Convert PDF to PNG
Convert PDF to PNG online for free: crisp images at 72 to 600 dpi or an exact width, transparent backgrounds and page picking. Files never leave your device.
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How to convert PDF to PNG
Upload one PDF, or several at once. Protected files ask for their password.
Pick the pages on the thumbnails, choose a resolution and see the estimated size.
Download separate PNGs, one ZIP or one tall image with all pages.
More control than a one-button converter
Any resolution
Presets for screen (72 dpi), web (150), print (300) and fine detail (600), or type a custom dpi or an exact width in pixels. The pixel size of the first page is shown before you convert.
Pick pages with thumbnails
Click pages, Shift+click a range, choose odd or even pages, or type 1-3, 8, 10-last. A live estimate measured on your own pages tells you how big the download will be.
Transparent PNGs and tall images
Leave the page background transparent for logos, diagrams and slides, or stack all pages into one long PNG for sharing or scrolling previews.
Extract the original pictures
Switch to Extract images to save the photos and scans embedded in the PDF at their own pixel size, with tiny icons and repeated logos skipped if you want.
PDF to PNG converter with full control over quality
PNG is a lossless image format: text edges stay crisp and flat colours have no compression artefacts, which makes it the best choice for slides, diagrams, screenshots of documents and anything you want to place in a presentation, a web page or a design tool. BestConverter renders each PDF page with pdf.js, the open-source PDF engine built into Firefox, at the resolution you choose, directly on your device.
Choose exactly what you get
- Pages: convert the whole document or only the pages you pick on the thumbnails or type as ranges.
- Size: pick 72, 150, 300 or 600 dpi, a custom dpi between 18 and 1200, or a fixed width in pixels so every image fits your website or slide template.
- Background: keep a white background, or make it transparent for logos and drawings that will sit on coloured backgrounds.
- Output: download images one by one, all at once in a ZIP, or as one tall PNG with the pages stacked, which is handy for chats and social posts.
Extract images from a PDF
Need the photos from a brochure or the scans inside a report? The Extract images mode collects the pictures embedded in the PDF and saves each one as a PNG at its native size. Small decorations are skipped and a logo that repeats on every page is saved once.
Tips
- Doubling the dpi makes each image about four times larger in pixels, so start at 150 dpi and go higher only when you need it.
- Converting several PDFs? Upload them together and choose all pages, only the first page of each, for example to make cover thumbnails, or a custom range applied to every file.
- Password-protected PDFs open once you type the password; it is used only in your browser to read the pages.
- Need a smaller file for photos? Convert to JPG instead, which compresses photographs much better than PNG.
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Frequently asked questions
What DPI should I use to convert PDF to PNG?
150 dpi is a good default for screens, documents and email. Use 300 dpi for printing or zooming in on small text, and 600 dpi only for fine detail such as technical drawings, because every doubling of the dpi gives four times as many pixels and a much heavier file.
Is it safe to convert a PDF to PNG online?
Yes. The pages are rendered into PNG images by your own browser, on your device. The files are never sent to BestConverter or anyone else, so confidential documents stay private.
How do I convert only some pages of a PDF to PNG?
Click the page thumbnails, Shift+click to select a range, use the All, Odd or Even buttons, or type ranges such as 1-3, 8, 10-last. Only the selected pages are rendered.
Can I convert PDF to PNG with a transparent background?
Yes. Turn on Transparent background and areas where the PDF paints nothing stay see-through. Pages that have a white background or a scanned image drawn on them stay opaque, because that background is part of the page.
How do I extract images from a PDF as PNG files?
Choose Extract images instead of Pages to PNG. Each photo or scan placed inside the PDF is saved at its original pixel size without the surrounding text, and tiny icons and repeated logos can be skipped.
Is there a page or file size limit?
There is no fixed limit and no watermark. Pages are rendered one at a time, so long documents work, but very high resolutions need a lot of memory. On phones and tablets very large pages are reduced to what the browser can handle, and the tool tells you when that happens.