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PDF to Image

Rasterise selected pages of a PDF at 72, 150, 300 or 600 DPI. Download images individually or as a ZIP archive.

Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded

Free trial: 1 run of PDF to Image every day. After that, 2 credits per run.

Render PDF pages as PNG, JPEG or WebP at the resolution you need

Turn pages into pictures for a slide, a website thumbnail, or someone whose phone will not open a PDF. Render the whole document or a typed range at 72, 150, 300 or 600 DPI. Every page is previewed before download, individually or as one ZIP. Rendering uses the same engine browsers use to display PDFs, entirely on your device.

What PDF to Image gives you

Four resolution presets

72 DPI for a draft, 150 for web, 300 for print, 600 for archival work.

Three output formats

PNG for lossless sharp text, JPEG for photographic pages, WebP for the smallest files.

Quality control on lossy formats

A quality slider appears for JPEG and WebP, and is hidden for PNG where it would mean nothing.

Render only what you need

Leave the range blank for everything, or type pages such as 2, 5-9.

Preview before download

Each page appears as a thumbnail with its own link, so you can check the resolution was right.

How to use PDF to Image

  1. Add the PDF

    Up to 150 MB and 200 pages.

  2. Choose resolution and format

    Match the DPI to the destination, then pick PNG, JPEG or WebP.

  3. Select the pages

    Leave empty to render everything, or type the pages you want.

  4. Render and download

    Take individual pages or the complete set as a ZIP.

Other names for this tool

People also look for this as PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, convert PDF to image, export PDF as image and rasterise PDF. It is the same tool on this page.

Looking for the opposite job? Images to PDF.

Limitations

  • High DPI on large pages can exhaust browser memory; pages render sequentially and bounded.

Questions about PDF to Image

Which resolution should I choose?

150 DPI suits screens, 300 DPI suits print. 600 DPI is available but large documents may exceed browser memory.

Can I convert only some pages?

Yes. Select individual pages or ranges before rendering.

How do I convert a PDF page to JPG or PNG?

Add the file, choose a resolution and format, and render. Each page is drawn to an image on your device using the same engine browsers use to display PDFs, then offered individually or as one ZIP.

Which DPI should I choose?

150 for anything viewed on a screen, 300 for print, and 72 for a quick draft. 600 exists for archival work but produces very large files, and on a big page it can exceed what a browser canvas will hold.

Should I use PNG or JPEG?

PNG for pages that are mostly text or line art, because JPEG compression leaves visible artefacts around sharp letter edges. JPEG for pages dominated by photographs, where the file will be much smaller for no visible loss.

Why does it say the page is too large to rasterise?

There is a hard ceiling on how many pixels a browser canvas can hold, and a large page at 600 DPI can exceed it. The exact dimensions it would need are reported; step down one DPI preset and it will render.

Will the text still be selectable in the image?

No. Rasterising turns everything into pixels, so text becomes part of the picture and links, form fields and annotations do not survive. That is inherent to converting a document into an image.

Is this a way to compress a PDF?

No — converting pages to images usually produces more data overall, not less. Use Compress PDF if size is the goal.