Convert selected pages from any PDF file into high-quality JPG images with a simple graphical interface and real-time export log.
Designed for Linux (Lubuntu/XFCE) environments and optimized for office use across multiple computers.
- Convert specific pages (e.g.
1-3,5,9) or all pages with"all" - Clean output:
page-1.jpg,page-2.jpg, ... - Skips already exported pages
- Handles invalid page numbers gracefully
- Shows graphical input prompts via
zenity - Displays live export log via
yad - Automatically checks for new version and updates from GitHub
- Auto-closes when done — no terminal needed
- Works from right-click menu on PDF files
- Automatically downloads the app icon if missing and places it in the correct folder (
~/.local/share/icons/).
Ensure the following packages are installed:
sudo apt install zenity poppler-utils yad curl- Download or clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/hmartinov/PDF-to-JPG.git
cd PDF-to-JPG- Make the installation script executable and run it:
chmod +x install.sh
./install.shThe script will:
- Automatically install required tools (
zenity,yad,pdftoppm,pdfinfo,curl) - Copy the main script to
~/bin/ - Register
.desktoplauncher so the tool appears in the right-click menu for PDF files
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Images are saved in a folder named like the PDF:
/home/user/Documents/File.pdf/File/page-1.jpg,page-2.jpg, ... -
Already existing images are skipped to avoid re-exporting.
Launch the script from your file manager’s right-click menu or run it manually:
~/bin/pdf_to_jpg.sh /home/user/Documents/file.pdf- Office computers running Lubuntu/XFCE
- Automating image exports for scanned PDFs
- Users who prefer GUI over terminal commands
Get the latest version from the release folder.
See full release history in the CHANGELOG.md file.
MIT License – free for personal and commercial use.
H. Martinov
hmartinov@dmail.ai
GitHub
See instructions and update info directly in the app menu.