PDF to Word
Turn the text of a PDF into an editable Word document. Headings and paragraphs are recognised, and the conversion happens in your browser.
Use the PDF to Word
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How to use the PDF to Word
- Drop a text-based PDF into the box, or click to choose one.
- Choose whether to detect headings and whether each PDF page starts a new Word page.
- Press Convert to Word.
- Download the .docx file and open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
About this tool
The tool reads the text layer of your PDF with pdf.js, groups it into lines and paragraphs, treats noticeably larger text as headings, and builds a standard .docx file. The result opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office.
Good to know: This is a text conversion, not an exact copy. Images, tables, columns, headers, footers and fonts are not reproduced, and you may need to tidy some lines in Word. Scanned PDFs are pictures of text, so they cannot be converted without OCR (text recognition), which is not included. Right-to-left languages such as Urdu and Arabic may come out in a different order.
Free to use. Your inputs are processed in your browser and are not sent to our servers. Results are for general information; see the disclaimer.
Frequently asked questions
Will the layout stay exactly the same?
No. You get the text, headings and paragraphs, but not the original page layout, pictures or columns. For an exact visual copy, use PDF to JPG instead.
Why does my scanned PDF say there is no text?
A scan is a photograph of a page, so it contains no real text to extract. Turning it into text needs OCR, which this free browser tool does not include.
Can I edit the result in Google Docs?
Yes. Upload the .docx file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs.