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# Generate a PDF page thumbnail on Server/Desktop

Create PDF page thumbnails in multiple image formats with this full code sample. Convert PDF to JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF images using the built-in rasterizer. Explore RAW, BMP, JPEG, PNG, PNG8, TIFF, and T

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**Requirements**

*These packages are required to use these features in production. Trial keys have unlimited access to all features*

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To create a PDF page thumbnail in multiple image formats.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
PDFDraw draw = new PDFDraw();

// set the output resolution
draw.SetDPI(92);

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
Page pg = doc.GetPage(1);
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG");
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C++" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```cpp
PDFDoc doc(filename);
PDFDraw draw;

// set the output resolution 
draw.SetDPI(92);

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
Page pg = doc.GetPage(1);
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG");
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```go
// use the empty constructor to create a blank PDF
doc := NewPDFDoc(filename)

// set the output resolution 
draw.SetDPI(92)

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
pg := doc.GetPage(1)
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```java
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
PDFDraw draw = new PDFDraw();

// set the output resolution 
draw.setDPI(92);

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
Page pg = doc.getPage(1);
draw.export(pg, output_filename, "PNG");
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
async function main() {
  const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);

  // set the output resolution
  const pdfdraw = await PDFNet.PDFDraw.create(92);

  // Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
  const pg = await doc.getPage(1);
  const buf = await pdfdraw.exportStream(pg, 'PNG');

  //optionally save the blob to a file or upload to a server
  const blob = new Blob([buf], { type: 'application/pdf' });
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```kotlin
val doc = PDFDoc(filename)
val draw = PDFDraw() 

// set the output resolution
draw.setDPI(92.0)

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
val pg = doc.getPage(1)
draw.export(pg, output_filename, "PNG");
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Obj-C" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```objc
PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: filename];

// set the output resolution
PTPDFDraw *draw = [[PTPDFDraw alloc] initWithDpi: 92];

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
PTPage* pg = [doc GetPage: 1];
[draw Export:pg filename: output_filename format: @"PNG"];
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Swift" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```swift
let doc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc(filepath: filename)

// The output resolution is set to 92 DPI
let draw: PTPDFDraw = PTPDFDraw(dpi: 92)

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
let pg: PTPage = doc.getPage(1)
draw.export(pg, filename: output_filename, format: "PNG")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```php
$doc = new PDFDoc($filename);
$draw = new PDFDraw();

// The output resolution is set to 92 DPI.
$draw->SetDPI(92);

// Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
$pg = $doc->GetPage(1);
$draw->Export($pg, $output_filename, "PNG");
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
doc = PDFDoc(filename)
draw = PDFDraw()

# The output resolution is set to 92 DPI.
draw.SetDPI(92)

# Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
pg = doc.GetPage(1)
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```ruby
doc = PDFDoc.new(filename)
draw = PDFDraw.new

# The output resolution is set to 92 DPI.
draw.SetDPI(92)

# Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
pg = doc.GetPage(1)
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="VB" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```vb
Dim doc4 As PDFDoc = New PDFDoc(filename)
Dim draw As PDFDraw = New PDFDraw

' The output resolution is set to 92 DPI.
draw.SetDPI(92)

' Rasterize the first page in the document and save the result as PNG.
Dim pg As Page = doc.GetPage(1)
draw.Export(pg, output_filename, "PNG")
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

[Convert PDF to image (JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF)](/core/get-started/samples/converttest.md) Full code sample illustrates how to use the built-in rasterizer in order to render PDF images on the fly and how to save resulting images in PNG and JPEG format. Code sample is available in C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby & VB.

More image format options:

* **"RAW"** : RAW format.There are four possibilities:
  * `e_rgba` - if transparent and color page;
  * `e_gray_alpha` - if transparent and gray page;
  * `e_rgb` - if opaque and color page;
  * `e_gray` - if opaque and gray page. NOTE that if page is set to be transparent (SetPageTransparent), the output color channels are already multiplied by the alpha channel.
* **"BMP"** : Bitmap image format (BMP)
* **"JPEG"** : Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image format
* **"PNG"** : 24-bit W3C Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format
* **"PNG8"** : 8-bit, palettized PNG format. The exported file size should be smaller than the one generated using "PNG", possibly at the expense of some image quality.
* **"TIFF"** : Tag Image File Format (TIFF) image format.
* **"TIFF8"** : Tag Image File Format (TIFF) image format (with 8-bit palete).


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