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PDF to PNG

Renders each page of a PDF to a PNG image at 2x scale. A single-page PDF downloads as one PNG; a multi-page PDF downloads as a ZIP of page-1.png, page-2.png and so on.

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PDF → PNG conversion:

  • All pages as PNG images
  • Multi-page PDFs download as ZIP
  • High resolution (2x scale)
  • Lossless quality

How to Use

  1. 1Drop a PDF onto the upload area, or click to choose one.
  2. 2Click Convert to PNG.
  3. 3Wait while each page is rendered.
  4. 4Download the result: one PNG for a single page, or a ZIP of PNG files for several pages.

About this tool

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Every page is rendered at double size

Each page is drawn to an image at twice its natural dimensions, which works out to about 144 pixels per inch, and saved as a PNG.

A PDF measures itself in points, at seventy-two to the inch, so rendering at twice that scale gives roughly 144 pixels per inch. A standard A4 page comes out around 1240 by 1754 pixels. That is sharp enough to read comfortably on a screen and to paste into a document or a slide, while staying well short of the very large files a 300 dpi print render would produce. The scale is fixed, so there is no quality or resolution setting to choose.

One page or many, and what you get back

A single-page PDF gives you one PNG file. A PDF with more than one page gives you a ZIP containing page-1.png, page-2.png and so on.

The numbering follows the document order, so the files line up with the pages as you see them. Every page in the file is converted; there is no way to pick a range here. If you only want two pages out of a sixty-page report, pull them out with Extract PDF Pages first and convert the small result, which is faster and saves you hunting through a large ZIP.

The text stops being text

Converting to PNG turns each page into pixels, so the words are no longer selectable, searchable or editable.

This is the whole point of the conversion and usually what you want, since an image of a page looks identical everywhere and cannot be reflowed or accidentally edited. It is a problem only if you needed the words. If you do, keep the original PDF alongside the images, or run the file through OCR PDF to recover a text layer. Going the other way afterwards is lossy: building a PDF back from these PNGs gives you a document of pictures, not the original text.

PNG or JPG for this job

PNG keeps crisp text edges with no compression artefacts. JPG makes much smaller files but softens fine text slightly.

For pages that are mostly text, diagrams or line art, PNG is the better choice, because its lossless compression handles large flat areas well and keeps letter edges clean. For pages dominated by photographs, PDF to JPG will produce a far smaller file at quality that is hard to tell apart. If you are unsure, start with PNG and only switch if the files turn out larger than you can use.

Features

  • Converts all pages; there is no page selection
  • Renders at 2x scale for sharper images
  • Single-page PDFs give one PNG; multi-page PDFs give a ZIP with page-N.png files
  • One PDF per run, up to 200 MB
  • Runs in your browser; the file is not uploaded

FAQ

Can I choose which pages to convert?

No, all pages are converted. To convert only some pages, extract them first with Extract PDF Pages.

What resolution are the PNGs?

Each page is drawn at twice its PDF point size. There is no DPI setting, so a standard Letter page comes out about 1224 by 1584 pixels.

Why did I get a ZIP instead of an image?

Multi-page PDFs produce one PNG per page, and those are bundled into a ZIP so you download one file. Very long PDFs take longer and use more memory.