysp0100048.jpg
08/12/2002 06:56 267,563 ysp0100049.jpg
08/12/2002 06:56 295,907 ysp0100050.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 229,327 ysp0100051.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 266,653 ysp0100052.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 298,044 ysp0100053.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 255,906 ysp0100054.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 300,914 ysp0100055.jpg
08/12/2002 06:57 290,700 ysp0100056.jpg
08/12/2002 06:58 330,911 ysp0100057.jpg
08/12/2002 06:58 318,613 ysp0100058.jpg
08/12/2002 06:58 327,409 ysp0100059.jpg
08/12/2002 06:58 334,523 ysp0100060.jpg
08/12/2002 06:58 232,718 ysp0100061.jpg
08/12/2002 06:59 330,677 ysp0100062.jpg
08/12/2002 06:59 270,501 ysp0100063.jpg
08/12/2002 06:59 379,029 ysp0100064.jpg
08/12/2002 06:59 271,768 ysp0100065.jpg
08/12/2002 06:59 344,564 ysp0100066.jpg
08/12/2002 07:00 324,471 ysp0100067.jpg
08/12/2002 07:09 201,004 ysp0100068.jpg
08/12/2002 07:09 211,206 ysp0100069.jpg
08/12/2002 07:10 286,113 ysp0100070.jpg
08/12/2002 07:11 338,025 ysp0100071.jpg
08/12/2002 07:11 312,024 ysp0100072.jpg
08/12/2002 07:12 288,625 ysp0100073.jpg
08/12/2002 07:12 292,399 ysp0100074.jpg
08/12/2002 07:13 330,216 ysp0100075.jpg
08/12/2002 07:13 253,549 ysp0100076.jpg
08/12/2002 07:14 377,122 ysp0100077.jpg
08/12/2002 07:14 342,991 ysp0100078.jpg
08/12/2002 07:15 275,374 ysp0100079.jpg
08/12/2002 07:16 271,609 ysp0100080.jpg
08/12/2002 07:17 339,439 ysp0100081.jpg
08/12/2002 07:17 322,339 ysp0100082.jpg
08/12/2002 07:18 293,688 ysp0100083.jpg
08/12/2002 07:18 268,805 ysp0100084.jpg
08/12/2002 07:19 247,221 ysp0100085.jpg
08/12/2002 07:19 258,557 ysp0100086.jpg
08/12/2002 07:20 263,424 ysp0100087.jpg
08/12/2002 07:20 321,932 ysp0100088.jpg
08/12/2002 07:20 268,195 ysp0100089.jpg
08/12/2002 07:21 264,637 ysp0100090.jpg
08/12/2002 07:21 332,013 ysp0100091.jpg
08/12/2002 07:22 251,591 ysp0100092.jpg
08/12/2002 07:22 319,486 ysp0100093.jpg
08/12/2002 07:23 372,904 ysp0100094.jpg
08/12/2002 07:23 265,900 ysp0100095.jpg
08/12/2002 07:24 296,118 ysp0100096.jpg
99 File(s) 25,617,463 bytes
2 Dir(s) 291,970,117,632 bytes free

None of the search results seem to link to a program that will batch convert one single folder to one PDF, then automatically convert the next folder to a new PDF, then the third folder will be converted to a PDF, etc etc, until the final folder (in this case, there are twenty one folders) has been converted to it's own PDF.

The main reason I want to do this is so that I can use a PDF reader to read these files, and when I close the PDF reader then the PDF reader remembers where I was up to when I reopen the PDF file, but if there is a graphics viewer that allows bookmarks, then I could use that to read the .jpg files (and bookmark where I am up to in a given folder of .jpg files) then I probably wouldn't go to the trouble of converting the .jpg files to a PDF file).

The graphics viewer I use is Irfanview, which is excellent but sadly lacks a bookmark feature, so are there any suitable graphics viewers that allow you to bookmark where you are in any folders?

 

Gimp is freeware GNU license, and it converts jpg to pdf, and there's a plugin that will allow you to batch convert.

Gimp link: https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Batcher plug-in for Gimp.

https://kamilburda.github.io/batcher/

 

Unfortunately, the program you mention seems to have been replaced by a commercial program whose demo only allows for a very brief number of conversions, so that's not a solution, unfortunately.

Thanks for this, but I've never used GIMP before, and I can't find out how to batch convert folders into PDF files (I *think* I have installed the batch addon - following a post found on google, I have copied the folder \batcher-1.1.1\ into
'C:\Program Files\GIMP 3\lib\gimp\3.0\plug-ins' but I can't find how to access and use the batch file in GIMP.

How would I do this, please?

 

Thanks for this, but I've never used GIMP before, and I can't find out how to batch convert folders into PDF files (I *think* I have installed the batch addon - following a post found on google, I have copied the folder \batcher-1.1.1\ into
'C:\Program Files\GIMP 3\lib\gimp\3.0\plug-ins' but I can't find how to access and use the batch file in GIMP.

How would I do this, please?[/QUOTE]

Did you try opening Batcher, and selecting (highlighting) all the JPG files inside the folder that you would like to convert?

 

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Launch GIMP and open any image or leave it closed, as Batcher runs as a separate window.

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  Steps to batch convert JPGs to PDF
  1. Open Batcher: In GIMP, go to File > Batch Convert.
  2. Add images: In the Batcher window, click Add Images and select the JPG files or folder you want to convert.
  3. Specify settings:
     • Output Folder: Choose a new folder where the PDF files will be saved.
     • File Type: Select pdf as the output format from the drop-down menu.
     • Other options: Adjust other settings like filename changes or image edits as needed.
  4. Configure PDF export: You will likely see a pop-up for PDF-specific settings. Adjust these as necessary, such as the DPI (dots per inch) or compression options.
  5. Start the batch process: Click Apply or OK to start the conversion. A progress bar will show the status.
  6. Check your output: Once completed, find the new PDF files in the output folder you selected.

 

Where you say 'use this to convert to pdf https://icecreamapps.com/PDF-Converter/", it says ""Replaced by PDF candy desktop", unfortunately.