Image-only PDF

Create a raster copy of selected pages. Text search, vector quality and editing are lost; file size can increase. Forms, layers, links and comments are unsupported. Not redaction or secure sanitization. Up to 10 pages, 10 MiB input, 4 MP per page, 24 MP total, 24 MiB output.

Local limits: Max single file: 10 MB

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A practical guide

Create Image-only PDF: a worked example

  1. Choose a supported PDF and up to ten pages.
  2. Select resolution and confirm the loss of searchable text before converting.
  3. Convert or inspect, review the result and save it if needed.

Try this example

Choose pages and resolution, confirm the loss of text search, then create and inspect the image-only copy. Keep the original for accessible text, later editing and printing at higher quality. Metadata, bookmarks and attachments are not carried over. Confidential visible text remains in the page images.

Before

  • Searchable PDF

After

  • Raster PDF copy
Input and expected output for this operation. Illustrative example.

Before you start: Create a raster copy of selected pages. Text search, vector quality and editing are lost; file size can increase. Forms, layers, links and comments are unsupported. Not redaction or secure sanitization. Up to 10 pages, 10 MiB input, 4 MP per page, 24 MP total, 24 MiB output.

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What you get

Create a raster copy of selected pages. Text search, vector quality and editing are lost; file size can increase. Forms, layers, links and comments are unsupported. Not redaction or secure sanitization. Up to 10 pages, 10 MiB input, 4 MP per page, 24 MP total, 24 MiB output.

Limits and important details

10 MiB input, 200 source pages, 10 selected pages, 4 MP per page, 24 MP total, 24 MiB output. PNG page images at 72, 108 or 144 dpi. Forms, optional layers and selected-page annotations are rejected. Not lossless document conversion, accessibility preservation, secure redaction or guaranteed size reduction. Complex images/fonts may need more memory or fail rendering; review every output page.

Example

Choose pages and resolution, confirm the loss of text search, then create and inspect the image-only copy. Keep the original for accessible text, later editing and printing at higher quality. Metadata, bookmarks and attachments are not carried over. Confidential visible text remains in the page images.