How to convert a PDF to images on iPhone

iOS has no built-in way to do most PDF editing — the Files app can preview and rename PDFs, and Books can read them, but combining, splitting or editing pages means either paying for an app or handing your document to a website that uploads it. A browser tool avoids both: nothing to install from the App Store, and nothing uploaded off your phone.

Saving a page as an image is the quickest way to post it, message it, or drop it into a slide without the recipient needing a PDF reader.

Step by step on iPhone

1. 1Open the PDF to JPG tool and upload your PDF.
2. 2Choose JPG or PNG and select the pages you want.
3. 3Click convert to download your images (a ZIP for multiple pages).

When you tap to add a file, iOS opens a picker with Photo Library, Take Photo or Video, and Choose File. Pick Choose File to reach PDFs stored in Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive or Dropbox if you have those apps installed.

Where the finished file is saved on iPhone

Safari saves downloads to the Downloads folder inside the Files app (On My iPhone → Downloads by default). Tap the download arrow in Safari's address bar to jump straight to the finished file, then use the share sheet to move it to iCloud Drive, Mail or any other app.

What iPhone can’t do on its own

iOS can show you a PDF and let you scribble on it with Markup, but it can't merge two documents, pull out a page range, or edit existing text. Those are exactly the gaps a browser tool fills without an install.

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