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.
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 | |
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| 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 |