How to extract images from PDF files without using copy and paste

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How to extract images from PDF files without using copy and paste

by Brad Linder Aug 5th 2008

PDF Image Extract is a free Windows utility that does exactly what the name suggests: it extracts images from PDF files. Sure, you could save pictures one at a time the old fashioned way by hitting print screen and pasting the image into an editor or using a screen capture program. But PDF Image Extract saves you a lot of time if you want to save multiple images because it will save every single image in a PDF file for you. In fact, you can create batch jobs to save images from multiple documents.

The only down side? I'm not kidding when I say PDF Image Extract saves every image. You'll likely wind up with a folder containing hundreds of images, only a few of which are the ones you were looking for. That's because the program will save all sorts of segments of the original PDF as image files, including the background.

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Tags: image, images, pdf, pdf-image-extract, screencap, screenshot

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brentis said 6:24AM on 8-06-2008

That's a pretty crappy solution. Use deskUNPDF from Docudesk and choose the .html output option. Once the conversion is complete all the images are nicely placed (intact) in corresponding folder.

Cheers

Chris Bell said 6:25AM on 8-06-2008

I did this from the command line in linux a few years ago. I forget exactly how! For some reason the client had sent me all of several hundred images in a PDF file... it might have had something to do with ImageMagick. Oh well, I guess this would have been easier.

robert said 10:42AM on 8-06-2008

my first using this type of program I am excited,want to get started right away....Only if its FREE!!!!

Randy said 4:09PM on 8-06-2008

Why not use a more appropriate tool for the job, like Acrobat? Just choose the item select tool, option (or alt for pc's) + double click on the image you want, and voila, it opens it in your default image editing application for editing, or saving.

glenn wilkes said 3:02PM on 9-16-2008

I have 5 diagrams on a page; I would like to select one of them and print it or move it to a web page. Can I do this? How?

Glenn Wilkes

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