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🔒 Your selected PDF is processed locally in your browser and is not uploaded. This is a Beta tool — output quality depends on the source layout.
PDF → Word Beta

Convert a text PDF to .docx

Text-native PDFs produce the cleanest output. Scanned PDFs hold pictures of words, not words, so nothing can be extracted directly — convert with PDF to JPG, then use Text Recognition. Complex layouts, columns and forms are not preserved — review the .docx before relying on it.

✦ Text extraction✦ Images included✦ .docx output✦ No upload
Beta limitations: Scanned/image-only PDFs produce no text unless OCR is run first. Multi-column layouts are flattened to a single column. Forms and hyperlinks are not carried over. Embedded raster images are extracted and included. Always review the .docx before sharing.
💡 Not sure which format you need? PDF to Word or Excel reads your file first, tells you which format will actually work and how well it will come out, then shows you a preview before you convert.
Drop a PDF here, or click to browseUp to 50 MB · text-native PDFs give the best results
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How it works

Three quick steps

1 · Add a PDF

The text is extracted locally with PDF.js. You see a live preview.

2 · Convert

Paragraphs are detected by line spacing. A .docx is built with the docx library.

3 · Download & review

Open the .docx in Word, Pages, Google Docs or LibreOffice and review.

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FAQ

About PDF → Word

How good is the conversion?

It depends on the source. Text-native single-column PDFs produce good output. Multi-column documents are flattened into one column. Forms, brochures and scanned PDFs produce low-to-moderate quality without OCR.

Do you upload my PDF?

No. Text extraction, paragraph detection and .docx generation all run in your browser. Powered by PDF.js (text extraction) and docx (Apache-style) — both lazy-loaded.

What if the .docx looks wrong?

Try our Merge PDF or Split PDF tools first to isolate the pages that matter, then convert only those.