PDFs are great for documents, but sometimes you need a picture: to post a page on social media, drop a slide into a presentation, add a product sheet to a website or send a page through a messaging app. Converting the PDF pages to JPG images solves this.
How to convert PDF to JPG
- Open PDF to JPG.
- Choose your PDF file.
- Select JPG or PNG and a resolution: 72, 150 or 300 DPI.
- Click Convert to images.
- Download individual pages, or Download all (ZIP).
Choosing the right resolution
DPI (dots per inch) sets how many pixels each page gets. Here's what that means for an A4 page:
| DPI | Approximate size | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | 595 × 842 px | Thumbnails, quick previews |
| 150 | 1240 × 1754 px | Screens, social media, chat apps |
| 300 | 2480 × 3508 px | Printing, zooming into small text |
Higher resolution means bigger files and more processing time. For a 100-page document, 300 DPI can take a while on a phone. When in doubt, 150 DPI is the sweet spot.
JPG or PNG?
- JPG gives much smaller files and is perfect for pages with photos. At 85–90% quality, text still looks clean.
- PNG is lossless: lines and letters stay perfectly crisp. It's the better choice for diagrams, spreadsheets and text-heavy pages you want to edit further — but files are larger.
Read more in our guide JPG vs PNG: which image format should you use?
Tips for better results
- Only need a few pages? Use the PDF Page Extractor to create a smaller PDF first, then convert it.
- Images too large to share? Run them through the Image Compressor.
- Going back the other way? The JPG to PDF converter turns images back into a PDF.
- Password-protected PDF? Unlock it in your PDF reader first — protected files can't be opened by the converter.
Conclusion
Converting PDF to JPG is quick: choose the format and resolution that match where the images are going, convert, and download all pages as a ZIP. Use 150 DPI for screens and 300 DPI for print.