PDF → Image
Convert each page of a PDF to a high-quality PNG or JPG image.
How to Convert PDF to Image — Export Pages as PNG or JPG at Any Resolution
LovelyPDF converts every page of your PDF into a separate PNG or JPG image using PDF.js. Each page is rendered onto a canvas at your chosen DPI — 72, 150, or 300 — and the resulting images are packed into a ZIP file for download. Rendering happens entirely on your device using your browser's GPU-accelerated canvas API. Your PDF is never uploaded.
Converting a PDF to images is useful in several practical situations. WhatsApp does not render PDFs as inline images in chats — but JPGs display immediately and the recipient can view them without opening a separate file. Sharing mark sheets, degree certificates, and experience letters as images rather than PDFs makes them instantly viewable in any chat or email preview. Social media posts and LinkedIn profiles can display certificates as images — you can't upload a PDF directly to LinkedIn's Featured section, but a PNG of your certificate works perfectly. Design teams use PDF-to-image conversion to extract product catalogue pages for use in Canva, Figma, or PowerPoint presentations. Teachers scan question papers to PDF and then convert to images to paste into WhatsApp groups for students.
How to Convert Your PDF to Images
- Upload your PDF by clicking or dragging it onto the tool
- Choose format: PNG for lossless quality (sharp text), JPG for smaller file size
- Select DPI: 72 for screen sharing, 150 for general use, 300 for print-quality images
- Click Convert to Images — all pages are rendered and packaged into a ZIP file
- Download the ZIP and extract the images
Which DPI Setting to Use
72 DPI is suited for web use and WhatsApp sharing — smaller files that look fine on screens. 150 DPI is the best general-purpose setting: clear text, reasonable file size, works well for email and social sharing. 300 DPI produces print-quality images where individual characters remain sharp when zoomed in — use this for certificates, official documents, or images you plan to print. Higher DPI produces larger image files and takes longer to process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I convert just one page of a multi-page PDF to an image?
Use Split PDF to extract only the page you want, then upload that single-page PDF here for conversion. Alternatively, after downloading the ZIP, just use the one image file you need.
My certificate came out blurry — how do I get a sharper image?
Use 300 DPI and PNG format. PNG is lossless and avoids the JPEG compression artefacts that cause blurriness around text edges. 300 DPI ensures text is rendered at 4× the resolution of a typical screen, which remains sharp even when zoomed.
Can I convert a scanned PDF (where pages are already images) to JPG?
Yes. The tool renders what PDF.js displays — whether the PDF contains real text or embedded scanned images, each page renders to canvas and exports as an image. For scanned PDFs, the output resolution is bounded by the scan resolution of the original.
The ZIP file is very large — how do I reduce image file sizes?
Choose JPG format instead of PNG — JPEG compression typically reduces file size by 70–80% compared to PNG for the same visual quality. Also lower the DPI to 150 unless you specifically need print quality. For a PDF that needs to stay as PDF (not images), use Compress PDF instead.
Related tools: Image to PDF · Compress PDF · Split PDF