Convert PDF to PNG
PNG is the format to choose when a page has sharp edges in it: text, diagrams, charts, tables, screenshots, anything drawn rather than photographed. It stores exactly what was rendered instead of approximating it, so letters keep clean edges and thin lines stay thin, where JPG would leave a faint smudge around each of them. The trade is size, and it can be a large one: a page of dense text is often smaller as a PNG than as a JPG, while a full-page photograph can be several times bigger. This tool renders each page with the same engine Chrome uses to display PDFs, so what you get back looks the way the page looks in your browser. Pick 150 dots per inch for screen use and 300 if the result is going to be printed.
This tool runs on our servers. Your file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed in an isolated sandbox with no internet access, and deleted within two hours.
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How it works
Upload your PDF
Drag the file onto the page or use the file picker. The upload goes straight to storage, not through our API.
Choose a resolution
150 DPI for anything that will be viewed on a screen. 300 DPI if the images are going to be printed.
Download your images
One PNG per page, in order. Download them individually from the list.
Frequently asked questions
- Should I choose PNG or JPG?
- PNG for screenshots, diagrams, charts and pages that are mostly text: it keeps edges sharp. JPG for scans and photographs, where PNG produces a much larger file for no visible gain.
- Are the PNGs transparent?
- No. Pages are rendered on white, because that is what a PDF page is. A page with no background would look wrong on any dark surface you put it on.
- Why is this done on your servers?
- Rendering a PDF page means running a full PDF engine. Doing that in a browser would mean sending several megabytes of code to everyone who opens this page, including the people who only came to read it.
- How long do you keep my file?
- Your upload and the images are both deleted within two hours of the job finishing. Nothing is kept beyond that.