PDF to PNG Converter
Every page of your PDF becomes its own PNG. PNG is lossless, so text edges and line art stay crisp with none of the smudging JPG introduces. Multi-page PDFs come back as a ZIP.
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PNG or JPG for PDF pages?
It depends entirely on what is on the page. PNG is lossless and compresses runs of identical colour extremely well, which describes most documents: black text on white, charts, diagrams, line drawings, screenshots. For those, PNG is both sharper and often smaller than JPG. JPG wins on photographs and any page that is mostly a full-bleed image, where PNG files balloon. If your PDF is a scanned photo album, use PDF to JPG; if it is a contract, a report, or a slide deck, stay here.
Resolution, and why 2x is the default
A PDF page is described in points, not pixels, so it has no native resolution — the converter picks one by rendering at a scale factor. At 1x an A4 page is about 595 × 842 pixels, which looks soft on any modern display. 2x doubles that to roughly 1190 × 1684 and is the right default for reading on screen, dropping into a slide, or posting online. 3x is for when you intend to crop into a region and still want detail, or the page will be printed. The cost is file size, which rises roughly with the square of the scale.
What comes back
- Single-page PDF: one PNG file, downloaded directly.
- Multi-page PDF: a ZIP containing one PNG per page, numbered in order and zero-padded so they sort correctly.
- Transparency: pages are rendered on a transparent canvas rather than forced onto white, so a PDF with no background gives you a PNG you can composite.
The text becomes pixels
This is the part people get caught by. Once a page is an image, the words in it are no longer text — you cannot select, copy, or search them. That is fine if you wanted a picture of the page. If what you actually need is the words, do not convert to PNG at all: Scanned PDF to text gives you an editable .txt, and Make a PDF searchable keeps the page looking identical while adding an invisible text layer so search works.
Common reasons this comes up
- Dropping a page of a report into a slide deck or a document.
- Posting a page to a forum or a chat that will not render PDFs inline.
- Getting artwork out of a print-ready PDF supplied by a designer.
- Turning a certificate or diploma into an image for a profile page.
- Feeding pages into an OCR or image-processing pipeline that wants PNG.
Questions people actually ask
Why choose PNG over JPG for this?
PNG is lossless, so text edges and line art stay sharp with no compression artefacts. For text documents, charts, and screenshots it is usually both cleaner and smaller than JPG. For photographic pages, JPG produces much smaller files.
How do I get all the pages?
A multi-page PDF comes back as a ZIP with one PNG per page, numbered in order. A single-page PDF downloads as a plain PNG.
Is the text still selectable in the PNG?
No. A PNG is an image, so the words become pixels. If you need the text, use Scanned PDF to text or Make a PDF searchable instead.
What resolution should I pick?
2x suits reading on screen and most reuse. Pick 3x if the image will be printed or cropped into. 1x is only worth it when you need small files and the page is simple.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Rendering happens in this browser tab using pdf.js. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
The conversion is slow on a long PDF. Is that normal?
Yes. Each page is rendered individually, and 3x resolution multiplies the work. A hundred-page PDF at high resolution takes a while and uses a lot of memory; convert in smaller chunks on a phone.