Documents conversion
Convert PDF to BMP
Updated Jul 2026
PDF is the standard format for documents, reports, and forms, while BMP is a simple, uncompressed image format that goes back to early Windows. To convert PDF to BMP, each page is rendered out as its own image file. Doing this on your own computer means the document never has to leave your machine to be converted.
- Extension
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- The universal document format
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .bmp
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Legacy Windows images
- Transparency
- None
Convert PDF to BMP on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PDF to BMP
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PDF you want to convert, or a whole folder of PDFs at once.
- Choose BMP as the output format. Each page of the PDF becomes its own BMP image, in order.
- Convert. The BMP files are written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
PDF vs BMP: what actually changes
| BMP | ||
|---|---|---|
| File size | Compact, especially for text-heavy documents | Large, since BMP stores every pixel uncompressed |
| Quality | Sharp at any zoom level, since text and graphics are vector | Fixed resolution, locked in at the moment of conversion |
| Multi-page documents | Yes, one file holds every page | No, each page becomes a separate image file |
| Opens everywhere | Yes, near-universal support | Mostly older Windows software; many modern apps and websites don't accept it |
| Editable, searchable text | Yes, text can be selected, searched, and copied | No, it's just pixels |
| Keeps document metadata | Yes, author, title, creation date | No, that information isn't carried over |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PDF to BMP when you need a page as an image for an older Windows program, a legacy printing or scanning workflow, or some other software that only accepts a plain bitmap image.
Keep the PDF if you need to search, copy, or edit the text, or if the document runs more than a page or two, since BMP turns every single page into its own separate, uncompressed image file.
Why not just use an online converter?
PDFs often carry metadata such as the author's name, the software used to create the file, and the date it was made or last edited. Send that file to an online converter and this information travels to their servers right along with the document itself. Converting on your own computer keeps the file, and everything embedded in it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting PDF to BMP lose quality?
The image itself doesn't degrade the way a JPG would, since BMP doesn't compress. But you do lose the PDF's ability to scale to any size without blurring, because a BMP is locked to one fixed resolution set at export.
What happens to a multi-page PDF when I convert it?
Each page comes out as its own BMP file, numbered in order. A 10-page PDF turns into 10 separate images, not one combined file.
Will the BMP keep my PDF's metadata?
No. Details like the author, title, and creation date live in the PDF's document structure, and there's no place for them in a BMP, which only stores pixel data.
Why would I use BMP instead of PNG or JPG?
Mostly for compatibility with older Windows software or hardware that specifically expects an uncompressed bitmap. For everyday sharing, PNG or JPG will give you a much smaller file at the same or better quality.
Can I convert PDF to BMP without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet converts on your own computer, so the PDF and whatever it contains never gets sent over the internet.
Morphjet converts PDF, BMP, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.