How to convert a PDF to JPG
PDF to JPG has two modes. Each page as a JPG creates one image per page with everything you see on it. Embedded images pulls out the photos and graphics stored inside the PDF as separate files.
The first mode is for posting a page on social media, dropping it into a slide, or sending it to someone who cannot open PDFs. The second is for recovering the original photos from a catalogue or report.
Step by step
- Upload one or more PDFs with Choose PDF.
- Under What you want to save, choose Each page as a JPG or Embedded images.
- Run the conversion.
- Download the images; when there are several, they are delivered together.
Pages or embedded images
Converting a page rasterises it: text stops being text and becomes part of the picture, like a screenshot but independent of your monitor's resolution. If you want one specific photo from the document, extracting it works better, because you get the image as it was inserted, without the rest of the page.
A PDF made only of text and vector graphics has no embedded images to extract; use page mode in that case.
Why JPG
JPG is accepted by every phone, social network and program, and it compresses photographs well. On pages with lots of small text it can show slight noise around the letters; if you need maximum sharpness, convert the image to PNG with the converter afterwards.
Up to 50 pages per PDF and 50 MB per job. With several PDFs, the same setting applies to all of them.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I convert just one page?
- Extract that page first with Extract pages and convert it, or convert all pages and keep the one you need.
- What is the difference between the two modes?
- Each page as a JPG captures the whole page; Embedded images saves only the pictures stored in the PDF.
- Can I edit the text in the image?
- No, in a JPG the text is part of the picture. To edit it, use PDF to Word.
- Is it free?
- Yes, with ads and no sign-up needed.