PDF to images
Turn the pages of a PDF into PNG or JPG pictures in your browser. Choose the pages and the resolution. The PDF is not uploaded.
Runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded.
What it does
Save pages of a PDF as pictures, for sharing a page in a chat, putting it in a presentation, or uploading to a form that only accepts images.
How to use it
- Choose a PDF. The number of pages is shown.
- Choose PNG for text and diagrams, or JPG for scanned or photographic pages.
- Pick a resolution. 144 dpi is sharp on screens; use 216 dpi if the picture will be printed.
- Enter page numbers if you only want some pages, then press Convert.
Worked example
An A4 page is 595 × 842 points. At 144 dpi it becomes a picture of 1190 × 1684 pixels; at 216 dpi, 1785 × 2526 pixels.
How it works
PDF pages are measured in points, 72 to an inch. The page is drawn by pdf.js, Mozilla’s open-source PDF renderer, onto a canvas scaled by the resolution you choose, so 144 dpi means two pixels per point. The canvas is then saved as a picture. Up to 60 pages are converted at a time to keep the browser responsive.
Questions
Is my file uploaded?
No. The file is opened by your browser on your own device and the result is made there. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else.
Can I copy text from the pictures?
No. A picture of a page has no selectable text.
Why does a page look different from my PDF reader?
Fonts that are not stored inside the PDF are replaced with similar ones. Most PDFs embed their fonts and look the same.
Can it open a password-protected PDF?
No. Remove the password in a PDF reader first.
PNG or JPG?
PNG keeps text edges crisp and is larger. JPG is smaller and suits scans and photos.