Converting PDF to PNG on a MacBook
Published: January 28, 2024
Do you have a PDF file that you'd like to convert into an image (PNG or JPEG) per page?
If you are a MacBook user, you are in luck because there is a way to do it without using any paid product like Adobe Acrobat.
In this article, I'd like to show you how you can convert your PDF document into images using Automator on MacBook.
1. Background
I had a document of a project I had done several years ago and wanted to show the document on my website. However, PDF support on JS/ Svelte is pretty poor.
Since I already had carousels on my site, I decided to convert the persentation slides to images, and serve them over a carousel.
For this, I needed to convert the pages of my PDF into images to be served on the site. I tried using th "Export" button on Preview app on MacBook.
However, this was futile as it turned the PDF into one big gif. Who wants this abomination?:
2. Method
We can convert the PDF into images using the Automator on MacBook following below steps:
- Open Automator app on your MacBook
- Choose Quick Action
- Add "Render PDF As Images" action
- Add "Move Finder Items" action and choose the destination folder. (Don't choose Desktop as
your desktop will be flooded with images if your PDF has many pages)
- Press "Command + S" and save the action with a name you like. (E.g. "Convert PDF to PNG")
- Go to the PDF file you'd like to convert. Right click, go to "Quick Actions" and choose the
action you created earlier (E.g. "Convert PDF to PNG")
- Enjoy!
3. Conclusion
In this article, we have learned how to convert a PDF file into images using Automator on MacBook.
Leave a comment below in case of any questions.
Happy hacking!
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