Extract Image in WPS on Windows: Introduction

WPS PDF Extract Image on Windows helps you select and save images from a PDF to your local device; it includes 2 core tasks, 0 available without membership and 2 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	0	Matches the number of free rows in the index
Membership-related items	2	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index
Version limit	None	No version limit is listed for this feature

About This Feature

Overview

Extract Image is a PDF image handling feature in WPS Office for Windows. It lets you save one or more images from a PDF file to a local folder for reuse, archiving, or further editing.

Core tasks include:

Extract a single image: select one image and save it to a chosen location.
Extract multiple images: hold Ctrl to select multiple images and export them in one action, with each image saved separately.
Keep the original PDF unchanged: extracting images does not remove them from the PDF.

This feature is useful for document organization, content reuse, course material preparation, and file archiving. If you need how to extract images from PDF on Windows, this workflow can reduce repeated screenshots and manual cropping.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	Windows device
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	No required internet connection for extracting images from a local PDF
Other	You need to be able to open PDF files and use PDF editing-related permissions

Download & Installation

Before you use Extract Image, install WPS Office on your Windows device and make sure you can open PDF files.

Item	Notes
Official Download	WPS Office Free Download
Post-install Check	Launch WPS Office, open any PDF, select an image, and check whether the Extract Image entry appears on the Picture Edit tab

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In WPS PDF on Windows, you can select one or multiple images in a PDF and use Extract Image from Picture Edit to save them locally.	Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel let you save a picture or graphic as a separate file, but the workflow is mainly for Office document content rather than extracting multiple images from a PDF page.	Google Docs lets users export document data that can include images, but downloaded images may be lower quality and the workflow is not a direct selected-image extraction action inside a PDF.	Notion supports uploading, embedding, viewing, and downloading images or files in pages, but it is not a PDF image extraction workflow.	Adobe Acrobat can export each image in a PDF to a separate image file and also provides export format and extraction settings.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a direct PDF editing workflow for selecting one or multiple images and exporting them from the current PDF view.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft focuses on saving graphics from Office files, not on selecting multiple images inside a PDF editing workflow.	Compared with WPS: Google focuses on exporting document data rather than directly extracting selected PDF image objects.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on media management and downloads inside pages, not on extracting images from PDF pages.	Compared with WPS: Adobe offers more export settings, while WPS provides a more direct path for quick image extraction inside WPS PDF.
Official Source	—	Save a picture as a separate file	Export your data from Google Docs	Images, files and media	Export images or selections from a PDF

Overall Conclusion
WPS is well suited to users who want a direct PDF image extraction workflow inside the same editing environment. If you need to quickly select and save images from the current PDF page, WPS keeps the steps focused. If you need more detailed export settings, Adobe Acrobat provides broader controls.

Use Cases

#	Scenario	Target Users	Core Pain Point	Solution
1	Extract images from reports	Office users	Charts or illustrations in a PDF need to be reused separately	Select the target image and use Extract Image to save it locally
2	Organize teaching materials in batches	Teachers and trainers	A course PDF contains multiple images that need to be saved separately	Hold Ctrl to select multiple images and extract them together
3	Archive design assets	Designers and operations teams	Images need to be recovered from older PDF files	Export multiple images to a chosen folder for centralized management
4	Keep the original file unchanged	General users	Users do not want image export to affect the original PDF	Extraction saves the images only and does not remove them from the PDF
5	Reduce screenshot work	Students and researchers	Manual screenshots take time and may reduce clarity	Extract the original images directly instead of cropping screenshots

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Feature	Free User	WPS Member
Basic PDF viewing	✅	✅
PDF image extraction	❌ Requires membership to edit PDF files	✅
PDF editing-related tools	Some basic tools are available	More PDF editing and conversion tools are available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Use Case	Recommended Plan	Reason
Occasional PDF viewing	Free	It is suitable for everyday reading and basic viewing needs
Frequent image extraction or PDF handling	WPS Member	Extract Image is a membership-related feature and is more suitable for ongoing PDF editing needs

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