PDF to JPG Converter
Turn each PDF page into a separate JPG image, page order kept.
Up to 50 MB per file. Sign up free to convert files up to 100 MB.
Higher DPI means a sharper, much larger image.
Leave blank for every page, or try 1-32,5,9 or 4-.
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What to expect when converting PDF to JPG
Each PDF page becomes one JPG at 150 DPI, typically 200 – 800 KB per page for a normal letter-sized page.
Quality: Rasterized, text becomes pixels and is no longer selectable or searchable.
Heads up: JPG doesn't support transparency, so transparent backgrounds in your PDF will be flattened (usually to white).
Best for: sharing PDF pages on platforms that don't accept PDF (some social media, image-only forms).
Avoid when: you need the text to remain selectable, searchable, or accessible to screen readers.
Tip: PDF to JPG is one-way for text. To preserve searchable text, keep it as PDF or convert to DOCX instead.
PDF to JPG - A PDF page as an image you can post or send
Each page comes out as its own JPG. That matters when you want to show one page of a report or an invoice in WhatsApp or Slack, both of which preview an image inline but leave a PDF sitting there as an attachment, or when a page needs to go inside a slide. A multi-page PDF therefore produces several files. On text-heavy pages you will see JPG artefacts gathering around the letter edges; if the text has to stay perfectly clean, use the PNG output instead.
Rasterizing PDF pages to JPG images
PDF pages contain a mix of vector text, embedded images, and drawing commands, all resolution-independent. Converting to JPG rasterizes each page at a specified DPI (typically 150-300), rendering all text, images, and graphics into a fixed pixel grid. The rasterized image is then DCT-compressed as JPG. Multi-page PDFs produce one JPG per page. Text that was searchable and selectable in the PDF becomes embedded in the pixel data and is no longer text, it's now an image of text.
Convert PDF pages to JPG for embedding in presentations, sharing individual pages on social media, creating thumbnail previews, or using PDF content in image-based workflows. Use 300 DPI for print quality and 150 DPI for screen viewing.
PDF vs JPG: Side-by-side
Technical comparison of the two formats, useful for deciding which to use, or for confirming what changes during conversion.
| Property | JPG | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Portable Document Format | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) |
| Year introduced | 1993 | 1992 |
| Developer / standard body | Adobe | JPEG Committee |
| MIME type | application/pdf | image/jpeg |
| File extension | .jpg / .jpeg | |
| Compression | Built-in (FlateDecode, DCTDecode) | Lossy (DCT-based) |
| Color / data depth | Vector + raster | 24-bit truecolor |
| Max dimensions / size | 381 km × 381 km (15,000 × 15,000 inches) | 65,535 × 65,535 px |
| Transparency | Yes | No |
| Animation | No | No |
| Standard / specification | ISO 32000 | ISO/IEC 10918 |
| Best for | Final-form documents, contracts, archives, looks identical everywhere | Photos, web images, email attachments |