When you need a picture, not a PDF
Some places just don't take PDFs. Instagram, a lot of website builders, PowerPoint slides, a text message to your mom. PDF to JPG turns each page into a regular image file you can post, paste or send anywhere.
JPG or PNG?
- JPG makes smaller files and is perfect for pages with photos, scans or lots of color. It's what most people want.
- PNG is lossless, so text and sharp lines stay crisp, with no fuzzy edges. Pick PNG for diagrams, charts, slides and text-heavy pages, especially if you'll zoom in. Files are bigger.
Picking the right resolution
- 72 DPI: small and quick. Fine for a preview, a thumbnail or a quick text message.
- 150 DPI: the sweet spot. Sharp on phone and laptop screens, good enough for social media and slides. This is the default.
- 300 DPI: print quality. Use it if you'll print the image or need to zoom way in. A Letter-size page at 300 DPI is about 2550 x 3300 pixels, so files get large.
Downloading your images
After converting, you see every page as a preview. Click any one to download just that image, or hit Download all to get every page bundled into one ZIP. Images are named in order, like report-page-01.jpg, so they sort correctly in any folder.
A few good uses
Sharing one page on social media
Got a flyer, a menu or an event schedule as a PDF? Convert the page to JPG and post it straight to Instagram, Facebook or a group chat.
Putting a page in a slideshow
Dropping a PDF into PowerPoint or Google Slides is a pain. A PNG of the page drops right in and scales cleanly.
Making a thumbnail
Selling a printable or an ebook? A JPG of the cover page makes a nice product image.
Things to know
- Images are a snapshot of the page. You can't select or edit the text in a JPG. If you need the words, use PDF to Text instead.
- Big documents at 300 DPI take a while on phones, since your device is doing the work. Try 150 first.
- Password-protected PDFs need the password removed first.
Image sizes at a glance
For a standard Letter or A4 page, here's roughly how many pixels you get:
- 72 DPI: about 612 x 792 pixels. Fine for a preview, a bit fuzzy for reading.
- 150 DPI: about 1275 x 1650 pixels. Crisp on a phone, and readable full-screen on a laptop.
- 300 DPI: about 2550 x 3300 pixels. Print quality, and big enough to zoom in on small text.
As a rough guide, a typical text page at 150 DPI as JPG is a few hundred KB. The same page as a 300 DPI PNG can be a few MB.
And back again
Need to turn images back into a PDF later? That's JPG to PDF. Want to make a PDF smaller instead of turning it into pictures? Try Compress PDF.
Why does it take a moment?
Every page has to be drawn from scratch, just like your PDF reader does when you scroll, and then saved as an image. A 10-page document is quick. A 300-page document at 300 DPI is a lot of pixels, so give it a minute on a phone.
Nothing leaves your device
Pages are rendered into images right in your browser. Your PDF isn't uploaded, and the images are created on your own phone or computer.