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Step by step: turn PDF pages into pictures

Add your PDF. Drop it on the box above, or click the box and pick it. The tool works with one PDF at a time. When the file is accepted, the Format and Scale options appear. If the file is not a PDF, a message tells you so.
Pick a format. PNG or JPG. The section below explains the difference.
Pick a scale. 1x, 1.5x, 2x or 3x. A higher scale gives a bigger, sharper picture and a bigger file. 2x is selected at the start.
Click Convert to Images. The tool draws every page of the PDF, one after another. A progress bar shows how far it has got.
Download the pages you want. Each page appears as a small preview with its own Download button. The files are named page_1.png, page_2.png and so on, or .jpg if you chose JPG.

There is no single “download all” button and no ZIP file. Click Download on each page you need. The tool always converts every page, so for a long PDF it is faster to take out the pages you need first with Split PDF.

Which scale to choose

The tool uses the pdf.js library to draw each page onto a canvas, then saves the canvas as an image. At 1x, one point of the PDF becomes one pixel. A PDF point is 1/72 of an inch, so 1x is the same as 72 DPI (dots per inch). The other settings multiply this. Here is the real size of the image you get for the two most common page sizes:

Scale	Same as	A4 page	US Letter page
1x (Fast)	72 DPI	595 × 841 px	612 × 792 px
1.5x	108 DPI	892 × 1262 px	918 × 1188 px
2x (Recommended)	144 DPI	1190 × 1683 px	1224 × 1584 px
3x (High Quality)	216 DPI	1785 × 2525 px	1836 × 2376 px

For a phone or a chat app: 1.5x or 2x. Small text is readable when you zoom in, and the file stays small enough to send.
For a website or slides: 2x. Use 1x only for small previews, because small text looks soft.
For printing: 3x. Print shops often ask for 300 DPI. At 300 DPI, a 3x A4 image prints about 15 cm wide, not the full 21 cm. If you print it at full A4 size, you get 216 DPI. That is fine for letters and forms, but not as sharp as printing the PDF itself. When you need a paper copy, printing the PDF directly is best.
For reading text with OCR: 2x or 3x. OCR tools read small letters better from bigger images.

PNG or JPG?

PNG keeps every pixel exactly. Text and lines stay crisp. It is the better choice for text pages, forms, tables and diagrams. Files are bigger for scanned pages and photos.
JPG is saved at 92% quality. Files are usually much smaller for scans and photos, and every chat app and website accepts them. You may see a slight blur around sharp text if you zoom in.

Both formats get a white background. A PNG from this tool is not transparent, even if the PDF page has no background color.

When a picture of a page is useful

Share one page in a chat

Someone asks for page 3 of a document on WhatsApp or another chat app. A picture shows up right in the chat and opens on any phone. A PDF has to be downloaded and opened first. Convert, then download only page 3.

Put a page into slides, a document or a post

Presentation tools, Word and social media accept images much more easily than PDFs. Use 2x, then crop the part you need with Crop Image.

Upload forms that only accept images

Some portals ask for a JPG of a certificate or ID. Choose JPG. If the file is still over the size limit, shrink it with Compress Image or Resize Image.

Get text out of a scanned PDF

Convert the scan at 2x or 3x, then read the text with Image to Text (OCR).

What changes when a page becomes a picture

Text is no longer text. You cannot select, copy or search it. For the words, use PDF to Word instead.
Links stop working. They are only colored text in the image.
The shape of the page is kept. Landscape pages give landscape images, and mixed page sizes give images of different sizes.
Password-protected files. If the PDF needs a password to open, a message says the PDF is protected, and no images are made. PDFs that open without a password but block printing or copying do convert.
Fonts. Most PDFs carry their own fonts, so pages look the same as in a PDF reader. Some Chinese, Japanese or Korean PDFs do not carry their fonts and need extra character maps. The tool loads these maps for pdf.js 3.11.174 from the jsDelivr CDN, only when a PDF needs them, and draws that text with a font from your device. So the letters can look a little different from the original. Always look at the preview before you send it.

Long PDFs and phones

All pages are drawn in your browser. Each finished page is kept in memory as an image file until you click Clear, choose another PDF, or leave the page. Clear and a new file free that memory. A 100-page PDF at 3x still makes 100 large images, which can make the page slow or crash a phone browser. Use 1.5x or 2x for long files, or split the PDF first.

Very large pages, such as posters or building plans, can be too big for the browser at 3x. Phone browsers have a lower limit than computers. If a page comes out blank or you get an error, try a lower scale. If an error stops the work part way, the pages already converted stay on screen and can still be downloaded.

Common mistakes

Using 3x for everything. Bigger is not always better. A 3x image of a text page is often too large for email and chat. Pick the scale for where the image will go.
Losing track of file names. Every PDF gives page_1, page_2 and so on. Your browser may add numbers like (1) when names repeat. Rename the files after you download them.
Sending an image when the other person needs to edit or copy text. Send the PDF, or the text, in that case.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which scale should I choose?

Use 1.5x or 2x for phones, chat apps, websites and slides. Use 3x for printing or for OCR. At 1x an A4 page becomes 595 × 841 pixels, which is the same as 72 DPI. 2x gives 1190 × 1683 pixels and 3x gives 1785 × 2525 pixels.

Should I pick PNG or JPG?

PNG keeps text and lines crisp, so it suits text pages, forms and diagrams. JPG is saved at 92% quality and is usually much smaller for scanned pages and photos. Both get a white background. The PNG files are not transparent.

Can I download all pages at once, or only some pages?

The tool converts every page, then shows each one with its own Download button. There is no ZIP file or download-all button, so click Download on each page you need. The files are named page_1, page_2 and so on. For a long PDF, take out the pages you need with Split PDF first.

Is the image good enough for printing?

For letters and forms, yes. The 3x setting equals 216 DPI. That is fine at full A4 size, but below the 300 DPI that print shops often ask for. At 300 DPI a 3x A4 image prints about 15 cm wide. If you need the best paper copy, print the PDF itself.

Can I convert a password-protected PDF?

Not if the PDF needs a password to open. The tool cannot ask for the password, so it shows a message that the PDF is protected and makes no images. Open the PDF in a reader with the password and, if you are allowed to, save a copy without the password. PDFs that only block printing or copying convert normally.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. The pdf.js library draws the pages in your own browser, and the images are made on your device. Your file is not sent to FreeToolPoint or anyone else.

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