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PDF to Word

Extract the text of a PDF into a .docx file you can open and edit in Word, Google Docs or Pages.

Drop your file here

Nothing is uploaded — your file is processed on this device.

Options for PDF to Word

Text and paragraph flow are converted. Complex layouts, columns and images are not reproduced — the aim is editable text, not a pixel-perfect copy.

How to pdf to word

  1. 1Upload the PDF, and enter its password if it has one.
  2. 2Convert — the text layer is read page by page in your browser.
  3. 3Download the .docx and open it in your word processor.

About this tool

Most people asking for PDF to Word want one thing: to edit the words without retyping them. This tool reads the text layer of your PDF page by page and writes it into a standard .docx file, keeping paragraph and line breaks so the document is immediately workable.

It is deliberately honest about what it does. A PDF describes where glyphs sit on a page, not what a paragraph or a table is, so no converter can perfectly rebuild an original Word layout. You get clean, editable text in reading order — ideal for updating wording, quoting a section or reusing content — rather than a visual clone with fragile text boxes.

If the PDF is a scan, there is no text layer to read and the conversion will tell you so. Run it through OCR PDF first to recognise the characters, then convert.

What it's good for

  • Updating a contract or policy that you only have as a PDF.
  • Reusing sections of a report in a new document.
  • Getting a CV out of PDF form so it can be tailored for an application.
  • Copying long passages without retyping or fighting with copy-paste.

Features

  • Standard .docx

    Opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and Pages.

  • Reading order

    Lines are grouped into paragraphs in the order they appear.

  • Page markers

    Page breaks are kept as blank paragraphs so structure is recognisable.

  • Clear about scans

    You are told when a PDF has no text to convert rather than getting an empty file.

Questions people ask

Will my layout, images and tables be preserved?
No. This conversion targets editable text. Images and precise table layouts are not carried over.
Why is my result empty?
The PDF is almost certainly a scan. Use OCR PDF to create text, then convert that text.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Reading and conversion happen entirely in your browser.

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