Documents conversion
Convert DOC to PNG
DOC is the legacy Word document format and PNG is a lossless image, so converting renders each page as a picture with no compression blur. PNG is the better choice when the page is mostly text, because letters and thin lines stay crisp instead of picking up the soft edges JPG tends to add.
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- Extension
- .doc
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Old Word documents
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .png
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Screenshots, logos, UI assets
- Transparency
- Supported
Convert DOC to PNG on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
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How to convert DOC to PNG
- Open Morphjet and drag in the DOC file, or several at once if you are clearing out a folder.
- Choose PNG as the output format. Each page of the document becomes its own PNG.
- Convert. The images are written beside the originals, and the files never leave your machine.
DOC vs PNG: what actually changes
| DOC | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Not an image, text is stored as text | Lossless, nothing is thrown away |
| Text sharpness | Perfect at any zoom | Crisp at the resolution it was rendered |
| File size | Small | Larger than JPG for the same page, because nothing is discarded |
| Transparency | Not applicable | Supported, so a page can be exported without a white background |
| Editing | Fully editable | Fixed image, the words cannot be selected |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert DOC to PNG when the page is mostly text, a table, or a diagram and you want it to stay sharp, for example a screenshot-quality figure to drop into documentation, a slide, or a bug report.
Use JPG instead if the page is dominated by photographs and file size matters more than perfectly clean edges, and keep the DOC if anyone still needs to edit the text.
Why not just use an online converter?
A DOC file carries more than the words on the page: author and company names, the path of the printer it was last sent to, and in older files even fragments of text that were deleted but never purged. Uploading the document to convert it hands all of that to whoever runs the service. Rendering it locally means only the picture of the page ever exists outside the original file.
Questions
Is PNG better than JPG for a document page?
Usually yes, when the page is text or line art. PNG is lossless, so letters and table rules stay clean, while JPG can leave faint halos around sharp edges. For pages that are mostly photographs, JPG is smaller for the same visible quality.
Why is the PNG so much larger than the DOC?
The DOC stores the word "the" as three characters. The PNG stores every pixel used to draw it, at whatever resolution the page was rendered. Text is extremely compact as text and comparatively bulky as a picture.
Can I get one PNG for the whole document?
No, each page becomes its own image. PNG has no concept of multiple pages, so a five-page document produces five numbered files.
Does converting need an internet connection?
No. The rendering happens on your own computer, so it works with the network switched off and nothing is uploaded.
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