How to Convert PDF to JPG Images

Sometimes you need your PDF content as images rather than a document. Maybe you want to share a specific page on social media, embed it in a presentation, include it in an email without attachments, or edit it in image software. Converting PDF to JPG makes all of this possible.

Convert PDF Pages to Images with PDFably

PDFably's PDF to JPG converter transforms each page of your PDF into a separate high-quality JPG image. The process runs entirely in your browser — your PDF never leaves your device.

1. Open the PDF to JPG tool and upload your PDF
2. PDFably automatically converts every page to a JPG image
3. Download individual page images as needed

When You Need PDF Pages as Images

Social media sharing: Platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn display images natively but don't render PDFs. Converting your infographic, chart, or document page to JPG lets you share it directly in posts and stories.

Presentations: PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote handle images much better than embedded PDFs. Converting specific PDF pages to JPG gives you more control over placement, sizing, and visual consistency in your slides.

Email content: Instead of attaching a full PDF, embed key pages as inline images in your email. Recipients see the content immediately without needing to open a separate file.

Image editing: If you need to annotate, crop, or modify specific parts of a PDF page, converting it to JPG lets you work with it in any image editor — from Photoshop to simple tools like Paint or Preview.

Web publishing: Images load faster and display more reliably across browsers than embedded PDFs. Converting key pages to JPG is the standard approach for displaying document content on websites.

Quality Considerations

JPG is a lossy format, which means some quality is lost during conversion. For most uses — screen display, social media, presentations — this is completely acceptable. If you need pixel-perfect reproduction, consider using PNG format instead.

The resolution of the output image depends on the original PDF page dimensions and the rendering scale. PDFably uses 2x scaling to produce sharp, high-resolution images suitable for both screen display and printing.

Working with the Results

Once you have your JPG images, you might want to reverse the process later. PDFably's JPG to PDF converter lets you combine images back into a PDF document. If you only need certain pages, first use the Split PDF tool to extract just those pages before converting to JPG.

For reducing the original PDF size instead of converting, try Compress PDF — it optimizes the file structure while keeping the PDF format intact.