PDF to JPG or PNG: choose a format and resolution

Understand whole-page image exports, JPG versus PNG, pixel dimensions and multi-page ZIP downloads before converting PDF pages.

Updated October 4, 2026

A page image is a rendering of the whole page

PDF to JPG and PDF to PNG create an image of each selected page, including text, photographs and graphics. They do not pull out the original embedded photographs as separate assets.

This is useful when a presentation, preview or upload form needs an image. Keep the PDF if you still need searchable text or page objects: the exported image contains pixels rather than the PDF’s text layer.

Choose JPG for a photographic image when size matters

JPG uses lossy compression. It often suits photographs, but compression can create visible artifacts around small letters and sharp edges. Inspect the image at its intended display size instead of assuming that a small preview proves the quality is sufficient.

Repeatedly saving an already compressed JPG can lose additional detail. Return to the source PDF when you need a new export.

Choose PNG for clean text and line art

PNG uses lossless compression for the rendered pixels. This is useful for diagrams, screenshots and text-heavy previews. It can produce a larger file than JPG.

Lossless compression does not mean unlimited resolution. A page rendered to a fixed pixel grid will eventually look soft or blocky when enlarged.

Match resolution to the intended size

FolioSprint offers 108 DPI and 144 DPI page rendering. A wider physical page produces more pixels at the same DPI. Check the exported image’s dimensions before using it at a large display or print size.

Resize images can reduce dimensions afterward, but enlarging that result cannot recover detail missing from the rendered source.

Download and inspect each selected page

A single exported page produces an image download. Several pages are packaged into a ZIP. Extract the archive and check filenames and page order on your device.

If you need images back in a document, Images to PDF places them on PDF pages. That does not restore the original searchable text; OCR is a separate operation.