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How to Extract Images from a PDF
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PDFs store images as embedded objects on the page. Extracting them recovers the original image files rather than taking a screenshot of how they appear on the page.
Step-by-step: extract images from a PDF
- 1Open Extract PDF Images (editpdfai.com/extract-pdf-images) in your browser.
- 2Upload the PDF containing the images you need.
- 3Review the detected images in the preview grid.
- 4Select the ones you want, or extract all of them at once.
- 5Download individually or as a zipped folder.
What gets extracted
- ·Photos, logos, and illustrations embedded as raster images (JPG, PNG-style data) inside the PDF
- ·Each image at its original embedded resolution — extraction does not upscale or downscale it
- ·Not included — vector graphics drawn directly with PDF drawing commands, which are not stored as image files
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