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PDF to JPG Online Free — PrivaTools

TL;DR: Upload a PDF and download each page as a JPEG image in a ZIP, at the resolution you choose.

Convert PDF to JPG online for free — render every page of a PDF as a high-quality JPG image. Choose DPI from 72 to 300. No sign-up, no watermarks.

PDF to JPG is one of 179+ free file utilities on PrivaTools. The entire stack is open source under the MIT license, so the privacy guarantees can be audited end-to-end. You can also run all 179 tools on your own infrastructure with one docker compose command.

How to PDF to JPG with PrivaTools

  1. Drop your PDF — Upload a PDF up to 500 MB. The file enters temp memory only for the conversion pass — no copy is kept after your download.
  2. Choose DPI — 96 DPI for web preview/thumbnails, 150 DPI for general on-screen viewing (default), 300 DPI for printable copies, 600 DPI for archival. Higher DPI means larger files.
  3. Set JPEG quality — Quality 70-95 (default 85). Lower values produce smaller files with more visible compression artifacts; higher values are nearly indistinguishable from the source.
  4. Pick pages (optional) — Enter ranges like '1-3, 7, 12-15' to convert only specific pages, or leave blank to convert every page.
  5. Convert and download — Click Convert. Each page becomes one JPG. Multi-page PDFs return as a ZIP; single-page PDFs return as a single JPG file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why JPG instead of PNG?

JPG is smaller for photos and scanned content (typically 5-10x smaller at quality 85). Use PDF-to-PNG if your PDF has crisp text or graphics where JPEG compression artifacts would show as ringing around letter edges.

What about transparency?

JPG doesn't support transparency. White pages render as white; PDF transparent regions become white in JPG. For transparency, use PDF-to-PNG instead.

How long does it take?

Roughly 50-100 ms per page at 150 DPI on the server. A 100-page PDF takes ~10 seconds end-to-end. Higher DPI (300+) increases time proportionally.

Is it safe to convert a confidential PDF?

Yes. The PDF and the generated JPGs are held in temp memory inside an isolated Docker container for the conversion pass only — both are unlinked the moment your download begins. Nothing is logged or sent to any third-party API. The conversion uses PyMuPDF/poppler locally.

What DPI should I use?

96 DPI for web preview/thumbnails, 150 DPI for general on-screen viewing (default), 300 DPI for printable copies, 600 DPI for archival. Higher DPI = larger files. For social-media sharing, 150 DPI is typically more than enough.

Can I convert just specific pages?

Yes. Enter individual page numbers or ranges (e.g. 1-3, 7, 12-15). Each selected page becomes one JPG. Single-page selections return as a single JPG; multi-page selections come as a ZIP.

What's the file size limit?

500 MB per file with no daily or monthly quota. There is no cap on the number of pages — every page becomes one JPG and they're bundled into a ZIP.

How is this different from iLovePDF PDF to JPG?

Free with no daily limit (iLovePDF caps free use to 2 tasks/day), no account required, and no watermark on the output JPGs. The conversion is the same poppler-based pipeline used by Linux distributions, just exposed without a paywall.

Last reviewed 2026-04-22 by the PrivaTools maintainers. Source code on (MIT-licensed, self-hostable).

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