File4Edit

PDF to image

Convert PDF pages to JPG or PNG images for free, right in your browser, with no upload. Pick the pages and a resolution from 72 to 600 DPI; one page downloads as an image and several arrive as a ZIP.

Choose a page range and a resolution. Higher DPI means bigger, sharper images.

In detail

PDF to image renders the pages of a PDF as PNG or JPEG files at a resolution you choose, anywhere from 72 to 600 DPI; WebP is offered too where the browser can write it. Pages are rendered one at a time rather than all at once, so a long document does not exhaust memory, each page reports its own result, and you can stop a run part way through.

The page range box accepts forms like 1-3, 7, 9- for page nine to the end, and an empty box means every page. The images are pictures of the pages, so any text becomes pixels. For the words themselves, use PDF to text.

PDF to image at a glance

Input
One PDF (password-protected files cannot be opened)
Output
PNG, JPEG or WebP, one image per page; several pages arrive as a ZIP
What it does
  • 72 to 600 DPI
  • Page ranges such as 1-3, 7, 9-
  • PNG, JPEG or WebP output
  • Pages rendered one at a time, with a stop button
  • A ZIP download for several pages
Who it is for
Anyone who needs a page as a picture for a slide, a website, a chat or an image editor.
Limits
  • Text becomes part of the image and cannot be selected.
  • In Safari and on iPhone and iPad, WebP is written by File4Edit's own encoder, which downloads the first time you choose WebP, so that first file takes a moment longer.
  • A very high DPI on a long document is slow and memory-hungry; the tool warns past about 400 million pixels.
Privacy
Runs entirely in your browser: the PDF is never uploaded, and nothing is kept after you close the tab.

How to convert a PDF to images

  1. Drop a PDF Drop one PDF onto the page. Its page count is read and every selected page appears as a row in the queue.
  2. Choose which pages Leave the page range empty for all of them, or type something like 1-3, 7, 9-. Duplicates collapse and the pages come out in order.
  3. Set the resolution Drag the resolution slider between 72 and 600 DPI. The hint underneath tells you how many pixels a US Letter page comes to at that setting.
  4. Pick a format PNG, JPEG or WebP. JPEG and WebP show a quality slider; PNG has none, because it is lossless.
  5. Render and download Press render pages and the rows fill in one at a time, with a preview of the first finished page. A single page saves as an image; several are packed into a ZIP.

PDF to image: common questions

What resolution can I export at?

The slider runs from 72 to 600 DPI in steps of 6, with 150 as the default. At 600 DPI a US Letter page comes to 5100 × 6600 pixels. Past about 400 million rendered pixels in total, the tool warns that the job will be slow and memory-hungry — pages still render one at a time and the run can be stopped.

Will the images have selectable text?

No. The output is bitmap images, so text in the PDF becomes pixels. If you need the text, copy it from the PDF itself; if you need a smaller PDF that is still a PDF, use Compress PDF instead.

Can it open a password-protected PDF?

No. A password-protected PDF cannot be rendered: the row reports that the document is password-protected and the run stops, because every remaining page would meet the same lock. Remove the password in the application that made the file, then try again.