PDF to JPG renders each page of a PDF as a separate image file. Choose JPG for scans and photos or PNG for diagrams and text, pick a resolution of 96, 150 or 300 dpi, and convert every page or only the ones you list. A single page downloads as one image; several pages come back as individual files or as one ZIP, named after the original document with the page number appended.
The conversion runs inside your browser using pdf.js, Mozilla's open source PDF renderer. Each page is drawn onto a canvas at the size you chose, over a white background, and the browser itself encodes the result as a JPG or PNG. The file is never uploaded, there is no account, and nothing remains once you close the tab. Documents up to 100 MB.
The output is a picture of the page, so text cannot be selected or searched, and vector graphics become pixels at the resolution you picked. Large pages are scaled down to stay under 16 million pixels, a canvas limit in some browsers. Rendering many pages at 300 dpi uses a lot of memory, so the tool warns you when Print is chosen for more than thirty pages; convert a range at a time. Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first.
How to use PDF to JPG
- 1Click Select file, or drop your PDF onto the page.
- 2Under Image format, choose JPG or PNG.
- 3Under Resolution, pick Screen (96 dpi), Standard (150 dpi) or Print (300 dpi). For JPG you can also change JPG quality (%); the default is 85.
- 4Under Convert, keep All pages or switch to Chosen pages and type a list such as 1-3, 5.
- 5Click the Convert button, which shows the page count, for example Convert 12 pages. Download each image, or click Download all as ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I convert only some of the pages?
- Yes. Choose Chosen pages and type the ones you want, using commas and ranges such as 1-3, 5, 8-10. The word last stands for the final page. Each selected page becomes its own image.
- Which resolution should I choose?
- Standard (150 dpi) is the default and suits sharing on screen or inserting into a document. Print (300 dpi) turns a US Letter page into a 2550 by 3300 pixel image, which is sharp enough to print but produces larger files. Screen (96 dpi) gives the smallest images.
- Should I pick JPG or PNG?
- JPG is compressed and gives smaller files, which suits scanned pages and photographs; the quality field lets you trade size against sharpness. PNG is lossless, so thin lines and small text in diagrams stay crisp. Both are rendered over a white background, so transparent areas of a page come out white.
- Will the text in the image be selectable?
- No. The image is a picture of the page, so text cannot be selected, searched or copied. Keep the original PDF if you need the text later. If you only have the images, turn them back into a PDF with JPG to PDF and run OCR PDF on it to recognize the text again.
- Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
- No. The pages are rendered on your own device with JavaScript and pdf.js. Nothing is sent to FreeAIPDF or anyone else, and the images exist only in your browser until you download them.
- Why does it say my PDF is password protected?
- The renderer cannot open an encrypted file without its password. Open the file in the Unlock PDF tool, enter the password you already have to remove the protection, then convert the unlocked copy.