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How to Convert PDF to JPG on Mac

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How to Convert PDF to JPG on Mac

How to Convert a PDF to JPG on a Mac

  1. Download PDF Expert for free and launch the app.
  2. Drag & Drop your PDF file into the app to open it.
  3. Click Export on the top toolbar.
  4. Select the to Image option.

  1. Choose the desired folder name where you want to save the file(s).

  1. Select the JPG option as File Format, then click Save.
  2. If your PDF file has multiple pages, each of the pages will be saved as an individual JPG file.

In the resulting folder, each of the pages from the PDF file are neatly named according to the page numbers, so you can directly locate the exact image file you are looking for.

Now that we know how to convert PDF to JPG images on a Mac, let’s see how PDF Expert manages to convert a PDF file to a PNG image instead.

How to Convert PDF to PNG Image on a Mac

  1. Download PDF Expert for free and launch the app.
  2. Open the PDF you want to convert to PNG in PDF Expert.
  3. Click Export on the top toolbar.
  4. Select the to Image option.
  5. Choose the desired folder name where you want to save the file(s).
  6. Select the PNG option as File Format, then click Save.

PDF files with multiple pages will be saved with each page ending up as an individual PNG file, neatly labeled by page number. That way, you can jump directly to the exact page you want.

Should you export PDFs to JPG or PNG files?

PNG files tend to have better quality compared to JPG files, so if your PDF files have a lot of text content, converting the PDF file to PNG image is the best option to preserve the quality of the PDF file.

However, owing to the better image quality, the size of PNG files also tends to be higher than JPG files, so if you’re trying to crunch that, stick to JPGs.

Remember, you can also convert a JPG or PNG image to PDF with PDF Expert.


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