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Extract Images

Export every embedded image from a PDF

How to use

Purpose

Extract every raw embedded image (JPG/PNG) from a PDF at original resolution, then download them as a ZIP. Runs locally in your browser, parsing PDF internal XObjects. No upload, no watermark, free. Unlike PDF-to-Image (which rasterizes whole pages), this tool returns the original source assets a designer embedded — great for recovering image assets from design files, pulling the original scan from each page of a scanned PDF, or extracting illustrations from an ebook.

Steps

  1. Drag or pick the PDF
  2. Wait for the left side to scan all in-page image objects
  3. Review per-image thumbnails and dimensions
  4. Pick a minimum-size threshold (e.g., ignore < 100×100 icons)
  5. Tick images to export, or click "Select all"
  6. Pick naming: page+index / index only / original object name
  7. Click "Process"
  8. Images bundle into a ZIP, kept in their original format (no re-encoding)

FAQ

Will my PDF be uploaded?
No. PDF object parsing and image extraction happen via pdf-lib in your browser. The file never leaves your device.
How is this different from PDF-to-Image?
PDF-to-Image rasterizes each page into a new image; Extract Images returns the embedded raw image assets without re-rendering. So this tool gives you the designer's original JPG/PNG at the original resolution and encoding.
Why does some PDFs return no images?
Pure-text PDFs (e.g., Word-exported reports) contain no image objects — nothing to extract. Some PDFs render content as vector paths (PowerPoint exports), which technically aren't images either, so this tool doesn't extract them.
Will scanned PDFs yield the original scan?
Yes. Scanned PDFs typically embed one large image per page; this tool returns those at original resolution — more faithful than PDF-to-Image's re-rendering.
Can I extract images from just one page?
Yes. Tick a single page in the left-side thumbnails to limit extraction to that page only.

Use cases

  • Recover original image assets from a design PDF for reuse
  • Save each page of a scanned PDF as a high-fidelity backup image
  • Extract ebook illustrations into a standalone image set
  • Pull report charts out for re-embedding into new documents
  • Salvage product manual images as standalone marketing assets

Tip

Embedded image dimensions can differ from what's visible — PDFs often display large images at reduced size, so the extracted source is often higher-res than expected. If too many small icons clutter the output, raise the size threshold.