I’ll introduce the pdftoppm command for batch converting PDF to image files on macOS.

Background: Method for Batch Converting PDF to Image Files

When I was looking for a way to batch convert PDF to image files to extract only the necessary pages for summarizing corporate IR information for personal use, I found that it could be achieved using the pdftoppm command.

Batch Converting PDF to jpeg, png with pdftoppm

Installing pdftoppm

First, install poppler to use pdftoppm.

brew install poppler

• Poppler - TeX Wiki
• Poppler - Wikipedia

pdftoppm Command for Batch Converting PDF to jpeg

pdftoppm -jpeg input.pdf image-name

pdftoppm Command for Batch Converting PDF to png

pdftoppm -png input.pdf image-name

Other Uses of pdftoppm

pdftoppm -h

That’s all from the Gemba, for those who want to batch convert PDF to image files on macOS.

Reference Information

• 【 pdftoppm 】command――Convert PDF files to images：Linux Basic Command Tips（288） - @IT
• Batch converting multi-page PDF to JPEG on Mac with command line – A Certain Fool's Record