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PDF to PNG

Every page of a PDF as a sharp PNG image.

  • This tool has no upload step
  • This browser-only engine does not send your file
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Choose a PDF

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How it works

  1. Add the PDF.
  2. Pick a resolution: 150 DPI for screens, 300 DPI for print.
  3. Export. PNG is already selected, and several pages arrive together in one zip.

PNG or JPG for a PDF page

Both are pictures of the page. They differ in what they keep and what they cost.

PNG for text, diagrams and anything you will zoom

PNG keeps every pixel exactly, so letters and thin lines stay crisp. It is the right choice for a slide, a diagram or a page going into another document.

JPG for photographs and scans

A page that is mostly photograph or scan compresses far better as a JPG, and the loss is hard to see on a picture.

Pick the resolution for where it is going

150 DPI is plenty for a screen. 300 DPI is for print. The file size grows with the square of the resolution, so 300 DPI is about four times the size of 150.

Mind the file size

A full page PNG at 300 DPI can run to several megabytes. If an upload form has a limit, export at 150 DPI or use JPG.

Where this is the wrong tool. A PNG of a PDF page is a picture, so the text in it can no longer be selected, searched or copied. If you need the words themselves, use PDF to Text to take the text out instead.

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Questions

Why PNG rather than JPG?

PNG is lossless, so text and line art stay perfectly sharp. The cost is size: a PNG page is usually several times larger than the same page saved as a JPG.

What resolution should I choose?

150 DPI for anything looked at on a screen and 300 DPI for printing. Higher is slower and much larger for little visible gain.

Do my files get uploaded?

No. Every page is rendered in your browser.

Can I still get a JPG?

Yes. Switch the format to JPG before exporting, or use PDF to JPG.

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