Uwarp

Download the .docx file, then in Google Docs choose File, Open, Upload. A .docx file stays as uploaded. A .doc file becomes text in a new .docx. This page does not sign in to Google.

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Prepare a Word file for Google Docs

Prepare a Word file for Google Docs in your browser. No signup, the download is .docx, and the file stays on your device.

What is a Word to Google Docs conversion?

Google Docs opens a Word .docx file after you upload it. This page checks a .docx file and turns a legacy .doc file into .docx text you can upload.

Word to Google Docs features

Get a .docx file you can open in Google Docs.

  • Word to .docx

    Upload a .doc or .docx file and download a .docx document.

  • Ready for Google Docs

    Open the download in Google Docs with File, Open, Upload.

  • An unchanged .docx

    A modern Word file is downloaded as the same document.

  • Browser-side conversion

    The file stays on your device. No account is required.

How to convert Word to Google Docs

Three steps from a Word file to a document Google Docs can open.

  1. Add the Word file

    Drop a .doc or .docx file. The converter reads it in your browser.

  2. Download the .docx

    Save the Word document. A .docx file is kept as uploaded. A .doc file becomes a .docx of the text.

  3. Open it in Google Docs

    In Google Docs, choose File, then Open, then Upload, and open the .docx file.

Tips for opening Word in Google Docs

What this converter keeps from a Word file.
  • 01

    Use .docx when you have it

    Google Docs opens that file with its original layout.

  • 02

    Legacy .doc keeps the text

    The body text is written into the .docx file. Pictures and the original layout are left out.

  • 03

    Upload the download

    Google Docs opens the file after you upload it. This page does not sign in to Google.

Good uses for a Word to Google Docs tool

When a Word file needs to open in Google Docs.

  1. Open Word in Google Docs: Download a .docx file and upload it in Google Docs.

  2. Bring an old .doc forward: Turn a legacy Word file into a .docx document.

  3. Stay on this device: Reading and .docx writing run in the browser.

Why prepare Word for Google Docs here

A local Word to .docx step before you open the file in Google Docs.

  • No signup

    Prepare the file without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    The Word file is not uploaded for conversion.

  • A .docx file

    Google Docs opens that Word document.

Technical details

How this Word conversion works.
Input
A .doc or .docx file up to 20 MB.
DOCX output
A .docx file is downloaded unchanged when word/document.xml is present.
DOC output
A legacy .doc file becomes a .docx of the body text. Pictures and the original layout are left out.
Where it runs
The file is read locally in the browser. It is not uploaded, and this page does not sign in to Google.

Sources & References

References for the Word file this converter reads and the .docx file it downloads.
  • “Microsoft Word, or simply Word, is a word processing program developed by Microsoft.”
    — Wikipedia — Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word: This tool reads a .doc or .docx file from that program. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word

  • “Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents.”
    — Wikipedia — Office Open XML

    Office Open XML: The download is that Word document format, with a .docx extension. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML

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