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PDF to Word

Convert a text-based PDF into an editable Word (.docx) document, entirely in your browser.

The interactive tool loads here when JavaScript is enabled. Files are processed locally in your browser.

How to use PDF to Word

  1. Choose a PDF file, or drop it into the upload area.
  2. Review the preview — page count and whether extractable text was detected.
  3. Select Convert to Word.
  4. Download the .docx file once it is ready.

Features

  • Rebuilds paragraphs, headings, lists and basic formatting from text-based PDFs.
  • Shows the page count and whether extractable text was found before converting.
  • Produces an editable .docx file.
  • Runs locally, so confidential documents stay on your device.

Supported formats and limitations

Input: text-based PDF. Output: Word .docx.

  • Exact page layout is not reproduced.
  • Image-only (scanned) pages produce no text.

Frequently asked questions

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Your PDF is read and converted locally in your browser and is never sent to a server or third-party API. Nothing about your document is stored once you leave or reset this page.

How does conversion work?

The tool reads each page's text and its position, size and basic styling, then reconstructs paragraphs, headings, simple bold/italic formatting, alignment, lists and page breaks into a real, editable .docx file — not a scanned image and not one giant block of text.

What are the limitations?

A PDF does not contain Word's semantic document structure, so reconstruction is best-effort: complex multi-column layouts may not read back in the original order, complex tables may not reconstruct correctly (readable text order is preserved instead), exact fonts used in the PDF are not available and are substituted, scanned or image-only PDFs are not supported in this version (no OCR), password-protected PDFs may not be supported, and the result is not guaranteed to look exactly like the original in Microsoft Word.

What file types are supported?

Only PDF is supported, and only PDFs with real, extractable text. Scanned/image-only PDFs, password-protected PDFs, and corrupted or invalid files are rejected with a clear error instead of producing a broken document.