PDF to Word

Get the text of a PDF into an editable Word (.docx) file in your browser. Keeps text and basic structure, not the exact layout. Free, no uploads.

Your files stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Honest limit: this keeps the text, headings, lists and simple tables. It does not keep pictures, fonts, colours or the exact page layout.

Shortcuts: Ctrl+Enter run · Ctrl+Shift+C copy result · / search (use ⌘ on Mac)

Next steps

Done here? Use the Send to… menu on the result to carry it on to PDF to Text or Word to PDF.

Free Online PDF to Word

Get the words of a PDF into a Word file you can edit. Headings, paragraphs, lists and simple tables are rebuilt from the text. Your PDF never leaves your device. Make a Word file from a PDF so you can edit the text. Headings, lists and rows of columns are kept; complex page designs are not.

How to turn a PDF into a Word file

Drop your PDF in the box, choose the pages if you only need some, and press Convert to Word. Open the downloaded .docx in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.

What to expect

You get the text with headings and paragraphs. Pictures, fonts, colours and the exact page layout are not copied, so check the result and tidy it up. For PDFs that are mostly tables, try PDF to Excel.

Common mistakes

Expecting the Word file to match the PDF page for page: only the text and simple structure are rebuilt.
Converting a scanned PDF: it has no words, so run it through Image to Text (OCR) first.

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The words are read and the Word file is built inside your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Will it look exactly like the PDF?

No. A PDF stores where each word sits on the page, not paragraphs, so the tool guesses headings, paragraphs and lists from the text sizes and gaps. Columns, fonts, colours, pictures and page backgrounds are not kept. It is made for getting the words back into an editable file.

Why does it say there is no text?

A scanned PDF is only pictures of pages. Use Image to Text (OCR) to read the words from it, then paste them into Word.

What about tables?

Lines that have words far apart (like table rows) become a simple Word table. For real spreadsheets use PDF to Excel.

Will the Word file look exactly like the PDF?

No. The text and its order are kept along with headings, lists and simple tables, but exact positions, fonts and fancy designs are not. Check and tidy the result before you use it.

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