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Convert PDF to JPG
Short answer
Turns each page of a PDF into a JPG image, at 72, 150 or 300 dpi. You convert all pages or only some, such as “2” or “1-3”. Your browser renders the pages itself, so the PDF is not uploaded.
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Convert PDF to JPG
Runs in your browser
Your browser processes the files itself.
No upload
Your files stay on your device.
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In 4 steps
How it works
Drop your PDF into the box or open it with “Choose file”. The tool shows right away how many pages it has.
Pick the resolution. 150 dpi is preset and suits most uses.
Keep “All pages” or choose “Selected pages” and enter, for example, “2” or “1-3”.
Click “Create images”. A single page downloads straight as a JPG, several pages one by one or together as a ZIP.
Background
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Why you need PDF pages as JPG
A JPG can be shown almost anywhere. In a chat it appears as a picture, and the same goes for a website or a slide deck. A PDF, on the other hand, has to be opened first. If you want to share one page quickly, such as an event flyer or a menu, a JPG is often the easier way.
Some online forms also accept images only. In that case you convert the one page they need and upload the JPG. The same applies to social media, because Instagram and many other platforms do not take PDFs at all.
Which resolution to choose
The resolution says how many pixels go into one inch of the page. 150 dpi is preset. Text is sharp on phones and monitors at that setting, and the files stay manageable. For a good print, use 300 dpi. 72 dpi gives small previews in which fine print blurs.
Very large pages such as posters or plans would have more pixels at 300 dpi than a browser can handle safely. For those pages the tool lowers the resolution by itself and shows the value next to the image.
What ends up in the image
The tool draws every page the way a PDF app displays it. That includes form entries, signatures inserted as images and highlights. Everything merges into one flat picture. Whoever receives the JPG cannot change anything in it, copy text or follow a link.
If you need sharp edges without any compression traces, for charts or screenshots for example, use the tool “Convert PDF to PNG”. For pages with photos, though, the PNG files get much larger.
Why no upload
PDFs often hold invoices, contracts or medical letters. With this tool your browser does all the work, and no server ever sees your document. You can check this in your browser’s developer tools. Under “Network” your PDF does not show up in any request while it is being converted.
Formats and limits
Good to know
- Each selected page becomes its own JPG. With several pages the images are ready one by one and as a ZIP, with a single page you just get the image.
- The resolution sets how many pixels an image has. An A4 page gives an image of 1240 × 1754 pixels at 150 dpi. At 300 dpi it is twice as wide and twice as tall.
- The images are named after the PDF with the page number added, such as “contract-page-3.jpg”. If the selection goes beyond page 9, the smaller numbers get leading zeros, such as “page-07” with two-digit and “page-007” with three-digit page numbers. That keeps the images in the right order in a folder.
- The tool saves every JPG at quality 90 out of 100. Text stays easy to read, sharp edges may show slight traces.
- Filled-in form fields, stamps, highlights and note icons are drawn into the image the way a PDF app shows them on the page. The text of pop-up notes is not part of the image.
- In the JPG everything is part of the picture. Links no longer lead anywhere, and text cannot be selected or searched.
- Empty areas of the page turn white like a sheet of paper. Title, author and other details from the PDF do not end up in the images.
- If the PDF does not include a font, the tool uses a similar replacement font. Lines stay where they are, the letters may look slightly different.
- Replacement fonts and decoders for rare image formats such as JPEG 2000 are fetched from our website only when needed. Your PDF stays on your device.
- PDFs with a password are rejected, as are PDFs whose author blocked printing or copying. If only editing is restricted, the tool converts the PDF. It checks the contents of the file to see whether it really is a PDF.
- Pages are rendered with pdf.js by Mozilla. Its developers support Safari from version 18, which means iOS 18 on iPhone and iPad. With iOS 17.4 to 17.x the tool may work, older versions get a notice that the browser is too old.
- The PDF can be up to 300 MB and 3,000 pages, or up to 100 MB and 1,000 pages on iPhone and iPad. A larger file is rejected with a notice.
- An image has at most 50 megapixels, or 16 megapixels on iPhone and iPad. Width and height are at most 16,384 pixels each. If a page would be larger at the chosen resolution, the tool lowers the resolution for that page only. The result list then shows the dpi it was made with.
- All images together can be up to 300 MB, or up to 100 MB on iPhone and iPad.
How do I save a single PDF page as a JPG?
Choose “Selected pages” and enter the page number, for example “4”. After a click on “Create images” you get exactly one JPG to download.
Which resolution do I need for WhatsApp or Instagram?
150 dpi is enough. An A4 page is then 1240 pixels wide, which suits the screen of most phones. WhatsApp and Instagram scale images down when you send them anyway. WhatsApp shows a JPG right in the chat, whereas a PDF only appears as a document to tap.
How do I make the JPG files smaller?
Choose 72 dpi. An A4 page then has 595 × 842 pixels and needs only a fraction of the space. That works for a preview or a quick look, but small print gets blurry.
Why does an image have fewer dpi than I chose?
The page was too large for the chosen resolution, such as a poster or a floor plan. The tool then lowers the resolution for that page only, so the browser does not crash. On iPhone and iPad this already happens with A3 at 300 dpi. The result list shows the dpi each image was made with.
How do I convert a PDF to JPG on an iPhone?
Open this page in Safari and pick the PDF from the Files app with “Choose file”. After “Download” the images land in the Downloads folder. To move one into the Photos app, open it, tap Share and choose “Save Image”.
Can anyone else see my PDF?
No. Your browser opens the PDF and renders the pages on your device. From our website it only loads parts of the program such as pdf.js and, if needed, replacement fonts. It does not send the PDF itself to any server.
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