How to Extract JPG from PDF in a Hassle-free way? Queries Solved

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Written By Mohit Jha
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Published On October 9th, 2023
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Portable Document Format (PDF) is the file format invented by Adobe which makes it easy to present and exchange documents reliably. PDF is independent of software, hardware, and operating system. PDF files are easy to open and view but it creates a bit problem when a user wants the content of PDF files for own. In this blog, we will discuss the best solutions to extract JPG from PDF. There may be situations arises sometimes, when one needs to take out content or embedded graphical data from PDF documents.

Need to Export JPG from PDF Documents

Here are some related queries that are taken out from forum sites:

“Hi Everyone! I got some PDF files in my email inbox and they contain so many informational and attractive images. I want to extract JPG files from PDF file so that later I can upload them to my website. I have tried multiple ways to grab that images but they disturbed the quality consistency of images. If anyone has the solution, please suggest!”

“Hello there, I am an engineering student. I want to export some diagrams and pictorial representations from PDF. That diagrams and pictures can help me further in my assignments and exams. Please give me a suitable solution to extract PNG from PDF. Thanks!”

From the above-mentioned queries, we conclude that the user needs to extract data from PDF, but it actually not easy to do. Although, there are many ways available on the web which helps to extract PNG from PDF, they almost all are quite disappointing. We pick out some best from them, as described in the next section.

Ways to extract JPG from PDF to Other File Formats

There are various direct manual and editing ways available to save all the pictures out of PDF. Some of the reliable and easiest methods are given as follows:

Method 1 – Take Out the Screenshot

The first and easiest method to take screenshots of PDF files. But this is work only when, if it needs to save PNG out of PDF. You can use any third-party tool to take screenshots from PDF i.e. Spinning Tool, etc.

Pros – This is the easiest and quick method to take pictures out of PDF.
Cons – It only works, when a user wants to export a small number of pictures.

Method 2 – Use Free Online Tools

The next easiest method is to use free online tools. There are several numbers of tools available on the web to save data from PDF. Some online software like PDFaid.com, ExtractPDF.com, etc. are available on the web, just at free of cost. They also provide the facility to extract GIF from PDF.

Pros – Free online tools give resultant files in desired file formats.
Cons – The only issue with online services that they sort some restrictions on size or the number of pictures saving out from them.

Method 3 – Free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Another method that worked well to export JPG and PNG files from PDF by using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Open your file in Acrobat Reader and scroll at the area where your pic is laying. Now just go to the “Edit” button and select “Take a Snapshot”. Then, select the area of the pic you want to extract and click right, then save the pics at the desired location.
Now you can copy-paste this picture at any image editing program, and save the PNG in the required file format.

Pros – It simple and straight solution to take pics out of PDF, without any issue of file size limitation.
Cons – It can be used to save out pics individually. If you want to export a number of pics, then you have to save pics individually. It is time-consuming.

Why Direct Manual Methods did not Provide Satisfying Results?

Here, we mentioned above, some of the best methods which can be used to extract GIF from PDF. But they impose some limitations due to which, users are not satisfied with results. If one wants to save a number of pictures from PDF file, then its not easy with manual methods, they have to save every pic individually. Another thing is, the picture quality also decreases while saving the pictures. These methods are really time-consuming.

Here we are also giving an alternative solution to extract PNG from PDF, which will cover all the limitations. It will also help users to get out the satisfying results.

Alternative Solution to Extract JPG files from PDF by Using Software

The best solution is to go for a third-party tool i.e. PDF Toolbox. It is specially designed to take out the pictures from PDF files. It is a single user interface software, having various functionalities. It makes easy to extract JPG from PDF. This software has many advanced features that give resultant files in a smart way. Some additional features of the tool are given below.

Additional Features of the SysTools PDF Extractor Software

  • Allows extracting multiple pictures from batch PDF files at once.
  • Facility to compress or reduce the size of PDF files.
  • Provide an option to extract or export pictures from selected PDF files.
  • Quality of content and pics keep intact after compression or extraction.
  • Allows converting PDF files into PDF/A file format.
  • Provide filters to apply changes on Even, Odd, Range or Specific pages of PDF files.

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Step-by-Step Working of Software to extract JPG files from PDF

Step: 1Launch the software and select the option to “Extract Images”.

Step: 2“Add files” or “Folder” to the software.

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Step: 3“Browse” the destination location to save the picture from PDF and click “Next”.

Step: 4 – Select the “Extract Image” option to choose the file format.

select items

Step: 5 – You can select “Advanced Setting” to set the pixels for picture quality and size.

apply page settings

Step: 6 – Set “Page Options” by entering the range of page and click “Next”.

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Step: 7 – By checking the summary, you can proceed to “Start”.

Step: 8 – After completing the process click on “OK”.

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After following these simple steps, your pictures will be exported in the selected file format (jpg, .png, .gif, etc.). Users can check the resultant files at the selected destination location.

Conclusion

If you want to extract JPG from PDF files, this blog will help you excellently. In this write-up, we have given various solutions to extract GIF from PDF. If manual methods are not working to give you the satisfying results, then you can opt for the alternative solution by using software, we mention above. After getting pictures from PDF, the user can edit or use them in the required way.

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By Mohit Jha

Mohit is a Microsoft Certified Expert who wears multiple hats as a writer, researcher, and editor. He's really into cyber security, cloud computing, and digital forensics. These topics get him excited and push him to go beyond just his job. His big goal is to create super well-researched and carefully written articles that help readers learn important technicalities.