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PDF to Word
Turn a PDF into an editable Word document, keeping its headings, text sizes and page breaks.
or drop a PDF here
PDF files are processed locally in your browser and never uploaded.
About PDF to Word
PDF to Word extracts the text of a PDF into a real, editable Word document. Each PDF page becomes text in the document, so you can edit, copy, quote and reformat words that were previously locked inside a PDF. It is made for reusing reports, articles, contracts and notes without retyping them.
PDFs are designed to look the same everywhere, which makes them poor for editing. Conversion now keeps the document's structure: headings, text sizes, bold and italics, alignment, indentation, list bullets and page breaks are carried over, so the Word file reads in the same order and structure as the PDF. Exact background boxes and complex tables are not reproduced in a browser conversion, but you gain a document you can actually change. For most reuse — quoting, correcting, translating or building on a text — that trade is worth it.
How to use PDF to Word
- Choose a PDF with “Select PDF file”.
- Press “Convert to Word”.
- Download the Word document, named converted.docx.
- Open it in Word or a compatible editor and edit the text.
Why use PDF to Word
Locked text, unlocked — a PDF you can read becomes a document you can edit.
- Editable text — real Word paragraphs, not an image of the PDF.
- Page by page — each PDF page becomes text in order.
- Private — extraction happens in your browser; the PDF is never uploaded.
Common uses
Common uses include reusing a report's text in a new document, quoting an article without retyping it, correcting a contract clause when the original Word file is lost, and translating a PDF's content by editing the extracted text. Researchers, students and office workers use it whenever locked text needs to become editable text.
Your files and privacy
Your PDF is converted in your browser and is never uploaded to a server.
Honest limits
Layout, fonts and images are not preserved. The output is extracted text in fresh paragraphs, not a visual replica of the PDF.
Frequently asked questions
Will the Word file look like the PDF?
No. It contains the extracted text as fresh paragraphs, with a page break for each PDF page.
Does it keep headings and bold text?
No. The output is plain paragraphs of extracted text, without heading styles or bold formatting. You can reapply headings and bold in Word after conversion, using the text as your starting point.
Can it convert a scanned PDF?
Only if the PDF has a text layer. A scanned image PDF has no text to extract; use Image to Text (OCR) for scanned pages.
Will tables be preserved?
Table text is extracted, but table layout is not recreated exactly. Check and reformat tables in Word after conversion.
What Word format is produced?
A standard .docx file, which opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and other Word-compatible editors.