Converting a PDF page to an image is useful when a form or website accepts image files, or when you need a snapshot of a page. It changes a scalable document page into pixels: text is no longer selectable, and quality depends on the render resolution.
Choose JPG for photographs and smaller downloads
JPEG uses lossy compression. It is often a practical choice for photo-heavy pages when smaller image files matter. Repeatedly saving a JPEG can introduce further artifacts, so retain the original PDF.
Choose PNG for diagrams, screenshots, and text-heavy pages
PNG uses lossless compression and can keep sharp edges clearer in charts, screenshots, and text. Its files may be much larger than JPEG, particularly for photographs. PNG does not make the page text selectable.
PDFPK output details
The PDF to JPG and PDF to PNG tools render pages at 150 DPI and package the resulting images in a ZIP archive. They require server-side ImageMagick or Ghostscript and ZIP support. Try one page first if you need to confirm dimensions, file size, or appearance.
For readable text you can copy and search, use a text-based PDF extraction workflow instead of exporting page images. Scanned PDFs need OCR to create selectable text; these image converters do not perform OCR.
Article FAQ
Does converting a PDF page to an image preserve searchable text?
No. The result is a raster image. It does not contain selectable PDF text and the converters do not perform OCR.
Which is smaller, JPG or PNG?
It depends on the page, but JPEG is often smaller for photographs. PNG is lossless and may be preferable for diagrams or text, at the cost of larger files.