PDF to Word
Turn a PDF back into an editable .docx.
About PDF to Word
Recovers the text of a PDF as an editable Word document, rebuilding paragraphs from wrapped lines and promoting larger or bold lines to headings. Running headers and footers are stripped, and every option is shown so you can correct the guesses before downloading. Runs entirely in this tab — the file is never uploaded.
Converting a PDF to Word is not really a conversion. A PDF records where glyphs were placed on a page; a Word document records paragraphs, headings and lists. The structure a converter produces was inferred, not recovered, because it was discarded when the PDF was made.
Knowing that is what lets you use the result well: expect editable text in a sensible order, and expect to reapply some formatting.
- Processed on your deviceEverything you open or type here is handled by this page and never uploaded anywhere.
- No queue, no limitsNothing waits on a server, so the only limit is your own hardware.
- No account neededNo sign-up and no email address required.
How PDF to Word works in your browser
PDF.js reports every text run on the page along with its position, size and font name. Those runs are grouped into lines by vertical position and into paragraphs by the spacing between lines, then written out as a .docx through the docx library.
Structure is inferred from the only evidence the file still contains. Font size relative to the document’s most common size suggests a heading; a bold or italic weight in the font name suggests emphasis; text repeating at the same position on every page is treated as a running header rather than a paragraph.
The inference is deliberately conservative. Producing a plain paragraph where the original had a heading is a small loss you can fix in seconds; inventing headings throughout a document because one page used a larger font produces something nobody can edit. Multi-column layouts, tables and text baked into images are where any converter struggles, and this one does not pretend otherwise — there is no OCR, so a scanned page contains no text to extract at all.
When to use it
Recovering the text of a report whose original document has been lost. Getting a quotable draft out of a PDF without retyping several thousand words. Editing a form or template you received as a PDF and were expected to fill in by hand. Reusing your own published work — a paper or a proposal — where the PDF is the only copy you still have.
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Frequently asked questions
Will the layout match the original exactly?
No, and no converter can promise that honestly. A PDF stores positioned glyphs rather than paragraphs, so structure is inferred from font size and geometry. Text, headings and lists carry across well; multi-column layouts, tables and precise page design do not.
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
No. A scan is a picture of text with no text layer to read, so reading it needs OCR, which this release does not include. The tool tells you when it finds no text rather than handing back an empty document.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is read by this page and converted on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, which is why it also works with the network disconnected.