How to convert PDF to JPEG

There are situations in which you may need to convert the pages of a PDF document to images, or to extract the photos contained in a PDF for use in other projects. But how to do it? And most importantly, is it possible to do this without turning to expensive commercial software? Glad to inform you that the answer to the question is yes; a big “yes”!

If you are looking for a way to convert PDF to JPEG without spending a penny – or in any case without spending a lot of money – read on and you will find what you need: below I have listed some of the best free or low cost solutions that allow you to get the desired result in a very simple way.

Choose the one that seems best suited to your current needs and find out how to use it thanks to the information I am about to give you. Just think, you can not only convert the pages of PDF documents into JPG images but also extract the photos contained in the documents, without preserving the text. So, what are you waiting for to get to work?

Convert PDF to JPEG online

If you don’t want to waste time installing new programs on your PC, you can turn to iLovePDF, a free online service that allows you to convert and edit PDF documents in many different ways. It works with all major navigation programs, requires no registration and has an upload limit of 200MB. Furthermore, to protect users’ privacy, it provides for the automatic deletion of all files uploaded to its servers within hours of uploading.

To use it, connect to its main page and click on the PDF to JPG icon. Then drag the documents you want to transform into JPEG in the browser window or click on the Select PDF file button and select the files “manually”. If you have a personal space on Google Drive or Dropbox you can also upload PDFs from the latter (by clicking on the appropriate icons located on the side).

At the end of the upload, choose whether to convert the pages of the PDF into JPEG images leaving the Pages to JPG function enabled or whether to extract only the photos contained in the document (without the text) by selecting the Extract images function . Then press the CONVERT TO JPG button at the bottom and wait for the download to start. Easier than that?

Convert PDF to JPEG on Windows

If you prefer to work offline and use a Windows PC, I recommend you rely on PDFill FREE PDF Tools . It is a free suite containing numerous tools for creating, editing and converting files into PDF format. It has no limitations, does not imprint watermarks on the generated documents and can also be used for commercial purposes.

To download PDFill FREE PDF Tools on your PC, connect to its official website and click on the Download now button twice in a row: the first under the word  Get this tool only  and the second on the page that opens. When the download is complete, open the PDFill.exe file  and click first on the Yes button   and then on  Next.

Then accept the conditions of use of the program, placing the check mark next to the item  I accept the terms in the License Agreement , and click first on  Next  twice consecutively and then on  Install and  Finish to complete the setup. You may be asked to also install  Ghost Script  and  .Net Framework : accept calmly, these are two free software necessary for PDFill to function correctly.

When installation is complete, to convert PDF to JPEG with PDFill FREE PDF Tools, start the application and click on the Convert PDF to images button . Then select the PDF document to be transformed into a series of images and put the check mark next to the JPG item .

At this point, type a value of at least 300 in the Image resolution field to obtain high resolution images, make sure that a value of 100 is set in the JPG quality field and press Save as image to start the file conversion process.

Convert PDF to JPEG on Mac

On Mac I highly recommend using PDF Toolkit + , a small all-rounder application that allows you to edit and convert PDF documents in an extremely easy and fast way. You can find it on the Mac App Store at a cost of € 1.99.

To find out how to use it, launch it and select the Text / Images tab . Then drag the PDF to convert into the software window, choose the JPEG item from the drop-down menu located at the bottom right and make sure that the High resolution (300 dpi) option is set in the Save as images menu .

Finally, click on the Convert button , select the folder in which to save the images in JPG format and that’s it. If you do not want to convert the pages into images but only extract the photos contained in the document, click on the Extract button ! located under the heading Extract images.