PDF2Image

PDF2Image by python

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PDF2Image by CLI

To convert each page of a PDF into separate image files using a CLI (Command Line Interface) tool, you can use pdftoppm, part of the poppler-utils package, or ImageMagick. Here are solutions using both:

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Option 1: Using pdftoppm

1. Install poppler-utils (if not installed):
   • On Debian/Ubuntu:

     sudo apt update
     sudo apt install poppler-utils
     

   • On macOS (via Homebrew):

     brew install poppler
     

2. Convert PDF to Images:

   pdftoppm -png input.pdf output
   

   • -png: Sets the output format to PNG (use -jpeg for JPEG).
   • input.pdf: The input PDF file.
   • output: The prefix for output image files (e.g., output-1.png, output-2.png).

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Option 2: Using ImageMagick

1. Install ImageMagick:
   • On Debian/Ubuntu:

     sudo apt update
     sudo apt install imagemagick
     

   • On macOS (via Homebrew):

     brew install imagemagick
     

2. Convert PDF to Images:

   convert -density 300 input.pdf page-%03d.png
   

   • -density 300: Sets resolution to 300 DPI (higher values produce better quality images).
   • input.pdf: The input PDF file.
   • page-%03d.png: Output filenames with a three-digit page number (e.g., page-001.png, page-002.png).

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Advanced Options

• To extract specific pages with pdftoppm, use the -f (from) and -l (last) flags:

  pdftoppm -png -f 2 -l 5 input.pdf output
  

  This converts pages 2 to 5 only.

• To customize image size or quality in ImageMagick:

  convert -density 300 -quality 90 input.pdf page-%03d.png
  

  • -quality 90: Sets the compression quality for JPEG/PNG output.

Both tools are efficient and widely available on Linux, macOS, and Windows (via WSL or binaries). Let me know if you need further assistance!