Convert PDF to other formats
Sometimes a PDF is the wrong shape for the job: you need a page as an image for a slide, the words as text you can edit, or a book that reflows on an e-reader. These tools take a PDF apart into the format you need, on your own device.
Convert from PDF- PDF to JPG
Save every PDF page as a JPG image at the quality you choose.
- PDF to PNG
Save PDF pages as sharp PNG images, with a transparent background option.
- PDF to Word
Turn a PDF into an editable Word document with headings, lists and tables.
- PDF to Excel
Pull tables out of a PDF into Excel or CSV, with numbers as numbers.
- PDF to PowerPoint
Turn PDF pages into PowerPoint slides with editable text.
- PDF to TIFF
Save PDF pages as a multi-page TIFF, in color, gray or black and white.
- PDF to SVG
Turn PDF pages into SVG vector files with real, editable text.
- PDF to Text
Copy all the text out of a PDF as plain text.
- PDF Word Count
Count the words, characters and pages in a PDF, with reading time and counts per page.
- PDF to Markdown
Turn PDF text into Markdown with headings and lists.
- PDF to HTML
Turn a PDF into a clean web page with real headings, lists, tables and links.
- Extract Images
Save the original photos and pictures stored in a PDF.
- PDF to EPUB
Turn a text PDF into an EPUB ebook for e-readers.
JPG or PNG: which image format is better?
JPG makes smaller files and suits pages with photos. PNG keeps sharp edges on text, charts and line drawings and can have a transparent background; it costs little extra for text pages but makes photo pages much larger. For a diagram you will put in a slide, PNG looks cleaner.
What resolution should I pick?
For viewing on screens, 150 DPI is plenty: a Letter page becomes 1,275 by 1,650 pixels. For printing, choose 300 DPI. Higher settings make each image much larger and can be slow on phones, so the tools lower the maximum on small devices.
Why does my PDF have no text to copy?
If the PDF was made by scanning paper, each page is a picture and there is no text inside it. PDF to Text finds nothing to copy from a scan. Text recognition (OCR) is needed first, and the tool tells you when a page has no text layer.
Does converting change the original PDF?
No. The tools read your PDF and make new files from it. The original stays exactly as it was, on your device. A PDF with many pages becomes many images, so image results download together as one ZIP file. Nothing is uploaded.
Guides
- Searchable vs Scanned PDF One invoice as text, as a scan and after OCR: how to tell which you have, and how to fix a scan.
- PDF vs DOCX: Which Should You Send? The same report as both: size, layout, editing and hidden comments compared.
- Why a Converted Document Looks Different Fonts and line spacing measured in 11 fonts: why lines and pages move, and how to stop it.
- PDF vs JPG: Which Should You Send? Text, multi-page documents and photos saved both ways: sizes, sharpness and search compared.