PDF to BMP converter

PDF pixels are decoded and encoded as BMP by our image engine for pdf-to-bmp; no OCR is performed.

Converted with Image engine · input deleted within 24 h
Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
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What changes

PDF pixels are decoded and encoded as BMP by our image engine for pdf-to-bmp; no OCR is performed.
EXIF, color profiles, layers, animation frames, and camera metadata may be stripped unless the destination requires minimal metadata.
Transparency stays for PNG and WebP but is filled with the selected background for JPEG, BMP, PDF, and other opaque targets.
Animated inputs such as GIF are flattened to a still frame unless a server codec explicitly supports animation for that output.
PDF pages are rendered at the requested DPI; selectable text becomes pixels (or outlines for SVG) and links are dropped.
Server-only codecs or PDF rendering are used when browsers cannot safely handle the pair.

A real PDF → BMP run

We converted our PDF sample (21 KB) with Image engine on 2026-10-20. It took 146 ms and produced a 5.5 MB BMP file, 271× larger than the input. The engine raised 1 warning, listed below.

Input · sample.pdf · 21 KB

PDF 1.7, 1 page, selectable text (LibertinusSerif-Bold-Identity-H, LibertinusSerif-Bold, LibertinusSerif-Regular-Identity-H, LibertinusSerif-Regular), 0 image objects

Version: 1.7
Pages: 1
Fonts: LibertinusSerif-Bold-Identity-H, LibertinusSerif-Bold, LibertinusSerif-Regular-Identity-H, LibertinusSerif-Regular
Images: 0
Text layer: yes

Output · sample.bmp · 5.5 MB

1224 × 1584 px, 24-bit

Width: 1,224
Height: 1,584
Encoding: 24-bit

PDF pages rendered as images; selectable text is not preserved.

Options

width: Set the output width in pixels.
height: Set the output height in pixels.
fit: Contain, cover, or fill within the requested dimensions.
quality: Set lossy output quality where the codec supports it.
background: Fill transparency with this color for opaque formats.
stripMetadata: Remove source metadata when writing the output.
dpi: Rasterize SVG or PDF-derived pixels at the requested scale where supported.

Example

input

PDF image, 1200 × 800 pixels

output

BMP image resized or re-encoded without OCR text extraction

Do it in code

python

from PIL import Image
img = Image.open("input.pdf")
img.save("output.bmp")

PDF to BMP by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Image engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=pdf&to=bmp.

curl

curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.pdf" -F "from=pdf" -F "to=bmp" \
  -F 'options={"dpi":96}' \
  --output output.bmp

Options this engine accepts for PDF → BMP

Key	Applies to	Type	Default
dpi	Reading PDF	number	96
width	Writing BMP	number	0
height	Writing BMP	number	0
fit	Writing BMP	contain · cover · fill	contain
quality	Writing BMP	number	90
background	Writing BMP	string	#ffffff
stripMetadata	Writing BMP	boolean	true

API reference

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This converter works today; a tested write-up of what changes for PDF → BMP is in progress.