How to Convert PDF to JPG

JPG is the right format when you need rasterized images of PDF pages — for example, when posting a PDF page to social media (which doesn't accept PDF), creating thumbnail images for a document library, or extracting figures from a report for use in a presentation.

JPG is also useful when you want to share a PDF page with someone whose device doesn't have a PDF reader, or when you want to embed a page in a Word document or email signature where PDF embedding isn't supported.

The trade-off: JPG is a raster format, so text becomes pixels. You lose the ability to select, search, or copy text from the page. If you need to edit text, convert to Word instead.

Open the PDF to JPG tool in any modern browser.

Drag your PDF into the upload area, or click to browse and select the file. The tool reads the file locally — nothing is uploaded.

Choose the output quality: Standard (150 DPI) for screen viewing, or High (300 DPI) for print or zoomable detail.

Click the Convert to JPG button. The tool rasterizes each PDF page into a JPG image. For a 10-page PDF, this takes a few seconds.

Download all images bundled as a single ZIP file. Unzip the file on your device to access individual JPGs.

DPI (dots per inch) determines the resolution of the output image. Higher DPI produces sharper images but larger files. Most PDFs are created at 72 DPI base resolution, which means a standard letter-size page is 612 × 792 points.

For screen viewing — websites, email, social media — 150 DPI is sufficient. A letter-size page at 150 DPI becomes about 1275 × 1650 pixels, which is sharp on most displays and small enough to email.

For print or detailed zooming — brochures, infographics, architectural drawings — use 300 DPI. A letter-size page at 300 DPI becomes 2550 × 3300 pixels, which is print-quality but produces files of several megabytes each.

For thumbnails or preview images, 72 DPI is enough. The files are tiny but lose detail when zoomed.

When you convert a multi-page PDF, each page becomes a separate JPG. Downloading them one by one is tedious, so the tool bundles them into a single ZIP file. On Windows, right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All. On macOS, double-click the ZIP. On mobile, use the Files app (iOS) or Files app (Android) to extract.

Inside the ZIP, files are named page-001.jpg, page-002.jpg, etc., preserving the page order from the original PDF. This makes it easy to find a specific page later.

If you only need one page, you can either extract it from the ZIP after download or use the Split PDF tool first to isolate that page, then convert just that single-page PDF to JPG.