PDF to Images Conversion

Most everyone knows what an image file is nowadays. Images are files that contain graphical informationusually of a photographdrawingor another kind of visual media. Common image file formats are JPGPNGand TIFFfor example. GIF files can also be static images.

PDF files are like snapshots of document files. They usually have textlinksand sometimes imagesbut they are viewed universally on all systems. In other wordsyou can draft a PDF file on a Windows PC and it will look the same on an iPhonea MacBookor even a television.

This may make PDF files seem similar to images. HoweverPDF files are classified as documentsnot images. This means you can't upload PDF files to image-based systems. You can't upload a PDF to Instagramfor examplebecause Instagram only accepts image files.

Why should you convert PDF to JPG?

Having a JPG of a PDF allows you to do more with that document. As an examplelet's say you have a print advertisement for your restaurant in PDF. If you wanted to share that advertisement on social mediayou wouldn't be able tobecause most social media sites — TwitterFacebookInstagrametc. — do not accept PDF uploads.

If you convert that PDF to a JPGhoweveryou can upload it directly to those social networks!

This is just one example of why converting PDF files to image files can be helpful. It can also be helpful for reducing file sizeas some PDFs can take up more drive space than image files. It also can make altering documents possible in your favorite image softwaresuch as Lightroom or Gimp. There are a whole wealth of reasons why converting your files might be a good idea!

How to convert PDF pages to image files for free?

To convert a PDF to JPG for freeyou'll need to upload a PDF using our tool above. To startupload the PDF file(s) you wish to convert. Alternativelyyou can just drag and drop your files onto the area that says Drop Your Files Here. You can convert up to 20 documents in each session.

Now that you've uploaded your filescheck the queuewhich appears underneath the upload area. Hereyou'll find all the PDFs you uploaded. Our tool converts each page of a PDF to one JPG. In other wordsif your PDF has three pagesyou'll get three JPG files. You can download a ZIP file containing all the JPGs for one PDF by downloading under each upload. Howeveryou can also download all of your converted PDFs at once in ZIP format by downloading all.

Do you need to convert more than 20 files? That's OK! After you've downloaded all your converted filesclear and repeat the process. You can do this as many times as you need.

Don't forgethoweverthat you must download your converted files within one hour. After an hour passeswe will delete your converted files from our server. If that happensyou would need to upload the PDFs and convert them again.

Is it safe to convert PDFs to images?

Our conversion tool does not affect your original files. When you upload a PDFwe make a copy of that file and then convert it to JPG. Your original files are always safe and untouched on your computerphoneor tablet!

Additionallywe do not keep any of your private data. An hour after you upload your fileswe delete both the PDF and JPG copies from our server. We will never save any files uploaded with our conversion toolso you don't need to worry.