PDF to Word
Convert text-based PDFs into editable Word (.docx) documents.
Files are processed entirely in your browser — they're never uploaded to a server.
You get the PDF's text as editable Word paragraphs and headings. Exact layout, images and complex tables aren't carried over.
Get editable text out of a PDF
PDF to Word reads the text inside a PDF and rebuilds it as a .docx file you can edit. Lines are joined back into paragraphs, words split by a hyphen at the end of a line are rejoined, and noticeably larger text becomes a heading.
It recovers the words and their basic structure, not the look of the page. Images, columns, fonts and tables are not reproduced, so treat it as a way to reuse the content, not a copy of the design. The PDF is read on your device and is not uploaded.
How to convert a PDF into an editable Word file
- Choose a PDF, or drag it onto the upload area. One file is converted at a time; choosing another replaces it.
- Leave “Start each PDF page on a new page in Word” ticked to keep the original page breaks, or untick it for one continuous document.
- Click Convert to Word. Progress is shown page by page.
- Check the summary of pages, paragraphs and words, and skim the preview. It shows the first 40 paragraphs; the download contains everything.
- Click Download .docx. The file keeps the PDF’s name, so report.pdf becomes report.docx.
What ends up in the Word document
- Paragraphs, not lines. Text is regrouped using the gaps between lines, so it reflows when you edit instead of breaking at the old line ends.
- Two heading levels. Text much larger than the body text becomes Heading 1 or Heading 2, which also fills Word’s navigation pane.
- Plain styling. Bold, italics, fonts, colours and links are not carried over — everything uses Word’s default style.
- No pictures or grid layouts. Images are left out, multi-column pages lose their columns, and table cells come through as ordinary lines of text.
- Headers and footers included. Running headers and page numbers are text too, so they appear as short paragraphs you may want to delete.
Situations where converting helps
- Updating an old document: when only the PDF of a CV, letter or policy survives, edit the text instead of retyping it.
- Reusing passages: pull paragraphs from a report or article into your own notes or draft.
- Long reports: convert just the chapter you need after extracting it with Split PDF.
Text PDFs versus scanned PDFs
How to tell which kind you have
Try selecting a sentence in your PDF viewer. If the words highlight, the PDF has a text layer and will convert. If nothing selects, or the whole page highlights as one block, the page is a picture — usually a scan.
When a file has almost no selectable text, the tool stops and says so instead of handing you an empty document. For those pages, turn them into images with PDF to Image and read them with Image to Text (OCR).
PDF to Word: common questions
Will the Word file look exactly like my PDF?
No. You get the text, paragraphs and headings in a clean, editable document, but not the original fonts, images, columns or positioning.
What happens if only some pages are scanned?
Pages with real text convert normally. Scanned pages have no text to read, so they come out empty in the Word file. Run those pages through OCR separately and paste the result in.
Are tables converted into Word tables?
No. The words in a table are kept, but the grid isn’t rebuilt, so cells run together as lines or paragraphs. Rebuild any table you need in Word.
Can I convert several PDFs at once?
One file at a time. To get several PDFs into one Word document, combine them with Merge PDF first and convert the merged file.
Is my PDF uploaded during conversion?
No. Reading the PDF and building the .docx both happen in your browser. The conversion code loads from this site the first time you click Convert, and your document stays on your device.