PDF to PNG
Turn PDF pages into sharp, lossless PNG images — at screen or print resolution.
Leave Pages empty to convert the whole PDF, or list the ones you want, such as 1-3, 5.
Transparent background: whatever the PDF leaves unpainted comes out see-through instead of white. Scans and slides usually cover the whole page and stay solid; typed documents often don’t, so their text ends up on transparency.
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How to convert a PDF to PNG
- Drop a PDF onto the box above, or click it to browse. One document is converted at a time.
- Pick a resolution: 150 DPI for screens (the default), 72 DPI for small previews, or 300 DPI for print.
- Leave Pages empty to convert everything, or type the pages you want, such as 1-3, 5. An open range like 4- runs to the last page.
- Tick Transparent background if unpainted areas should stay see-through, then press Convert to PNG.
- One page downloads as a single image named like report-page-5.png; several arrive in a ZIP, each file numbered after its page.
What people use it for
PNG suits pages made of lettering, lines and flat colour. It is lossless, so edges stay clean however far you zoom in.
- Moving a slide from a PDF deck into another presentation without the softness of a screenshot.
- Pulling charts, floor plans and diagrams out of a report with thin lines and small labels still legible.
- Turning UI mockups shared as PDFs into images for a design tool, a ticket or a wiki page.
- Lifting a logo exported without a background and keeping it transparent, so it sits cleanly on any colour.
- Supplying 300 DPI images to a print shop that asks for pictures rather than a PDF.
Good to know
JPG saves space by discarding detail, which suits photographs but leaves faint smudges around letters and fine lines; PNG keeps every pixel as drawn. The price is size: for text and diagrams the difference is usually modest, but scanned pages and photos can come out several times larger, and for those PDF to JPG is the better fit. Each PNG records the resolution it was made at, so Word and most image editors show it at the size of the original paper. On phones and tablets images are capped at about 16.7 million pixels, the most an iPhone or iPad can draw, so large sheets (A3 and up at 300 DPI) come out at a lower resolution; a computer allows four times as much. The status line names any page affected and the DPI it got.
Nothing leaves your device at any stage. The PDF is read and drawn by code running in this tab, and the images go straight to your downloads folder. Neither the document nor the pictures are sent to EditZap or anyone else, so nothing lingers on a server. Password-protected files are unlocked locally too.
Questions people ask
Which DPI should I choose?
150 DPI suits anything viewed on a screen. Pick 300 DPI when the image will be printed or someone will zoom into fine detail, such as the dimensions on a drawing. 72 DPI matches the page’s size in points, so an A4 sheet comes out at about 595 × 842 pixels, enough for a thumbnail.
Why is my PNG still white with Transparent background ticked?
Because the PDF paints its own background. A scanned page is one big picture, and slide software and many export tools lay a solid rectangle behind everything; either way it is part of the content, so it is kept. The option only affects areas the file leaves empty, which is common in logos, charts and pages typed in a word processor.
Can I convert just one page?
Yes. Type its number in the Pages box and you get a single PNG, with no ZIP to unpack; 2, 7-9 gives four images. To keep pages as a PDF rather than pictures, use Split PDF.
Why are the images so much bigger than the PDF?
A PDF usually stores text as characters and outlines, which take little space, while a PNG stores every pixel. Doubling the DPI quadruples the pixel count, so 300 DPI files are far heavier than 150 DPI ones. Choose a lower resolution, convert only the pages you need, or shrink the results with Compress Image.