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Extract images from PDF

Get the actual pictures out of a PDF — product photos from a catalogue, figures from a paper, scans from a report — each as its own file, at the resolution it was stored in. Scanned on this device.

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Extracting isn’t the same as converting

Compare the two approaches — which one you need depends on whether you want the picture or the page.

  1. 1

    Parse the page

    pdf.js reads text, fonts, vector paths and images on the page.

  2. 2

    Paint at your DPI

    Everything is drawn onto a canvas: 8.5 in × 300 DPI = 2,550 px wide. Text and vectors come out as sharp as the DPI allows.

  3. 3

    Encode pixels redrawn

    The canvas is saved as JPG, PNG or WebP. You get exactly what the page looks like.

How it works

pdf.js reads each page’s drawing instructions and finds every “paint image” command. The referenced image is decoded at its stored pixel size and saved as PNG (lossless) or JPG. Duplicate images (a logo repeated on every page) are saved once per page they first appear on.

What you might not get

  • Vector graphics — charts, icons and logos drawn with paths aren’t images; use PDF to PNG to capture them.
  • Crops and masks — if the page shows only part of a photo, you get the whole stored photo.
  • Original file bytes — images are decoded then re-saved, so an embedded JPEG comes out as a new PNG/JPG with the same pixels, not the byte-identical original.
  • Inline tiny images and stencil masks are skipped.

Scanned PDFs

A scanned document is usually one big image per page. Extracting gives you exactly the scanner’s pixels, often better than rendering, because no resampling happens.

Questions

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The scan happens in your browser tab with pdf.js.

Why were no images found?

The PDF’s visuals are probably vector shapes or text. Render the pages instead with PDF to Image.

Why are the extracted images upside down or oddly coloured?

Some PDFs store images flipped and flip them back when drawing, or use CMYK/ICC colour that pdf.js converts to RGB. The page itself looks right, the raw image may not. Rendering the page avoids this.

Can I extract images from a password-protected PDF?

Yes, if you know the password. Type it when prompted; it stays on your device.