PDF to Word

Convert your PDF into a real, editable Word document — the text reflows normally, ready to rewrite rather than just look at.

  • Keeps your layout
  • Works on any device
  • Deleted after processing
  • A genuinely editable .docx
  • Text reflows normally
  • Tables and images carried over
  • Opens in Word or LibreOffice

PDF

Drag & drop file here

or choose a file from your device

Upload a PDF to convert it into an editable Word document

PDF files only

How it works

PDF to Word in three steps

Upload your PDF

Drag your file onto the upload panel, or click it to pick one from your device. Nothing is sent anywhere until you start the job, and the working copy is deleted the moment it finishes.

It reads your document's text

Text is pulled out in reading order, with bold and italic kept where the PDF used them.

Download your Word document

The result opens in Word (or any compatible app) with the text reflowing normally, ready to rewrite.

Step by step

How to convert a PDF to Word

Get a real, editable Word document out of your PDF — not a picture of one.

  1. Upload your PDF

    Drag your file onto the upload panel, or click it to pick one from your device. Nothing is sent anywhere until you start the job, and the working copy is deleted the moment it finishes.

    The PDF to Word upload panel

  2. It reads your document's text

    Text is pulled out in reading order, with bold and italic kept where the PDF used them.

    The PDF to Word screen while the document is being read

  3. Download your Word document

    The result opens in Word (or any compatible app) with the text reflowing normally, ready to rewrite.

    The PDF to Word screen with the converted document ready to download

Frequently asked questions about PDF to Word

Can I actually edit the text afterwards?

Yes — the text reflows normally, like any Word document, rather than sitting as a picture with text on top. Bold and italic are kept where the PDF used them.

What doesn't come across?

Images, logos, exact positioning and multi-column layouts. This tool converts a PDF's text into a genuinely editable document — it does not clone the page's appearance.

Does it work on scanned PDFs?

No — it needs a real text layer to read. A scanned or photographed page has no text to extract, so there is nothing to convert.

Is it free?

Yes. Every tool works without paying and without an account. Files can be up to 200 pages and 80 MB, and a run that fails costs you nothing.

Do I need to create an account?

No. All tools work without signing in. An account raises your hourly allowance and lets you see what you have processed.

What happens to my file?

It travels over an encrypted connection into a directory created for that single request, is processed, is returned to you, and the working copy is deleted as the request finishes. We keep a record that an operation ran — never the filename or the contents.

PDF to Word guides and articles

Converting filesHow to convert a PDF to Word (and what usually goes wrong)Upload the PDF to a converter, let it read the text and rebuild the layout, then download the .docx — but the result is only editable if the PDF contains real text rather than a scanned picture of text.Converting filesHow do I turn a PDF back into an editable PowerPoint?A converter puts each PDF page on its own slide and recovers the text as editable text boxes — but the original layout, animations and master slides are gone, because a PDF never contained them.Converting filesWhy do my fonts change when I convert Word to PDF?Because the font you used was not available to whatever performed the conversion, so it was substituted for a similar one with different letter widths — which shifts every line after it.

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