How to Convert PDF to JPEG on Mac OS?

Part 1: What is JPEG? Why to Convert PDF to JPEG?

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a popular image format. The JPEG format represents the image by removing unnecessary images and color data through advanced compression technology. In other words, the quality of the image is well assured but the size of the image is much reduced. Additionally, JPEG is a flexible format. You can compress the JPEG file with various compression ratios. For example, you can compress a JPEG image from 1.37 MB to 20.3 KB.

The PDF format can contain text, font style, format, color, the shape and image independent from device and resolution, super link, sound and dynamic image into one file. But the PDF file cannot be compressed or enlarged for the quality improvement. Therefore, in some situations, you can convert PDF to JPEG on Mac or Windows OS, and then you can continue to change the image quality.

Part 2: How to Convert PDF to JPEG on Mac OS?

To distinguish from Windows, the Apple company optimizes all applications in Mac system. The operation of the applications is smoother. On Mac, you can convert PDF file to JPEG with the built-in function, the PDF converter and the online service.

1. Preview PDF & Save as JPEG

Preview is the multifunctional tool to read and edit PDF files. You can cut, fill in, add signature, and make annotation and copy text and image. Besides, it supports TIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF but also the special formats of PhotoShop and Office.

How to convert PDF to JPEG with Preview on Mac?

1. Right click at the PDF file. Select [Open with] – [Preview (default)].

2. Then, at the top menu, click on [File] – [Export].

3. Select a folder to save and set JPEG as the format. Finally, click on [Save] to export the JPEG file.

2. Use PDF Converters

PDF Element

PDF Element is a PDF editor tool for converting PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Image, EPUB, HTML, TXT and RTF. In addition, it supports OCR technology to recognize text in 29 languages, which greatly improve text recognition and retain font styles. Besides, PDF Element has functions in editing, creating, making annotations, filling in sheet, encryption, scanning, signing, cloud synchronization, text extraction, etc.

How to convert PDF to JPEG on Mac with PDF Element:

1. Open PDF Element. Click on [Convert PDF]. If you need to convert a dozen of PDF files, click on [Batch Process] – [Convert PDF].

2. click on [Open] to select the PDF file.

3. At the top bar, select [To Image]. The file will be saved as JPEG by default.

4. Select a folder to save the JPEG image.

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat is a useful tool to view, print and edit PDF files. It can quickly search information within a PDF. When you receive a PDF sheet, you can fill in the sheet online and send it by email. You can also review a PDF file and make annotations. Besides, it can play video and music within a PDF file. If your PDF file contain the sensitive information, you can enable the digital identification or convert PDF to the other formats, such as Word and Excel.

How to convert PDF to JPEG with Adobe Acrobat:

Step 1: Click on [Edit PDF] at the right pane to open the PDF file.

Step 2: Follow to click on [File] – [Save as] – [JPEG] in [Format]. Finally, click on [Save].

Document Converter

Document Converter is a professional file format converter. It can convert PEF, ABW, DOCX, HTML, LWP, ODT, RTF, WPS, EPUB, LRF, MOBI, OEB, PDB, etc. The simple interface makes Document Converter more efficient. It only takes a few seconds to convert the PDF file to JPEG. Besides, the converted file can be automatically saved to iCloud and the built-in file library. You can retrieve and save the files easily.

How to convert PDF to JPEG with Document Converter on Mac:

Step 1: Download and open Document Converter. Drag the PDF file into the software.

Step 2: Click [JPG Photo (.jpg)] and select [Convert] to convert PDF to JPG. The converted file will be saved in the library of Document Converter.

3. Convert Online

Under the well network, you can use the online converter to convert a few PDF files. Next, we will show you how to convert PDF on Smallpdf.

Step 1: Get access to Smallpdf (link: https://smallpdf.com/pdf-to-jpg) and then click on [CHOOSE FILE].

Step 2: Select the PDF file.

Step 3: Next, select [Convert entire pages] or [Extract single images].

Step 4: Finally, convert and save the converted JPEG image.

From the above contents, we’ve talked about how to convert PDF to JPEG on Mac. How about Windows users? We recommend Renee PDF Aide.

Renee PDF Aide is the easy-to-use, professional and multifunctional PDF software. It can convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT. Besides, it can repair, optimize, split, merge, rotate, de/encrypt PDF files and add watermark and background to the PDF files.

It is very easy to convert PDF to JPEG.

Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Click on [Convert PDF].

Tips: In [PDF Tools], you can use different tools to improve your PDF files while you can convert PDF to various formats in [Convert PDF].

Step 2: Select [Image] at the top and then click on [Add Files] to select the PDF file. If you need to convert more files, continue to select files and convert them in batch.

Step 3: Select [JPG] as the image format and set the image resolution. Then, select a folder to save the image and finally click on [Convert].

Part 3: Conclusions

In this article, we’ve talked about how to convert PDF to JPEG on Mac OS. You can select one of them based on the above introduction. Windows users can use Renee PDF Aide to edit and convert PDF files.