There is a difference between converting a PDF to an image and extracting images from a PDF file. Extracting pictures from PDF means obtaining the images in a PDF file to a folder while converting the PDF to an image will make the entire document an image. Our main focus of this article is to learn how to extract photos from PDF and save them in your local folder. You can either extract pictures from PDF online or use an offline using a software.
The first way that you can extract pictures from PDF offline is by using PDFelement Pro. PDFelement is a PDF tool that you can install on Windows and Mac operating systems and extract images from PDF files. It allows you to extract and save images from PDF files in formats like JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP and GIF. Without saying much, let us head straight and look at how to put a picture in PDF with PDFelement. The steps include:
The first to do is to install PDFelement and launch it. Next, you need to click on the “Open Files” menu and choose the PDF file with the images you want to extract. After that, click on “Open,” and the PDFelement will upload the PDF file immediately.
From there, you need to make sure that the document is editable by enabling the edit mode. Go to the main menu and click on the “Edit” menu. Next, from the formatting bar, hover to the far right and enable the “Edit Mode.”
Next, scroll to the page with the image that you want to extract. Right-click on the image and see a list of options from the drop-down menu. Click on “Extract Image.”
Once you click on the “Extract Image” option, a “Save As” pop window will appear. Here you can select the format and folder to save the image that you want to extract. Choose the folder to save your file. You can as well create a new path. Next, give the image a name under the file name and choose the output format under the “Save As Type” option. You can save it as PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, or GIF. Complete extracting the picture from PDF by clicking on the “Save” button.
With PDFelement on your installed on your computer, you will be able to handle your PDF professionally and improve your efficiency at work or home. This software is built with several PDF functionalities such as:
On the other hand, you can also extract pictures from PDF online using HiPDF to extract images from the PDF tool. Here is a guide on how to extract pictures from PDF online with HiPDF.
Step 1. Open your browser and open HiPDF extract images from the PDF tool. Next, click on “Choose File” and select a PDF file from your local storage. You can also upload a file from Google Drive, OneDrive or Box.
Step 2. Once the file is uploaded, you will need to specify the pages with the images you want to extract and click on the “Extract” button.
Step 3. HiPDF will extract the images immediately. Finally, click on “Download” to save the images on your computer.
Ivan Cook
chief Editor