DOCX Image Extractor
Get the pictures out of a Word document without copying them one by one. The extractor reads the images exactly as they are stored in the .docx file – no screenshots, no recompression – and lists them in the order they appear, with format, pixel size, file size and where they are used: body text, header or footer. Download single images or all of them as a ZIP.
- Files stay on your device
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use DOCX Image Extractor
- Drop a .docx file onto the page.
- Choose file naming and whether to skip very small images.
- Click “Extract images”.
- Download images one by one or all as ZIP.
DOCX Image Extractor features
Original quality
Images as stored, not re-encoded.
Document order
Numbered as they appear in the text.
Headers and footers
Logos and decorations included.
Details
Format, pixel size, file size and location.
Leftovers found
Stored but unused images are listed too.
Private
Extracted in your browser.
When to use DOCX Image Extractor
- Reusing photos and diagrams from reports.
- Collecting logos from letterheads.
- Archiving images from documents.
- Checking image resolution before printing.
DOCX Image Extractor FAQ
Are the images compressed again?
No. The files are copied out of the document unchanged. If Word compressed the pictures when they were inserted (the default for large photos), that compressed version is what the document contains.
Which formats can come out?
Mostly PNG and JPEG; also GIF, BMP, TIFF, SVG and Windows metafiles (EMF, WMF) used for charts and clip art. Metafiles have no preview in browsers but open in Word, LibreOffice or Inkscape.
Why are there more images than I see?
Word sometimes keeps images that were deleted or replaced. The extractor marks them as “not used in the text”.
Are linked images included?
Images inserted as links point to files outside the document, so they are not inside it. The tool lists their addresses instead.
Are charts extracted?
Word charts are drawings described as data, not images, so they are not extracted. Copy the chart in Word and paste it as a picture, or export the document to PDF.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser.
How images are stored in Word files
A .docx document is a ZIP archive. Pictures are stored as separate files in its word/media folder, and the text refers to them through relationship ids: a picture in a paragraph says, in effect, “show image rId7 here”, and a relationships file maps rId7 to media/image3.png. Headers and footers have their own relationship files that point into the same folder.
The extractor follows those references through the body text, headers and footers to find the images in the order in which they appear, and records where each one is used. It then copies the files out unchanged, so the pixels and metadata are exactly what the document contains. Images that are still in the media folder but no longer referenced are added at the end.
Saving images as screenshots or with “Save as Picture” in Word can change their resolution or format. Extracting the stored file avoids that. Note that Word compresses inserted pictures to 220 pixels per inch by default; if you need the original photo, check whether the document was saved with “Do not compress images in file”.
For images inside PDF files, use the PDF Image Extractor; to shrink extracted images for the web, use the Image Compressor.
Respect the rights to the images you extract: pictures in documents you received are usually owned by their authors or licensors.