How to Convert a PDF to PNG

When to use PNG instead of JPG

PNG is lossless. The page is rendered to pixels and those pixels are stored exactly as they are, so hard edges stay crisp. That matters for pages of small text, tables, invoices, line drawings, charts, logos and screenshots — the places where JPG compression leaves faint smudges around letters and thin lines.

JPG is the better choice for photographic pages, where it produces a much smaller file for a difference you would not notice. The trade-off runs the other way for PNG: the same page is typically several times larger, because nothing is discarded to save space.

• Choose PNG for text-heavy pages, diagrams, charts and anything you will edit or export again later.
• Choose JPG when file size matters more than pixel accuracy, such as photographed pages or email attachments.
• Both tools render the page on a solid white background, so a PDF with a transparent background does not become a transparent PNG here.

How to convert a PDF to PNG

The PDF to PNG tool is the same converter set to PNG output, so the workflow is identical to the JPG one: pick the file, choose the pages, choose the resolution, convert. The document is read and rendered inside your browser tab and is never uploaded.

1. 1Open the PDF to PNG tool and drag your PDF onto the drop zone, or press Choose PDF Files.
2. 2Every page is selected at first. Click a preview to include or exclude a page, or type a range such as 1, 3, 5-8.
3. 3Pick a resolution in the Image quality panel. Standard (150 DPI) is the default.
4. 4Press Convert to PNG and watch the progress line name each page as it is rendered.

Choosing the right resolution

Resolution works exactly as it does for JPG: a PDF page is measured in points, and the DPI setting decides how many pixels are used for every inch. The three presets cover almost every job, and advanced settings allow a custom value from 36 to 600 DPI.

There is no compression slider for PNG, because compressing it lossily would defeat the point of the format. Sharpness and file size are controlled by the resolution alone.

Downloading the results

Finished pages appear below the converter as soon as they are ready. Each one shows its pixel dimensions, its file size and the resolution that was actually used.

• A single page: press Download PNG on its card.
• Several pages: download them one by one, or press Download all as ZIP for a single archive.
• Several documents in one job: the ZIP keeps each document in its own folder, and page numbers are padded so the files sort in the right order.
• PNG files are large, so packaging a long document as a ZIP takes a moment longer than it would for JPG.
• You can cancel a long conversion at any point — pages finished before you stopped stay available to download.