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PDF to PNG

Save PDF pages as PNG images: lossless, so text, lines and diagrams stay crisp. Pick the pages and resolution and download them one at a time or as a ZIP.

Image settings

Format
Resolution

A US Letter page becomes 1,275 × 1,650 px.

Where the PDF draws no background, the image is see-through instead of white. Scanned pages stay as they are.

Pages
  • Nothing is uploaded
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Works on phone and desktop

How to convert a PDF to PNG

  1. 1

    Drop your PDF on the box, or click to choose it. PNG is already selected.

  2. 2

    Pick a resolution, and turn on Transparent background if you want see-through images.

  3. 3

    Convert all pages, or choose pages and type the ones you want, such as 2, 4-6.

  4. 4

    Click Convert, then save each PNG or download them all in one ZIP.

Features

  • Lossless and sharp

    PNG keeps every pixel as drawn, so small type, thin lines and chart labels stay crisp, with no blur around the edges.

  • Transparent background

    Leave out the white paper and keep just the text and graphics, ready to place on a colored slide or design.

  • Private drawings and reports

    Pages are rendered by your browser. Plans, financials and unreleased designs never leave your device.

  • Pages or whole documents

    Convert one page, a few ranges or all of them, and get each as a PNG or all together in a ZIP.

When PNG is the right choice

PNG is a lossless format: the image you save is exactly what was drawn, pixel for pixel. That matters for the kind of content PDFs are full of. A JPG stores an approximation that works beautifully for photos but leaves faint smudges around sharp edges, which is where text, table borders and chart lines live. Typical reasons to choose PNG:

  • Slides: pasting a chart, table or diagram from a PDF report into PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides.
  • Documentation: putting a page of a form, a policy or a contract clause into a wiki, a help article or a training guide.
  • Design work: taking a logo or an illustration out of a vector PDF to use on a web page or in a layout.
  • Records: keeping an exact image of a page, with no compression changes, alongside the original PDF.

PNG or JPG, by page content

What the page holdsBetter formatWhy
Text, forms, spreadsheetsPNGCrisp letters; large white areas compress well
Charts, diagrams, logosPNGFlat colors stay exact; the background can be transparent
Photos, scanned pagesJPGFar smaller files with no visible difference
Text with a few photosEitherPNG for sharpness, JPG at 90% for a smaller file

File size depends on what is on the page rather than on the format alone, so if size matters, try both and compare the sizes shown under each preview. For photo-heavy pages, PDF to JPG is the better tool.

Transparent backgrounds, honestly

A PDF page has no paper of its own: PDF readers paint it white before drawing the content. With Transparent background on, that white fill is skipped, so a black logo or a blue chart comes out on a clear background. Anything the PDF draws itself stays, including white boxes and table shading. A scanned page is one big picture, so it stays fully opaque. Dark text on a transparent background is hard to see in a dark-themed image viewer; that is the transparency working, not a fault.

Resolution and PNG file size

Because PNG never throws detail away, its file size follows the number of pixels closely. Use 72 dpi for thumbnails and web previews, 150 dpi for slides and documents read on screen, and 300 dpi when the image will be printed or a small part of it enlarged. Very large pages, such as engineering drawings and posters, are made at the highest resolution a browser can draw, and the tool tells you which.

Other ways to get what you need

If you only need the words, PDF to text gives you text you can edit and search. To send a few pages as a PDF rather than images, extract pages. And to turn a set of PNG images back into one document, use image to PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Is PNG or JPG better for PDF pages?

PNG for pages of text, tables, charts, diagrams and screenshots: edges stay perfectly sharp, and a mostly white page often makes a smaller PNG than JPG. JPG for photos and scanned pages, where a PNG can be several times larger with no visible gain.

How does the transparent background work?

Normally the page is drawn on white paper. With the option on, nothing is painted where the PDF itself draws nothing, so text and graphics sit on a see-through background. The previews show a checkerboard where the image is transparent.

Why did my PNG come out with a white background anyway?

Some PDFs paint their own white rectangle behind the page, and a scanned page is a single picture that covers the whole page. In both cases the white is part of the PDF, so it stays. Transparency works best with PDFs exported from Word, PowerPoint, Excel or design apps.

What resolution should I use for slides?

150 dpi is usually enough: a full Letter page becomes 1,275 × 1,650 pixels, taller than a 1080-pixel full-HD slide. If you will crop a small chart or logo out of the page and enlarge it, use 300 dpi so it stays sharp.

Can I use this for confidential documents?

Yes. The PDF is opened and rendered on your device; nothing is uploaded or kept. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.

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