Is this the same as extracting pictures from a PDF?
No. Each result is a rendered view of an entire selected page, including its text and graphics.
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Convert PDF pages to JPG or PNG images
Render selected PDF pages as separate images. Choose a format and resolution for previews, slides, or an image-only copy.
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Measured with the listed sample and settings; these may differ from this page’s starting preset. Timings are individual processing-function runs in the stated environment and exclude page loading. Library caches may be warm. These small-file checks do not establish performance or compatibility for every document.
| Sample | Settings | Observed output | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|
| sample-document.pdf (3 pages; 2,246 bytes) ↗ | PNG; all pages; longest edge 1600 px | approximately 82.3 KB; 1131 × 1600 · 0.10 sec | approximately 83.6 KB; 1131 × 1600 · 0.13 sec | approximately 84.0 KB; 1131 × 1600 · 0.15 sec | Chrome · Apple M2 / macOS · 15 Oct 2026 · local test |
Specific tasks
Using this tool
How to use pdf to image
- Select the PDF and enter page numbers or ranges, such as 1,3-5. Leave the field empty for all pages.
- Choose JPG for compact page pictures or PNG for text and line art, then set the longest edge in pixels.
- Render the pages and check the smallest text and page numbering in the exported images.
Before you start
What to keep in mind
- The longest output edge is 1,200–4,096 pixels. This renders the entire page onto an opaque background; it does not extract original embedded pictures or retain PDF transparency.
- Page images lose selectable text, links, editable form fields, bookmarks, accessibility structure and digital signature verification. No OCR is performed.
- A password can open supported protected PDFs for rendering. Some encryption, damaged files and unusual PDF features remain unsupported by the rendering library.
- Use at most 20 PDFs, 25 MiB per file, 80 MiB in total and 200 input pages across the batch. Choosing fewer output pages does not raise the input-page limit.
Pick the page, then the resolution
Render only the pages needed for the next task. Set the longest edge in pixels; the other dimension follows the page proportions. A thumbnail needs fewer pixels than a slide or close inspection. Check fine print after export.
Keep the PDF when its structure matters
A page image is convenient for a preview, but it cannot replace searchable text, accessibility tags, hyperlinks, or a signed original. Retain the source PDF for those uses.
Make a page preview, not a replacement document
Rendering a PDF page is useful for a slide, a reference screenshot or a thumbnail. The browser reads the page’s drawing instructions and paints the visible page onto a canvas, then exports that canvas as JPG or PNG. This is different from extracting the original photograph embedded somewhere inside a PDF: the result includes the whole rendered page, including text, lines and margins.
For example, enter 2,4-6 to create previews of four selected pages. A longest edge of 1600 pixels applies to each page separately, so a landscape and portrait page receive different widths and heights. Choose PNG for line drawings and compare JPG for photographic pages. Keep the original PDF whenever searchable text, bookmarks, links, selectable wording or accessibility reading order is important. A visible signature in the picture is only an appearance and cannot authenticate the document. Read any rendering error rather than assuming a missing or blank page is intentional.
Keep page selection and rendering scale explicit
The page field uses one-based PDF positions. A selection such as 2,4-6 requests the second, fourth, fifth and sixth pages; it does not refer to page numbers printed in the artwork. Repeated selections are deduplicated, and invalid or out-of-range requests are reported instead of silently completing a different selection.
The longest edge controls the canvas of the entire rendered page. Margins and blank areas receive pixels too, so a small embedded diagram may still have limited detail in the resulting image. Rendering is local through PDF.js after its resources load. A supported password can enable page rendering without making that PDF suitable for the separate merger. Keep the original for selectable text, navigation and any signature verification.
Common questions
About pdf to image
Does converting a scanned PDF perform OCR?
No. It renders what is on the page without recognizing its text.
Why are higher-resolution results much larger?
Increasing both page dimensions increases the pixel count. More pixels require more processing memory and usually more output space.
Where are PDF pages rendered?
PDF.js and its worker render them locally in the browser. The worker and support files may need to load first; that is different from uploading your PDF to a rendering service.
Should the image replace the source PDF?
Usually it serves as a preview or visual insert. Retain the PDF for searchable text, links, navigation, accessibility information or document verification that an ordinary page image cannot provide.