PDF to JPG converter
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Save each PDF page as a JPG image at the resolution you need, without uploading the PDF.
Some forms, chat apps and social networks accept only images, not PDFs. This converter renders each page of your PDF into a JPG, the way a PDF viewer draws it: text, vector graphics and scanned images included. Choose the resolution (72, 150 or 300 DPI), convert all pages or only some, and download them one by one or as a ZIP. Password-protected PDFs work too: you type the password, it is used once in your browser and never stored. The PDF stays on your device the whole time.
How to convert PDF to JPG
- Add the PDF; if it is protected, enter its password when asked.
- Pick a DPI: 150 for screens and uploads, 300 for printing or reading small text, 72 for small previews; type a range like 1-3,5 in “Pages” to convert only those pages.
- Convert and download each page as a JPG, or all pages at once as a ZIP.
What happens to quality, size and metadata
Each page is drawn fresh from the PDF’s contents, so text and vector drawings are as sharp as the DPI allows: an A4 page becomes about 1240 × 1754 pixels at 150 DPI and 2480 × 3508 at 300 DPI. JPG at quality 90 keeps text clean while staying much smaller than PNG; for line art or text where you need perfectly crisp edges, use PDF to PNG. Images inside a scanned PDF are redrawn at the DPI you choose, so 300 DPI can’t add detail the scan never had. Transparent areas become white. The JPGs carry no metadata from the PDF (title, author). Very long documents are converted in ranges of up to 50 pages to keep the browser responsive.
- Test files
- 2
- Average input
- 3 KB
- Average output
- 306 KB
- Size change
- 123× larger
- Time per file
- 195 ms
PDF vs JPG
| Full name | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Portable Document Format | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) |
| Introduced | 1993 | 1992 |
| Defined by | ISO · ISO 32000 | JPEG (ITU-T & ISO/IEC) · ITU-T T.81 / ISO/IEC 10918-1 |
| Compression | Lossy or lossless | Lossy |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Animation | — | No |
| Largest size | 14,400 × 14,400 pt (200 × 200 in) per page | 65,535 × 65,535 px |
| Chrome / Edge | Yes | Yes |
| Safari | Yes | Yes |
| Firefox | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iPhone / iPad | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Typical use | Documents for sending, printing and uploading: forms, scans, invoices, applications. | Photos for sharing, email, online forms and printing, where it has to open everywhere. |
PDF PDF is a page-based document format created in 1993 and an open ISO standard (ISO 32000) since 2008. Each page keeps its exact layout, fonts and images, so it looks the same on every device. A PDF can hold scanned photos, text, vector drawings and forms.
JPG JPG is the lossy photo format standardised in 1992 as ITU-T T.81. It throws away detail the eye barely notices, and the quality setting decides how much. It has no transparency and no animation, but every phone, computer, browser, printer and upload form opens it.
Sources for this table
- www.iso.org/standard/51502.html
- www.iso.org/standard/75839.html
- www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8118
- www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000474.shtml
- www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-T.81
- www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/itu-t81.pdf
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Media/Guides/Formats/Image_types
- developer.android.com/media/platform/supported-formats
Browser support data: caniuse.com, CC BY 4.0.
Without this site
Mac: open the PDF in Preview, choose File › Export, set Format to JPEG and the resolution in pixels per inch; Preview exports the current page, so repeat for each page. iPhone: the Shortcuts app has a “Make Image from PDF Page” action that turns every page into an image you can save to Photos. Windows has no built-in PDF to JPG export; the Snipping Tool (Windows + Shift + S) can capture a page shown on screen, at screen resolution. Android: take a screenshot of the page in your PDF viewer.
Troubleshooting
- Small text is blurry. Use 300 DPI. At 72 DPI an A4 page is only 595 pixels wide, which is fine for a thumbnail, not for reading.
- The PDF asks for a password. Enter the password to open the document. Without it the pages can’t be rendered, so ask the sender.
- “Too many pages”. For long PDFs, type a range such as 1-50 in “Pages” and convert in parts.
- The JPG is too big for a form. A 300 DPI page is several megabytes. Use 150 DPI, then compress the image to 100 KB or another size if the form has a limit.
Questions and answers
How do I convert a PDF to JPG on Windows?
Windows 10 and 11 can’t export PDF pages as images by themselves. Open this page in Edge or Chrome, add the PDF, pick the DPI and press Convert: every page is saved as a JPG in your Downloads folder, or as a ZIP for many pages. The file is processed in the browser on your PC and not uploaded.
How do I convert a PDF to JPG in high quality?
Choose 300 DPI. Each page is then rendered at print resolution (2480 × 3508 pixels for A4) and saved as a quality-90 JPG, which keeps small text readable. For even cleaner text edges, use PDF to PNG, which is lossless but makes larger files.
Can I convert only one page of a PDF to JPG?
Yes. Type the page number in “Pages” (for example 3), or a range and list like 1-3,7. Only those pages are rendered, so a single page takes a moment even in a long document. Ranges also help with long PDFs: convert pages 1-50, then 51-100, instead of everything at once.
How do I make a JPG under 100 KB from a PDF?
Convert the page here at 150 DPI, then open Compress image to 100 KB and add the JPG: it lowers quality and, if needed, dimensions until the file is under 100 KB. The same works for 50 KB or 200 KB. Both steps run in your browser.