How to convert PDF pages to JPG images
Open PDF to images, choose JPEG, pick a sharpness and press Save as images. Each page becomes its own picture.
PDF to imagesFree. Nothing is uploaded.
How to do it
- Open PDF to images and add the PDF.
- Choose JPEG, or PNG for sharp text and diagrams.
- Pick Screen, Sharing or Print sharpness.
- Type the pages you want, or leave it empty for all of them.
- Press Save as images, then Save all for a folder or one ZIP.
Which format and sharpness
JPEG gives smaller files and suits pages with photos. PNG keeps text and lines perfectly crisp but is bigger. Screen is 72 dpi, for a quick look or the smallest file; Sharing is 150 dpi, good for WhatsApp; Print is 300 dpi.
When a form wants an image
Some portals want a certificate as a JPG, not a PDF. Pick the one page, choose JPEG at Sharing or Screen, and save. A single page at Screen sharpness is usually small. If the text looks too soft at Screen, try Sharing and check the size again.
Pages or the photos inside them?
This tool draws each whole page as a picture. If you want the original photos stored inside the PDF at full quality, use Extract images. To go the other way, Images to PDF turns pictures into a PDF.
A worked example
A job portal wants your experience letter as a JPG under 300 KB, and you have it as a 2-page PDF. Open PDF to images, add it, choose JPEG and Sharing, type 1 in Pages and press Save as images. The result line gives the image’s size; if it is over 300 KB, run it again at Screen. Zoom in on the image to check the letter still reads before you upload it.
Pages on WhatsApp
Sending a page as a picture lets the person see it straight away in the chat, without opening a file. Sharing sharpness, 150 dpi, is plenty for a phone screen. WhatsApp shrinks pictures sent as photos, so for a page with small print, send the image as a document instead, which keeps it sharp. Share all sends every page in one go.
On a computer, Save all puts every page into a folder you pick, named with the page numbers so they stay in order; where the browser cannot save into a folder, it makes one ZIP instead. To send only a few pages, type them in Pages, such as 1, 3-4, before pressing the button, rather than converting the whole file.
Common mistakes
Choosing Print for a form that wants a small file: Print makes images several times bigger than Sharing. Choosing JPEG for a page of fine text, which can blur the edges of letters; PNG keeps them crisp. And using this tool to get photos out of a PDF at full quality, when Extract images does that without redrawing anything.
Questions people ask
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Pages are drawn as images in your browser.
Can I convert just one page?
Yes. Type its number in Pages, such as 3.
How do I get all the images at once?
Save all saves them into a folder you choose, or as one ZIP where the browser cannot save to a folder.
Can I send the pages on WhatsApp?
Yes. On phones that can share files, Share sends the images straight to WhatsApp or any other app.
How big is each image?
It depends on the page and the settings, and the result line gives each image’s size. Screen makes the smallest files and Print the largest.
Does each image show the whole page?
Yes. Each image is the full page as a reader shows it, margins included. To cut out part of a page, use your phone’s or computer’s own photo editor afterwards.
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