PDF to JPG — save PDF pages as images, no upload

How to use PDF to JPG

1. Choose a PDF.
2. In Pages, leave all, or enter pages such as 1-3, 5, 8- (8 to the end), odd or even.
3. Pick a Resolution: 72, 150, 200 or 300 DPI.
4. Adjust JPEG quality if you like (85% by default; lower gives smaller files).
5. Press Convert to JPG, then download images one by one or use Download all (.zip).

What it does and when to use it

Sometimes a PDF page needs to be an image. You might want to post a page of a brochure on social media, put a slide into a chat message, add a certificate to a website, attach a page to a form that only accepts JPG, or drop a diagram into a presentation. This tool turns each page you choose into a separate JPG file.

The images are named after your file and page number, for example report-page-1.jpg, report-page-2.jpg and so on, so they stay in order when you download them together as a ZIP.

How it works

pdf.js, the same PDF engine used by Firefox, draws each selected page on a canvas inside your browser at the resolution you picked. The canvas is then saved as a JPEG at your chosen quality. No server is involved, and no copy of your PDF is made anywhere else.

Resolution is measured in dots per inch of the original page. A page that is 8.27 inches wide, like A4, becomes 1240 pixels wide at 150 DPI and 2480 pixels at 300 DPI. Doubling the DPI doubles the width and height, so the image has four times as many pixels and the file is several times larger. The result summary tells you the pixel size of the images it made.

Worked examples

A three-page report for sharing. Leave pages as all and choose 150 DPI. You get report-page-1.jpg to report-page-3.jpg, each about 1240 × 1754 pixels for A4, and can download all three as one ZIP.

Page 1 of a certificate for printing. Enter 1 in Pages and choose 300 DPI. You get a single image of about 2480 × 3508 pixels for A4, enough for a sharp print at the same size.

Thumbnails of a long catalogue. Choose 72 DPI and a JPEG quality around 70%. The images are small and quick to load, which suits a web page preview.

Limits and tips

• Every image is a picture, so text, links and form fields are not preserved.
• Very long PDFs at 300 DPI create many large images and use a lot of memory. Convert a range of pages at a time if your device slows down.
• If an upload form needs a JPG under a certain size, run the page through Compress Image to 100 KB or another size afterwards.
• To go the other way and turn photos into a PDF, use JPG to PDF.
• Protected PDFs must be unlocked first with the PDF Password Remover.