Extract Images from PDF
Pull every picture embedded in a PDF out as a separate image file at its original resolution - logos, charts, photos and scans. Preview the results, download
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Pull every picture embedded in a PDF out as a separate file at its original resolution - logos, charts, diagrams, photos and scans. You can filter by page range and by minimum size to skip tiny icons and spacer pixels, preview the results and download single images or everything as one ZIP.
This is what you need when a report or a flyer only exists as a PDF and you must reuse one of its graphics, or when you want the original photo rather than a screenshot of it. Extraction reads the image streams out of the file directly, so nothing is re-compressed and no quality is lost.
How to extract images from a PDF
Add your PDF
Pick the page range and minimum size
Preview and download single images or the ZIP
FAQ
Why did it find no images?
The document either contains no embedded raster images (text-only PDFs, vector diagrams) or stores them in a form that cannot be pulled out directly. In that case use the PDF to image tool, which renders whole pages instead.
Are the images full resolution?
Yes. The embedded image streams are extracted as they were stored in the file - no re-rendering and no re-compression, unlike a screenshot.
What format do I get?
Whatever is inside the PDF, usually JPEG or PNG. Some PDFs store raw or masked bitmaps; those are converted to PNG so they open everywhere.
How many images can be extracted?
Up to 300 per document, to stay inside browser memory. If a file contains more, split it first with the PDF split tool and extract each part.
Can I skip small icons?
Yes, set a minimum width or height in pixels and decorative elements below that size are ignored, which is usually what you want in a marketing PDF.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No, extraction happens entirely in your browser.
At a glance
| Input | |
|---|---|
| Multiple files | No |
| Where it runs | In your browser - files are never uploaded |
| Works offline | Yes — once the page has loaded |
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no watermark |
Keeping text selectable and searchable
A PDF can hold real text or a picture of text, and the difference matters: real text can be selected, searched, copied and read aloud, while a scanned page cannot until someone runs OCR on it. Many "reduce size" tools silently flatten everything into images, which shrinks the file but destroys searchability and makes the text blurry when zoomed. If a document needs to stay usable - contracts, manuals, anything you may need to search later - keep text as text and compress only the images. If you are starting from a scan, run OCR first, then compress.
What actually makes a PDF large
Almost all of a bulky PDF is images, not text. A ten-page scan can be 40 MB while a 300-page text document is often under 2 MB. That is why compression targets embedded pictures: it downsamples them to a sensible resolution (150 dpi is usually enough for on-screen reading, 300 dpi only if someone will print it) and re-encodes them more efficiently. Text, bookmarks, links and form fields cost almost nothing and should never need to be removed. If a file stays large after compression, it usually contains either a lot of high-resolution images that the compression setting did not touch, or embedded fonts and attachments you can strip.