PDF to Word
Turn a PDF into an editable .doc file you can open in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Document ready.
How it works
This tool reads the text content of your PDF page by page and rebuilds it as a Word-compatible document you can open and edit in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice or Google Docs. Everything runs locally using Mozilla's PDF.js library — your file is never uploaded, so even confidential contracts or HR documents stay on your machine.
How to convert a PDF to Word
Drop your PDF into the box above (or click it to browse), press Convert, and wait a few seconds. A download button appears with your new .doc file. That's the whole process — no account, no watermark, no email required.
A concrete example
Suppose you received a two-page offer letter as a PDF and need to negotiate a clause. Convert it here, open the result in Word, and you can edit the salary paragraph, add comments, and track changes — things a PDF viewer can't do. The same applies to updating a CV you only have as a PDF, or filling in the terms of a lease template someone sent you.
What to expect
The converter focuses on getting the text out reliably. Complex layouts — multi-column pages, tables, or heavily designed PDFs — will come through as plain paragraphs rather than a pixel-perfect recreation of the original design. For pulling text out of reports, letters, or simple documents, this works well; for reproducing an intricate brochure layout, expect to do some manual formatting afterward.
Why not just copy and paste?
You can select text in most PDF readers and paste it into Word, but it rarely survives the trip: line breaks land mid-sentence, hyphenation splits words, and headers get jumbled into the body. This tool rebuilds clean paragraphs per page, so you get text you can actually reformat in seconds instead of spending ten minutes fixing broken lines.
Common problems and fixes
Scanned PDF, no text comes out? Scans are photographs of pages with no text layer. Run the file through our OCR tool first, then paste the recognized text into Word.
Password-protected PDF? Remove the protection in your PDF reader first (usually File → Properties → Security), then convert.
Accented characters look wrong? This is rare and usually means the PDF used a non-standard font encoding. The PDF to Text tool sometimes handles those files differently — worth trying as a fallback.
Frequently asked questions
What file format do I get?
A .doc file that opens directly in Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice Writer.
Will images from the PDF be included?
Not currently — this version extracts text only, not embedded images.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
No — scanned PDFs have no text layer. Use our OCR tool first to get the text, then paste it into Word yourself.
Can I convert a Word file back to PDF?
Yes — use our Word to PDF tool. The two together cover the full round trip.
Is there a page or size limit?
No hard limit. Very large PDFs simply take longer, since the conversion runs on your own processor.
Is it safe for confidential documents?
Yes. The file is processed by your browser's own memory and never transmitted — you could disconnect from the internet after loading the page and it would still work.