Quick answer: to convert PDF to JPG, load the file above, choose a resolution and JPEG or PNG, and press Convert. Each page renders at exactly your chosen DPI β€” an A4 page is 595Γ—842 px at 72 DPI, 1240Γ—1754 at 150, and 2480Γ—3508 at 300 β€” then downloads as one image or a single ZIP for multi-page files. Nothing uploads.

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Load a PDF β€” rendering runs locally with pdf.js; your file never uploads.
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What Each DPI Produces

DPIA4 page (595.28Γ—841.89 pt)Letter page (612Γ—792 pt)Best for
72595 Γ— 842 px612 Γ— 792 pxThumbnails, quick previews
96794 Γ— 1123 px816 Γ— 1056 pxScreens, email, chat
1501240 Γ— 1754 px1275 Γ— 1650 pxEveryday viewing and sharing
2001654 Γ— 2339 px1700 Γ— 2200 pxCrisp reading of small type
3002480 Γ— 3508 px2550 Γ— 3300 pxPrinting, zooming, archiving

A PDF point is 1/72 inch, so render scale = DPI Γ· 72. Pixel counts are the page size in points multiplied by that scale and rounded β€” 595.28 Γ— (150 Γ· 72) = 1240.2 β†’ 1240 px wide.

How the PDF to JPG Converter Works

Two engines do the work in your browser: pdf.js (the renderer behind Firefox's PDF viewer) draws each page onto a canvas at exactly the pixel density you asked for, and the page's canvas encoder turns that drawing into a real JPEG or PNG file. Multi-page exports get bundled with JSZip so you receive one download instead of thirty.

How DPI becomes pixels

The renderer scales the page by DPI Γ· 72, because PDF units are points (1/72 inch). An A4 page at 150 DPI scales by 2.083, from 595.28 Γ— 841.89 points to 1240.2 Γ— 1753.9 pixels, rounded to a 1240 Γ— 1754 canvas. Double the DPI and both dimensions double β€” which quadruples pixel count, since 2480 Γ— 3508 is four times the pixels of 1240 Γ— 1754. That's why 300 DPI files are roughly four times heavier, not two.

How to use it

Load the PDF, and the tool reports its page count and page size. Pick DPI and format; if you chose JPEG, the quality slider (default 85) trades size against fidelity. Restrict the export with a range like 1-3,7 or leave it empty for everything. Convert, and the table lists each page's pixel dimensions and actual byte size before the image or ZIP downloads.

A worked example

A 5-page A4 contract at 150 DPI, JPEG at 85. Page 1 renders to a 1240 Γ— 1754 canvas β€” 2.18 million pixels β€” and encodes in a few hundred milliseconds. A mostly-text page typically lands in the low hundreds of KB at this setting, a page with a scanned photo somewhere higher; the table shows the true number per page. All five pages zip into one file named pages-150dpi.zip containing page-1.jpg through page-5.jpg. Need one page for a slide deck? Set the range to that page number, and it downloads directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert a PDF to JPG for free?

Load the PDF above, pick a resolution (150 DPI is the balanced default), choose JPEG or PNG, and press Convert. One page downloads directly; multiple pages arrive as a ZIP with one image per page, named page-1, page-2, and so on. The rendering happens in your browser, so contracts and IDs never upload to anyone's server.

What DPI should I use when converting PDF to JPG?

Match the destination. 96 DPI is enough for screens, email, and chat (an A4 page becomes 794 by 1123 pixels). 150 DPI (1240 by 1754 on A4) suits documents you'll view closely or print casually. 300 DPI (2480 by 3508 on A4) is print-shop quality. Above 300 you're mostly inflating file size, because the source PDF's text and images only carry so much detail.

Should I export JPEG or PNG?

JPEG for pages with photos, scans, or gradients - it compresses that content to a fraction of PNG's size with no visible loss at quality 85 or higher. PNG for pages that are mostly flat graphics: screenshots, charts, logos, text on solid backgrounds. PNG keeps edges pixel-crisp and supports transparency; JPEG makes photos smaller.

Can I convert only certain pages of a PDF?

Yes. The page range field takes a list like 1-3,7 β€” pages 1 through 3 and page 7. Leave it empty for the whole document. Anything out of range is ignored with a note rather than failing the whole export.

Does converting PDF to JPG lose quality?

It rasterizes: the page's vector text and line art become pixels, so quality depends entirely on the DPI you choose. At 300 DPI the result is print-sharp for normal text; at 72 DPI small type goes soft. Photos inside the PDF keep roughly their native resolution as long as your chosen DPI doesn't shrink them. Text in the image is no longer selectable or searchable - that's the format change, not a flaw.

Why did my 300 DPI JPEG come out so large?

Pixel count quadruples from 150 to 300 DPI (an A4 page goes from 1240 by 1754 to 2480 by 3508 pixels, about 2.2 million to 8.7 million pixels), so files grow accordingly. If quality is 85 or lower and the page is photo-heavy, JPEG usually lands between a few hundred KB and a few MB per page. Drop to 150 DPI or use JPEG instead of PNG if size matters more than zoomability.

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