How to use PDF to JPG
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Choose a PDF.
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Pick “Convert pages” or “Extract images”, plus format and resolution.
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Press Convert to images and download a single image or a ZIP.
Pages versus embedded images
“Convert pages” renders each whole page — text, drawings and pictures — as one image, exactly as it looks on screen. “Extract images” ignores the page layout and saves the pictures that are stored inside the PDF at their original resolution, which is ideal for recovering photos from a brochure or a catalog.
Picking a resolution
150 DPI produces images about 1275 pixels wide for a Letter page: sharp on screens and in slides, and small enough to email. 300 DPI doubles that for printing or zooming into fine print. Higher resolution means larger files and more processing time on long documents.
JPG or PNG
JPG is smaller and right for scans and photos. PNG is lossless and keeps thin lines and small text crisp, so choose it for diagrams, spreadsheets and screenshots.
What extraction can and cannot recover
JPEG photos are saved byte for byte. Common uncompressed and Flate-compressed images are decoded and saved as PNG. Rare formats (JBIG2 fax-style scans, JPEG 2000, CMYK images) are skipped and counted on the result screen so you know something was left out — use “Convert pages” for those.
PDF to JPG: frequently asked questions
How do I convert only some pages?
Use Extract pages first to make a PDF with just those pages, then convert that file. Or convert everything and keep the images you need.
Why are my images in a ZIP?
A multi-page PDF produces many images; a single ZIP downloads reliably in every browser. One-page PDFs download as a plain image.
Do fonts render correctly?
Yes. Pages are drawn with the same rendering engine that Firefox uses to display PDFs.
Can I convert a password-protected PDF?
Unlock it first with Unlock PDF, then convert.