3 Free Ways to Convert PDF to JPEG: PC, Mac, Android, & iPhone

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Do you need to turn a PDF into a JPEG image? While there isn't a built-in way to save a PDF as a JPEG on Windows, you can install a free app called Any PDF to get the job done. If you're using a Mac, you won't have to install any software, as Preview makes the conversion simple. On a phone or tablet, you can use a free online converter in any web browser. This wikiHow article teaches you the easiest ways to change a PDF file into a series of JPG images.

• If you're using Windows 10/11, get Any PDF to JPG from the Microsoft store and click "Load PDF" to convert it to a JPG.
• You can use Preview to export your PDF as a JPG on a Mac. Simply click "Export" and select "JPG" next to the format.
• If you're on an Android, iPhone, or iPad, you can use a free online converter.

Windows

• Once the Store is open, enter Any PDF to JPG into the search bar at the top of your screen.
• The search result lists "AnywaySoft, Inc" as the publisher and features an icon with "PDF" highlighted in red-orange and an arrow pointing down to "JPG" highlighted in green.
• This app features a lot of downloads and a high rating.
• Click Get to install the free app.

Open Any PDF to JPG. You can click it in your Start menu or click Open from the Microsoft Store if you're still on that page.

• Browse your file manager for your PDF then double-click it to open it.
• Once you double-click the file in File Explorer, you'll see it in the Any PDF to JPG window and can look through the pages of your PDF.

Leave the defaults or change the settings. In the next window that appears, you can change the location where the JPEG images will save, or you can leave it alone. You can also decide if you want all the pages in the PDF to be converted or if you only want a specific page.

• Once it's done, you'll see a dialog window open. Click Open Folder to see your pictures or close the app if you're done with it.

Mac

Open your PDF in Preview. To do this, you can either open Preview and go to File > Open or you can right-click on your PDF and select Open with > Preview.

Click the "Format" drop-down box. This box is near the bottom of the window. Clicking it will open a drop-down menu.

Set a resolution for the image. Drag the "Quality:" slider that's in the middle of the window to the left to reduce quality, or to the right to increase quality.

Select a save location. Click a folder in which you want to save the image. You'll find available folders listed on the left side of the window.

Click Save . This blue button is at the bottom of the window. Doing so saves the converted PDF to your selected folder.

Mobile

• This converter will also work on your PC or Mac.
• If Adobe's online converter doesn't work for you, there are many more available online, like Small PDF.

• If, for example, your PDF is in your Google Drive, tap Files and tap it to open it.
• The next step may be grayed out of the document is large, so give it a minute or two for Adobe to access your PDF.

• You'll see a progress bar as your PDF changes to a JPG. This may take longer if you have a larger PDF.

• Sign in if you want that conversion available for more than 1 minute.

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If you have Photoshop, go to File>Automate>PDF Presentation. Then you can browse for your JPG's, or use any already open in Photoshop.

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Yes, but taking a screenshot will reduce the quality of the image. It's better to convert the file from PDF to JPEG.

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No. It is a promotional copy that only allows you to convert odd pages. For one-page docs, this is fine, but for anything else, you'll have to buy the full copy (price unknown).

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