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The download is a .docx file of the page text. Pictures and the original layout are left out. A scanned PDF is rejected. Conversion stays in this browser.

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Convert a PDF file to Word

Convert a PDF file to Word in your browser. No signup, the page text is kept, and the file stays on your device.

What is a PDF to Word converter?

This page reads the text layer of a PDF and writes a Word .docx file. Pictures and the original page layout are left out. A scanned PDF with no text is rejected.

PDF to Word converter features

Save a PDF as a Word document.

  • PDF to Word

    Upload a PDF and download a .docx file of the page text.

  • Page text

    Each page that has text is written as paragraphs.

  • A Word file

    The download is .docx, which Word can open.

  • Browser-side conversion

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

How to convert PDF to Word

Three steps from a PDF to a Word file.

  1. Add the PDF

    Drop an unlocked PDF.

  2. Convert to Word

    Click Convert to Word. The page text is written into a document.

  3. Download the Word file

    Save the .docx file.

Tips for converting PDF to Word

What this converter keeps from the PDF.
  • 01

    Use a PDF with text

    A scanned page with no text layer is rejected.

  • 02

    Expect paragraphs

    Pictures and the original page layout are left out.

  • 03

    Open the .docx file

    The download is the Word format Word opens today.

Good uses for PDF to Word

When you need the text of a PDF in Word.

  1. Edit the wording: Copy the page text into a Word document you can change.

  2. Save a PDF as Word: Turn the text layer into a .docx file.

  3. A document you can open: Word opens the download without an extra conversion.

Why convert PDF to Word here

A local conversion from PDF text to a Word file.

  • No signup

    Convert a PDF without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    The Word file is written in the browser.

  • The page text

    Each page with text becomes paragraphs in the document.

Technical details

How this PDF to Word conversion works.
Input
One unlocked PDF, up to 20 MB and 200 pages.
Output
A .docx file. Each page with text becomes paragraphs, starting with the page number.
Text layer
The converter reads the text already in the PDF. It does not read a picture of a page.
Where it runs
The Word file is written in the browser. The PDF is not uploaded for conversion.

Sources & References

References for the PDF this converter reads and the Word file it writes.
  • “PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: This tool reads the text layer of that document format. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

  • “Microsoft Word, or simply Word, is a word processing program developed by Microsoft.”
    — Wikipedia — Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word: The download is a .docx file that program can open. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word

Frequently Asked Questions

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