Best Telegram PDF Bots Compared (2026)

As of November 2026, the two Telegram PDF bots we could document in detail are @PhotoToPdfMakerBot (ours: photos to one PDF of up to 30 pages, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to PDF, merge and compress, with stated limits) and @pdfbot, an open-source bot with many more PDF tools (split, rotate, encrypt, OCR layer, watermark and more) and 17,559 monthly users shown on t.me. To edit an existing PDF, @pdfbot does more; to turn photos or an office document into a PDF in a couple of taps, ours is simpler.

Facts checked: November 12, 2026

Open in Telegram: @PhotoToPdfMakerBot

Step-by-step guide: How to convert photos to PDF on your phone

Side by side

Two PDF bots in Telegram, facts as of 12 November 2026

	@pdfbot (PDF Bot)	@PhotoToPdfMakerBot (ours)	Source
Photos to one PDF	Yes, images to PDF; a page limit is not stated by the bot	Yes: up to 30 photos in the order you sent them (JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC)
Merge PDFs	Yes; the number of files is not stated by the bot	Yes, 2 to 20 PDFs
Compress a PDF	Yes	Yes, by shrinking the images inside
Word, Excel, PowerPoint to PDF	Not in the list of tools in its README	Yes: DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, RTF
Other PDF tools	Split, rotate, crop, scale, encrypt, decrypt, watermark, rename, preview, add an OCR text layer, PDF to images, webpages to PDF, text comparison	None beyond the ones above
Stated limits and cost	Limits not stated by the bot; the README links donation pages (GitHub Sponsors, Ko-fi, Patreon, PayPal)	Free: 20 PDF actions and 10 document conversions a day; files up to 20 MB each and 55 MB together	[1]

Which one to choose

@pdfbot — you need to change an existing PDF: split, rotate, crop, encrypt or decrypt it, add a watermark, an OCR text layer, or turn pages into images.
@PhotoToPdfMakerBot — you want scans or photos in one PDF, a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file converted to PDF, or several PDFs merged and compressed, with limits stated up front.

Where @pdfbot is ahead

@pdfbot has far more tools than ours, is open source and has a long track record: its GitHub repository was last updated on 12 November 2026 and has 228 stars. It also shows 17,559 monthly users on t.me. For advanced PDF editing we recommend it.

Other PDF bots we found

@MergePDFBot, @Image2PDFRocketBot and @Pic2PDFBot exist on t.me, but their pages give no limits or prices, so we leave them out of the table without judging them. Limits of every bot can change: check /start and /help. Where the facts about the other bots come from (all read on 12 November 2026): t.me/pdfbot, github.com/zeshuaro/telegram-pdf-bot, t.me/MergePDFBot, t.me/Image2PDFRocketBot, t.me/Pic2PDFBot.

About the bot

Photo to PDF @PhotoToPdfMakerBot
Yes. 20 PDF actions (making, merging or compressing a PDF) and 10 document conversions a day are free.

Frequently asked questions

Which Telegram bot is best for making a PDF from photos?

For a PDF from photos or scans in a few taps, @PhotoToPdfMakerBot: up to 30 photos in the order you sent them, free within 20 PDF actions a day. @pdfbot also converts images to PDF and adds many tools for editing PDFs.

Can I convert a Word document to PDF in Telegram?

Yes, with @PhotoToPdfMakerBot: DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP and RTF files, 10 conversions a day free. Word to PDF is not in the list of tools in @pdfbot's README.

Which bot can split, rotate or encrypt a PDF?

@pdfbot: its README lists split, rotate, crop, scale, encrypt, decrypt, watermark and an OCR text layer. @PhotoToPdfMakerBot does not do these.

How do I merge PDF files in Telegram?

Send them to @PhotoToPdfMakerBot (2 to 20 files, up to 20 MB each and 55 MB together) or use the merge tool in @pdfbot.

Sources

Telegram Bot API: local Bot API server, file size limits — https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#using-a-local-bot-api-server