How to Extract images from PDF files

Summary: Do you face difficulty in exporting images from the PDF document? If yes? Then, read this blog and know the methods to extract images from PDF files.

Many times while making presentations, web pages report people often need to add images in it. Whenever people find any images which are important in PDF they want to extract it. But the main issue is they don’t know the possible method for the same. It can be for any business presentation or for any other reason people need to extract those images and use them further. Therefore in this write-up, we have discussed the most asked query i.e “How to copy image from PDF” reliably. Here some different approaches are mentioned, we have discussed both manual and PDF Image Extractor Tool method. Let’s go to know the methods one by one.

“Previously, I got a 550 pages PDF file document. I have to extract all the images from the PDF file. It majorly contains charts and tables as pictures that need to be extracted. I want a solution by which I can easily save images from PDF files. Also, I don’t want to lose any type of image resolution and quality after the extraction process. So, can anyone suggest any method for the same?”

Methods to Extract Image from PDF Files - Manually

Method 1- Use Adobe Reader

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is a multi-function utility that not only allows the user to make a PDF file but also can export PDF images. Follow the steps for the extraction process

Firstly, open the PDF file containing the images that are to be extracted

Secondly, in the tool sidebar on the right side, hit on the Export PDF option

Now, in the “Export PDF” page, select “Image” as the output category and then “JPEG” as the output file type

After that check the box of “Export all images”

Finally, hit on the Export button and save the extracted images

Method 2- Use the Snapshot Tool to save images from PDF

This is another utility which can be used to extract the images

Firstly, you have to open the PDF file in Adobe Reader DC

Secondly, select Edit>>Take a Snapshot

Now, drag a rectangle around the area that you want to copy and after this release the mouse button

Then, press the Esc key to take an exit from Snapshot mode

Finally, your image is in the user clipboard

These are the manual methods by which you can save the extract images from PDF. But it has some drawbacks as given below:

Drawbacks of Manual Method

It is too expensive for the normal users to get the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

It can’t support the restricted PDF file

There is no option to save all the extracted images in an individual PDF

By Snapshot the quality will decrease

You have to do it again and again for each file

Best Method to Extract Image from PDF file

To avoid these drawbacks you can go for an automated method of using professional software. Such utility is the PDF Image Extractor Tool which helps you to extract the images from the PDF document easily. It has advanced features. The tool has some great benefits mentioned below:

Benefits of PDF Image Extractor Tool

It extracts all the images from the multiple-page PDF files

It supports to extract any kind of attachments from PDF

Provides a feature to save all the extracted images in an individual or single PDF

It allows saving each and every image in a single PDF file

It is compatible for Windows and Mac OS users

Provides the option to extract images from restricted PDF file

Conclusion

In this write-up, we provided two methods to extract image from PDF files. They are the manual method and the automated method. If we talk about the better method than the automated method is perfect for your query. As the manual method has some limitations and also takes time in the procedure. You can use the automated method to receive the images with the same quality even after the conversion.