# pdf --\> jpeg converter **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 18, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754 "2009-12-18T17:07:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/1 "2009-12-18T17:07:09Z")
I am looking for such a converter. Sure, I can google it and got a page full of hits, all advertising free converters (well the ones I clicked on was free). But I haven’t used computers for 27 years and never had a virus by downloading free stuff willy-nilly. So can a doper recommend a virus-free converter? ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/2 "2009-12-18T17:13:59Z")
Try [ImageMagick](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php). Converting PDF to JPG works very well for me under Linux. I can’t vouch for the Windows version, but I expect it would do just as well. ---
**Author:** ![pan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@pan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pan1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/3 "2009-12-18T17:24:31Z")
There’s always the ultra simple - screenshot (print screen button) then paste into windows Paint and save as JPG ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/4 "2009-12-18T17:55:07Z")
> [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > Try [ImageMagick](http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php). Converting PDF to JPG works very well for me under Linux. I can’t vouch for the Windows version, but I expect it would do just as well. This is what I use. Finding the right options to do really good conversions (especially print-ready CMYK PDF to good quality web/sRGB jpg) can be a bit fiddly though. If you want a program that does this easier with a fairly good GUI interface (instead of command line tools), use GIMP. It’s free and good quality. [GIMP - Downloads](http://www.gimp.org/windows/) ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/5 "2009-12-18T17:58:12Z")
I have Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard and it has an export to jpeg function. It’s also expensive. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/6 "2009-12-18T18:27:16Z")
> [@pan1](#): > > There’s always the ultra simple - screenshot (print screen button) > > then paste into windows Paint and save as JPG Yep, under tools -\> select & zoom. The only problem is that some files are locked so you can’t do this, but there are free programs out there that can unlock them pretty easily. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-jpeg-converter/521754/7 "2009-12-19T02:59:45Z")
Thanks. I downloaded ImageMagick, installed it and it appeared to work. I was supposed to test it by converting a file called logo and there wasn’t one, but it did convert a file called logo.jpg to logo.miff and I was able to view it. I haven’t tested it a lot, though.