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Convert PDF to PNG

Render PDF pages to lossless PNG images in your browser at 72, 150 or 300 dpi. Choose pages, download singly or as a ZIP. No uploads, no signup.

PDF to Image

Your PDFs are never uploaded

Convert PDF to PNG: what to know

PNG is the format to choose when a PDF page must stay pixel-perfect: a diagram going into documentation, a slide reused in another deck, a page of a contract that will be annotated in an image editor, or a screenshot-quality copy of a table. This page renders each page in your browser, never uploads the PDF, and writes a losslessly optimised PNG per page.

How to convert PDF to PNG

Add your PDFs above; each shows a first-page preview and its page count. PNG is preselected. Choose 150 dpi for screens or 300 dpi for print, optionally limit the pages with a range such as 1, 4-6, and click Convert. Download the pages you need or take the whole batch as a ZIP. Results can also be sent straight to the compressor, cropper or converter without downloading.

Why PNG for text, tables and diagrams

JPG compression smears the sharp edges of letters and thin lines into faint halos, which is visible on a page of text at any quality setting. PNG stores the rendered pixels exactly, so a page of text or a wireframe is as crisp as the PDF itself. The cost is size: a 150 dpi A4 text page is typically 100–300 KB as an optimised PNG, and pages with photographs can be several megabytes, where JPG would be a tenth of that.

Toolkitta runs every PNG through a lossless optimiser, so the files are as small as PNG can make them without changing a pixel. Pages are rendered on an opaque white background; PDF pages do not have transparency to keep.

Resolution guide

72 dpi gives a page at its nominal size — around 595 × 842 pixels for A4 — which is fine for a thumbnail or a quick reference. 150 dpi (about 1240 × 1754) is the default and looks sharp on laptop and phone screens, including high-density displays when the image is shown at half size. 300 dpi (about 2480 × 3508) matches print resolution and is the right choice when the PNG will be printed or zoomed into. Pages larger than 40 megapixels at the chosen setting are rendered at a lower dpi automatically, and the file details say so.

Limits and things to know

Up to 20 PDFs of 50 MB each per batch and 300 rendered pages per run; use a page range for long documents. Password-protected files ask for their password on the row and open on your device. Vector content is rasterised at the chosen resolution — there is no way to keep it as vectors inside a PNG — and form fields and annotations are drawn as they appear.

Questions about PDF to PNG

Is the PDF uploaded?
No. Pages are rendered by a PDF engine running in your browser; nothing leaves your device.
Is the PNG lossless?
Yes. The rendered page is stored exactly, then losslessly optimised to keep the file as small as possible.
Can I choose the pages?
Yes. Leave Pages empty for every page or enter a range like 3-5, 8.
What if I need smaller files?
Choose JPG instead, lower the dpi, or send the PNGs to the compressor afterwards.

How to convert PDF pages to images

  1. Add up to 20 PDFs (50 MB each). They stay in your browser; each shows its page count and a first-page preview.
  2. Choose JPG for photos and small files, PNG for crisp text and diagrams, or WebP for the web. Pick 150 dpi for screens or 300 dpi for print, and enter a page range if you do not need every page.
  3. Click Convert, then download pages one by one, as a ZIP, or send them to the compressor, cropper or converter.

Each page becomes one image named after the PDF with its page number, for example scan-page-03.jpg. Pages that would exceed 40 megapixels at the chosen resolution are rendered at a lower dpi automatically and say so.

Useful details

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Pages are rendered by a PDF engine that runs inside your browser; the file never leaves your device. The engine itself is downloaded once (about 1.5 MB) the first time you add a PDF. Website hosting and performance measurement are described in our Privacy notice.

Which resolution should I choose?

150 dpi is sharp on any screen and the right choice for forms, messages and slides. 300 dpi matches print resolution for documents you will print or zoom into. 72 dpi gives a small, quick preview. An A4 page is about 1240 × 1754 pixels at 150 dpi and 2480 × 3508 at 300 dpi.

JPG, PNG or WebP?

JPG for pages with photographs and for the smallest files; PNG for text, tables and line drawings that must stay perfectly crisp (lossless, larger); WebP for web pages where size matters most. All three are rendered on a white background. Grayscale drops colour and makes text scans two to three times smaller.

Can I convert only some pages?

Yes. Enter a range such as 2-5, 9 in the Pages field; it applies to every PDF in the batch. Leave it empty for all pages. A single run renders up to 300 pages.

What are the limits?

Up to 20 PDFs of 50 MB each and 200 MB per batch, and 300 rendered pages per run. Rendered pages are capped at 40 megapixels; larger pages are rendered at a lower dpi with a note.

Can I convert a password-protected PDF?

Yes. When a file needs a password, its row shows a password field — enter the password and click Unlock. The password is used in your browser to open the file and is never sent or stored. Files whose owner password only restricts printing or copying open without a password.

Does this extract the original images from a PDF?

No — it renders each page as it appears, at the resolution you choose. Embedded photos are drawn at page resolution rather than pulled out at their original size.

How do I continue in another tool?

Use Send to beside a page image, or Send all to for the batch, to open the compressor, cropper, converter or Image to PDF with those images loaded. Every session stays available until you reload the page.