Convert PDF pages to PNG

1. Choose a PDF file or drag it onto the field above. Page previews appear.
2. Convert all pages, or select pages by tapping the previews or typing numbers such as 1,3-5.
3. Open “Resolution and quality” if you want a different sharpness or file size. The default of 150 DPI suits most uses.
4. Select “Convert pages”. Download single pictures or all of them as a ZIP file.

A PNG is a picture made of pixels. When a page is converted, its text and drawings are drawn at the size you choose and then stored as pixels. They can no longer be selected, copied or searched, and links stop working. Enlarging a PNG afterwards never makes it sharper, because the pixels are all there is.

PNG stores every pixel without loss, so text and sharp edges stay clean. Pages are drawn on a white background, as a PDF viewer shows them, so the PNG files have no transparent areas. Photos inside the PDF cannot gain detail beyond what they contain.

DPI means pixels per inch of the page. The size of a picture is the page size in inches times the DPI, rounded to whole pixels. An A4 page (8.27 × 11.69 inches) is 595 × 842 pixels at 72 DPI, 1,240 × 1,754 at 150 DPI and 2,480 × 3,508 at 300 DPI. The tool shows the exact size for your first chosen page.

The chosen DPI is also written into every PNG as its print resolution, so programs that read it show the page at its real size. This is only a label and changes no pixels. PNG files are larger than JPG files, especially for pages with photos, and grow quickly with the resolution.

Very large pages and very high resolutions need a lot of memory. If a page would be larger than 50 megapixels (16.8 on smartphones), the tool asks you to choose a lower resolution instead of failing silently.

PDF files up to 100 MB (50 MB on smartphones and devices with little memory) can be converted, up to 100 pages at a time (50 on smartphones). Together the pictures can be up to 400 MB. Previews are shown for files up to 40 MB.

PDF files protected by a password or by restrictions are not processed. The tool never runs scripts from a PDF and loads nothing from the internet. The limits for smartphones are cautious assumptions, not guarantees.