On the Internet we can find information of all kinds and in all formats. While it is true that the majority is found via the web, we can also find PDF content that Google also indexes.
Depending on the origin of the document, it may be a scanned document or a document created with a computer. If we find ourselves in the first case, extracting the text is not a simple process since it is an image, not a formatted text that we can select to copy and paste wherever we need.
If we regularly use a program to create PDF that also allows us to edit the content, these are the best options, since it also allows us to recognize the text so we can copy it to the clipboard. However, it is not necessary to pay for these applications if we have the sporadic need to extract both an image and text from a PDF file using the applications that we show you below.
How to download an image from a PDF
The programs and websites that we show you below allow us to extract both images and texts from any file in PDF format completely free of charge.
PDF Sharper Free. PDF Sharper Free is one of the most complete applications to extract all types of content from a PDF file. In addition, it also allows us to create PDFs with the images that have been downloaded, convert PDF documents to Word formats and from Word to PDF as well as many other functions such as merging PDFs, dividing sheets, scanning documents, modifying metadata. We can use this application for free for personal use and download is available from here.
PDF24Creator. The PDF24 Creator application offers us the same functions that we can find on the PDF24 Tools website and that we can use without the need for an Internet connection. With this application we can extract only the images, only the text or all the content independently of a PDF document. In addition, we can also perform all types of operations with files in this format, making it an ideal tool for working with this type of format. Downloading this application is free and is available from your Web page.
pdfPdfConverter. pdPdfConverter is a free application that allows us to extract both texts and images from any file in PDF format. The images are extracted in JPG format while, for the text, it uses the TXT format without any type of format and which we can open with any browser to copy the text we need. In addition, it allows us to convert images to PDF and text to HTML format. We can download this application through the following link.
PDFCandy Desktop. The PDFCandy website, with which we can extract images from any PDF, is also available in the form of an application for Windows, an application with which we can do exactly the same as through the web, but without the need for an Internet connection. Downloading this application, as well as using it, is completely free and we can download it from here.
iLovePDF. If we do not want to install applications on our computer for one-time use, we can use the iLovePDF website, a website that allows us to extract the images that are part of a PDF and download them in JPG format in a compressed file. This Web, allows us to upload the file we want to work with or select it from its location in Google Drive or Dropbox. What this website does not allow us to do is extract the text independently through a .TXT or .DOCX file.
