Quick answer: This PDF to Word converter reads the text of a PDF in your browser and rebuilds it as a .docx: paragraphs, headings, bold, italic and page breaks. Scanned pages can be kept as pictures. It works with PDFs up to 100 MB, and the file is not uploaded. It rebuilds the text, not the exact layout, so tables and columns become plain paragraphs.
Need to change a few lines in a PDF, reuse its text in a new document or fill it in properly? Turn it into a Word file you can edit in Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice.
PDF to Word at a glance
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no watermark, no daily limit |
|---|---|
| Accepts | |
| Largest file | 100 MB per file, several files at once |
| Where it runs | In your browser: files are never uploaded |
| Works on | Any modern browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux |
| Send the result | Download it, or send it free with a link or by email (up to 20 GB) |
How to convert PDF to Word
- Choose or drop one or more PDFs.
- Choose whether each PDF page starts a new Word page and what to do with scanned pages.
- Press Convert to Word.
- Open the .docx in Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice and edit it.
What comes across
| In the PDF | In the Word file |
|---|---|
| Text and paragraphs | Editable paragraphs; lines that were wrapped are joined again |
| Titles and headings | Word headings (Heading 1–3), so the navigation pane and a table of contents work |
| Bold and italic | Kept |
| Centred titles, indented blocks | Kept |
| Page breaks | Kept (you can switch this off) |
| Scanned pages | A picture of the page (run OCR PDF first to get text) |
| Tables, columns, images on text pages | Not rebuilt: table cells become text separated by tabs |
Scanned PDFs
A scanned PDF is a set of pictures, so there is no text to put into Word. Run it through the free OCR PDF tool first: it recognises the words and saves a searchable PDF, which then converts to Word with its text. If you only need the words, PDF to text is quicker.
Your document stays on your device
Most PDF to Word sites upload your file to their server. Here the PDF is read by your browser with pdf.js, the PDF engine of Firefox, and the Word file is written on your device too, so contracts, CVs and statements are never uploaded. To go the other way, use Word to PDF.
How this compares
| This tool | Online converters (e.g. iLovePDF, Smallpdf or Adobe Acrobat online) | Desktop apps (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Pro) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your file is uploaded | No | Yes, to their servers | No |
| Install or account | None | Account for some features | Install needed |
| Watermark or daily limits | None | Common on free plans | Depends on the app |
Plans of other services change; check their sites. More pdf tools.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a PDF to Word for free?
Add the PDF, press Convert to Word and open the .docx that downloads. No sign-up, no watermark and no limit on the number of files.
Will it look exactly like the PDF?
The text, headings, bold, italic and page breaks come across; tables, columns and images on text pages do not. It is made for editing the words, not for an exact copy of the layout.
Why is my Word file only pictures?
The PDF is scanned, so it has no text. Run it through OCR PDF first, then convert the searchable PDF.
Does it work in Google Docs?
Yes. Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, or open it in Pages or LibreOffice.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. It is converted in your browser.
Need to send a big file?
Send files up to 20 GB with a download link or by email. Free, no account needed, original quality.
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