PDF to PNG
Turn the pages of a PDF into PNG pictures that keep every line and letter perfectly sharp. Choose all pages or only some, pick a resolution, and download one image or a ZIP file. The document is rendered in your browser and never uploaded.
Drop a PDF file here
PDF only, up to 200 MB. One file at a time.
Your files stay in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, saved or logged.
How PDF to PNG works
Each page is drawn the way a PDF viewer would draw it, text, vector graphics, images and annotations included, onto a white bitmap and saved as a PNG. PNG compresses without losing anything, so the edges of letters, thin lines and flat colours come out clean, which is what makes it the better choice for text, diagrams, slides and screenshots.
The price is size: a PNG of a photo page is several times larger than the same page as a JPG. For pages that are mostly photographs, PDF to JPG is the lighter option. The size in pixels depends on the page and the resolution you choose, 72 to 300 DPI, and is shown for the first page when the conversion is done.
Because PNG files are large, the resolution matters even more here than for JPG. Pictures are capped at about 16.7 million pixels, the most that every browser, iPhones included, can draw. A poster-sized page at 300 DPI would exceed that, so it is drawn at the highest resolution that fits, and the result lists the pages that were reduced.
How to use it
- Select a PDF file, or drop it on the area at the top of the tool.
- Choose All pages, or Only the pages I choose and type them, for example 1-3, 7.
- Choose the resolution.
- Choose Convert to PNG and download the image, or the ZIP file when there are several pages.
Example
| Page and resolution | Image file |
|---|---|
| Page 1 of 12, 72 DPI | report_page-01.png, 612 × 792 px |
| Page 2 of 12, 150 DPI | report_page-02.png, 1275 × 1650 px |
| Page 12 of 12, 300 DPI | report_page-12.png, 2550 × 3300 px |
| Page 7 of 120, 150 DPI | report_page-007.png, 1275 × 1650 px |
Limits and good to know
- The PDF can be up to 200 MB, and one run converts at most 200 pages and 500 MB of images. Pages are drawn one at a time.
- No picture is larger than 16,777,216 pixels, the most every browser can draw.
- Password-protected PDFs cannot be opened. Remove the protection first, which requires the password. Pages are drawn on a white background, like paper, so the images have no transparent areas.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. Your browser draws each page itself and the PNG files are created on your device, so the PDF is never sent to a server. To see it for yourself, watch the Network tab of your browser’s developer tools during a conversion: no upload appears. The document is released from memory when you start over or close the tab.
When should I choose PNG rather than JPG?
Choose PNG for pages of text, tables, slides, diagrams and screenshots, where sharp edges matter and JPG would leave blur around the letters. Choose JPG for pages made of photographs, where PNG would only make the file much larger.
Why are the PNG files so big?
Because PNG keeps every pixel exactly. A page at 300 DPI has about 8.7 million pixels, and the file grows with the detail on the page. Lower the resolution to 150 DPI to cut the size to roughly a quarter, or use JPG for photo pages.
Will the PNG have a transparent background?
No. Pages are drawn on white, as they look on paper. A transparent background would show black in some programs, and a PDF page has no transparent paper to begin with.
Can I convert only some pages?
Yes, and it is worth doing for PNG, since each image is large. Pick Only the pages I choose and write them separated by commas: 4 for one page, 2-5 for a range, 9- for page 9 onwards. Mistakes such as a page past the end are shown as you type, before any conversion starts.