PDF to JPG

How do I convert a PDF to JPG?

Choose your PDF, or drop it on the box above. Every page shows as a thumbnail, all selected. Click pages to leave them out, or type a range in the Pages box. Pick a resolution and quality, then press Save as JPG. One page downloads as a JPG; several pages download as a ZIP of JPGs.

1. Press Choose a PDF and pick your file.
2. Click thumbnails to choose pages, or type pages such as 1-3, 8 in the Pages box.
3. Choose the Resolution: 150 DPI suits most uses, 300 DPI suits printing.
4. Adjust Quality if you want smaller files (85% is a good balance).
5. Press Save as JPG, then Download.

Which resolution (DPI) should I choose?

DPI means how many pixels go into each inch of the page. 72 DPI gives small images for previews and email. 150 DPI keeps body text readable on any screen and suits slides and documents. 300 DPI matches print quality but makes images four times larger than 150 DPI. Pick the lowest setting that looks right for your use.

Photo pages make bigger JPGs than text pages, because a photo has detail everywhere. Lowering quality to 70% shrinks files a lot with little visible change on photos; keep it at 85% or above when pages have small text.

Can I convert only some pages of a PDF to JPG?

Yes. All pages start selected. Click a thumbnail to leave that page out, use Select none and then click the pages you want, or type a range such as 2-4, 9 in the Pages box. Only the selected pages are saved, and their file names keep the original page numbers.

How do I convert PDF to JPG on iPhone, Mac or Windows?

This page works in Safari on iPhone, and in any browser on Mac or Windows, with nothing to install. On a Mac, Preview can also export one page at a time as a JPEG. Windows has no built-in PDF to JPG tool, so a browser tool like this one is the free option there.

Apple describes exporting from Preview in Export PDFs and images in Preview on Mac.

JPG or PNG: which should I save PDF pages as?

JPG makes smaller files and suits pages with photos. PNG keeps the edges of text, charts and line drawings perfectly sharp and can have a transparent background; for text pages it is about the same size as JPG, but photo pages grow many times larger. For a diagram in a slide, use PDF to PNG.