Converting PDF pages to JPG without losing readability

A PDF page has no fixed pixel size — it is described in points. Converting to JPG therefore means choosing a resolution, and that single choice decides whether your export looks crisp or mushy.

What each quality level means

• Standard renders at roughly screen resolution — ideal for previews and thumbnails.
• High roughly doubles the pixel dimensions and suits slide decks and documentation.
• Maximum renders at a print-friendly scale; expect much larger files.

Practical tips

1. Export one page first at your chosen setting and check it at 100% zoom before doing the whole document.
2. For a page of dense small text, prefer High or Maximum — JPEG artefacts show up around thin glyphs.
3. Download everything as a ZIP when you have more than a handful of pages; it keeps the page order in the filenames.

JPG has no transparency. If you need transparent backgrounds, a page render is not the right output format.