AI to JPG Converter
Turn an .ai file into JPG pictures you can post, email or drop into a slide, without the app it was made in. Each artboard becomes its own JPG, drawn sharp from the vector artwork at 72, 150, 300 or 600 DPI, or at an exact width in pixels. JPG has no transparency, so transparent areas get the background you choose: white, black or any colour. Set the quality and see the file size before you save; the DPI is written into each JPG, so print software knows how big it should be. Save one artboard, or every artboard at once in a ZIP. If the .ai was saved without its PDF content, or is an old PostScript-only file, the tool says so plainly instead of making an empty picture. Your file is never uploaded.
100% private — everything runs in your browser. Everything runs in your browser; your .ai files are never uploaded.
Artboards
Type all, or artboard numbers such as 1-3, 5.
Size, quality and background
The DPI is saved in each JPG, so print software knows its size. Each side is capped at 16,384 px and each JPG at 50 megapixels; bigger artboards are made smaller and the tool says so.
Runs in your browser: the .ai file’s PDF part is read and drawn by pdf.js (Apache-2.0), loaded from jsDelivr when you add a file; nothing is uploaded and nothing is saved. .ai files saved without PDF content and old PostScript-only .ai files cannot be drawn here: the tool says so and makes nothing. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed. The rights in your own artwork stay as they were. Not affiliated with Adobe.
How to convert an AI file to JPG
- Drop your .ai file on the box, or click Try a sample.
- Choose the size (DPI or a width), the JPG quality and the background colour.
- Type the artboards you want, or keep all of them, and page through the previews.
- Click Download this artboard, or Download all artboards for a ZIP.
What you can use it for
- Post a logo or illustration on social media
- Email a design proof to someone without the app
- Put artwork into a slide, a document or a web page
- Make a print-ready JPG at 300 DPI
- Export every artboard of a logo pack at once
- Send a small preview of a large artboard
JPG size at each DPI
| DPI | Good for | US Letter artboard (612 × 792 pt) | A4 artboard (595.28 × 841.89 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Screen, 1 pixel per point | 612 × 792 px | 595 × 842 px |
| 150 | Web and email | 1,275 × 1,650 px | 1,240 × 1,754 px |
| 300 | 2,550 × 3,300 px | 2,480 × 3,508 px | |
| 600 | Large print, fine detail | 5,100 × 6,600 px | 4,961 × 7,016 px |
Pixels = points × DPI ÷ 72, because a point is 1/72 inch. The artwork is drawn from its vectors at that size, so a 600 DPI JPG is as sharp as the pixels allow, not an enlarged small picture.
JPG or PNG?
| JPG (this tool) | PNG | |
|---|---|---|
| Transparency | No: the background colour you choose | Yes |
| File size | Small, set by the quality | Larger for detailed artwork |
| Edges of flat colour | Slightly soft at lower quality | Exact |
| Best for | Photos, social posts, email, slides | Logos on any background, web graphics |
Need a transparent background? Save the artboards as PNG instead; JPG cannot hold transparency.
Resize or shrink the JPG afterwards with the Image Resizer and the Image Compressor, or turn it into another format with JPG to PNG. To change only the DPI written in a picture, use Change Image DPI.
Which .ai files work
A modern .ai file is built on PDF: when it is saved with PDF compatibility, the usual setting, the file holds a complete PDF of the artwork with one page per artboard, and that PDF part is what other programs read. Next to it, Illustrator keeps its own editing data in a part of the PDF set aside for an app’s private data.
| Kind of .ai file | How to tell | What happens here |
|---|---|---|
| Saved with “Create PDF Compatible File” on (the usual setting) | Opens in a PDF viewer and shows the artwork | Works: every artboard is a JPG |
| Saved with that option off | A PDF viewer shows only a notice that it was saved without PDF content | Clear message, nothing faked: save it again with the option on |
| Old PostScript-only .ai | Starts with %!PS-Adobe instead of %PDF | Clear message: save it as a newer .ai or a PDF |
| A PDF renamed .ai, or a real PDF | Starts with %PDF | Works like any .ai with PDF compatibility |
An .ai file saved with the option off still starts like a PDF, but its only page is a notice that reads: “This is an Adobe® Illustrator® File that was saved without PDF Content. To Place or open this file in other applications, it should be re-saved from Adobe Illustrator with the ‘Create PDF Compatible File’ option turned on.” The tool reads that notice and tells you, instead of making a JPG of the notice.
Not affiliated with Adobe.
Sources
Sources: a real .ai file saved without PDF content (Texas State University laser template), whose page carries the notice quoted on this page; ISO 32000-2, the PDF 2.0 standard (page-piece dictionaries for an app’s private data, 1 point = 1/72 inch); pdf.js on GitHub (Apache-2.0 licence); the JFIF 1.02 specification (density units: dots per inch).
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See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Is this AI to JPG converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on files. Everything happens in your browser, so your .ai file never leaves your device.
What size will the JPG be?
At 72 DPI one pixel matches one point of the artboard, so a 612 × 792 pt artboard (US Letter) becomes 612 × 792 px; at 300 DPI it becomes 2,550 × 3,300 px. Or type a width in pixels and the height follows. Each side is capped at 16,384 px and each JPG at 50 megapixels, and the tool says when it had to make one smaller.
What happens to transparent areas?
JPG cannot store transparency, so the artwork is drawn on the background you choose: white by default, black, or any colour. For a transparent background, use PNG instead.
Which quality should I use?
90 keeps artwork crisp with a much smaller file than PNG; 75 to 85 suits photos and email. Flat colours and thin lines show JPG’s soft edges first, so keep the quality high for logos. The file size is shown under the preview.
Is the DPI saved in the JPG?
Yes. The tool writes the DPI into the JPG’s header, so print and layout apps place it at the intended size. Image viewers ignore it and show the pixels.
Can I convert every artboard at once?
Yes. All artboards are drawn when you add the file; Download all artboards gives a ZIP with one JPG per artboard, numbered. Or type a range such as 2-4 first.
Why does it say my .ai file was saved without PDF content?
Illustrator can save an .ai file without the PDF copy of the artwork that other programs read; the option is called Create PDF Compatible File. Such a file holds only the Illustrator editing data, which no browser tool can draw. Open it in Illustrator, choose Save As, tick Create PDF Compatible File and add the new file.
Can it open very old .ai files?
Not the old PostScript-only kind, which start with %!PS-Adobe instead of %PDF. They need a PostScript interpreter, which this tool does not have, so it says so plainly. Save the file as a newer .ai with PDF compatibility, or as a PDF, and try again.
Is this for pictures made with AI?
No. AI here is the .ai file extension of vector artwork from Illustrator and similar apps. Pictures from AI image generators are usually PNG, JPG or WebP files.
Is my .ai file uploaded?
No. The file is read and drawn in your browser; only the pdf.js reader is downloaded, from jsDelivr.