PDF to PNG Converter
Drop a PDF, get PNG images — one per page, at 2× resolution. Lossless raster output, ideal when you need crisp text and edges (web embeds, design comps, documentation).
Drop your PDF file here
Converts to .png — stays on your device
Why convert PDF to PNG?
- Embedding PDF page previews on a webpage where you want crisp text rendering.
- Pulling diagrams, illustrations, or covers out of a PDF as lossless PNGs for a design tool.
- Producing high-quality thumbnails of a PDF report or portfolio for a documentation site.
- Converting a multi-page PDF resume or portfolio to PNGs for a platform that takes images only.
- Extracting a PDF's pages for use in a slide deck where PNG looks better than JPG.
- Generating preview images for a PDF gallery where transparency or no-loss reproduction matters.
How our converter works
Your PDF is parsed by pdfjs-dist running in a Web Worker. Each page is rendered to an HTML canvas at 2× scale, then exported as a PNG (lossless). Single-page PDFs return one .png directly; multi-page PDFs return a .zip with one image per page, named in page order. Conversion runs entirely in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
PNG vs. JPG — which should I pick?
PNG for crisp text, design comps, and any output where you'd notice JPEG compression artifacts (text edges, line art, screenshots). JPG for photographs and large-volume use where size matters more than perfect fidelity. PNG files are typically 3-5× larger.
What resolution are the PNGs?
2× the PDF's native page size — so a Letter-sized page becomes a 1224×1584 PNG. That's roughly 150 DPI, ideal for screen and web embedding.
Why a ZIP for multi-page PDFs?
Browsers can't deliver multiple files from one download click. The ZIP is the standard workaround — every OS unpacks it natively, and the PNGs inside are named in page order (e.g. `report-page-01.png`).
Are my files uploaded?
No. pdfjs-dist (rendering), canvas (rasterization), and fflate (ZIP) all run as JavaScript on this page. Confidential PDFs stay on your device.
About the PDF format
PDF is the universal fixed-layout document format. PNG is the lossless raster image format — what you use when text edges, line art, and crisp graphics need to survive pixel-perfect. Converting PDF → PNG is what you do when document pages need to live as high-fidelity images: web previews, design tool comps, documentation thumbnails, image-based archives. The conversion rasterizes each page at a fixed scale (2× page size by default), emitting lossless PNGs.