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Convert PDF to PNG

Render any PDF page as a crisp, lossless PNG — whole document or just the pages you need.

PNG is the right choice when the PDF page is text, a diagram, a chart or line art. JPEG compresses by smoothing detail, which shows up as fuzzy halos around sharp black-on-white edges; PNG is lossless, so letterforms and thin rules stay clean enough to drop into a slide deck or documentation without looking degraded.

Each page is rendered at your chosen resolution and saved as its own PNG. Standard is sized for screens and web use, while High renders at roughly print resolution for when the image will be enlarged or printed. Convert the whole document or type in just the pages you need.

If your pages are photographs, PDF to JPG will give you much smaller files for the same visible quality — PNG's advantage is specifically sharp-edged content. Rendering happens in your browser via pdf.js, so nothing is uploaded.

How to pdf to png

  1. 1

    Add your PDF

    Drag a PDF into the box, or click to browse and select it.

  2. 2

    Pick resolution and pages

    Choose Standard or High, then leave the page box blank for all pages or enter a range like 1-3, 5.

  3. 3

    Convert and download

    Each page downloads as a PNG, bundled into a ZIP when there's more than one.

Lossless page images

PNG uses lossless compression, so the image written out is a pixel-exact copy of the rendered page. There is no compression softening around letterforms, no coloured fringing along the edges of a diagram, and no gradual quality loss if the file is later edited and saved again.

That makes PNG the right choice for pages that are mostly text, line art, screenshots, charts or anything with sharp boundaries between flat colours. For photographic pages, JPG produces a much smaller file with no visible difference — use PDF to JPG for those.

PNG or JPG for your pages?

Choose PNG
Text-heavy pages, diagrams, tables, screenshots, logos, anything with hard edges, and anything that will be edited again afterwards.
Choose JPG
Photographs and scanned photographic pages, or when file size matters more than pixel-level fidelity.
Expect larger files
Lossless means bigger. A PNG page is routinely several times the size of the same page as a JPG.
Either way, keep the PDF
Both formats discard the text layer. Only the original PDF still has selectable, searchable text.

Where PNG pages get used

Documentation and support articles
Show a form or a certificate inline where readers will zoom in on the detail.
Slides and design work
Place a page into a presentation or a layout with crisp edges at any scale.
Archiving a visual record
Keep an exact picture of how a page looked, independent of fonts being available later.
Further editing
Open a page in an image editor to crop, annotate or composite it without inheriting compression artefacts.

Step-by-step walkthroughs for the things people most often need to do.

Frequently asked questions

Why choose PNG instead of JPG?

PNG is lossless, so text, diagrams and line art stay sharp with no compression halos. For photographic pages, JPG gives a much smaller file at the same visible quality.

Will the PNGs have transparent backgrounds?

No. Pages are rendered onto a white background, matching how the PDF page itself appears.

Can I convert only certain pages?

Yes. Leave the pages box blank for the whole document, or enter specific pages and ranges such as 1-3, 5.

What resolution do I get?

Standard renders at about 1.5× for screen use; High renders at about 2.5×, suitable for printing or enlarging.

How are multiple pages delivered?

Each page becomes its own PNG, and all of them are bundled into one ZIP file for a single download.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Pages are rendered to images directly in your browser, so your document stays private.