PDF to Word Converter
Convert a PDF into an editable Word document (.docx).
Runs in your browser — files never leave your device
or drop a file here
How to convert a PDF to Word
Turn a PDF into a Word document you can edit: paragraphs flow again, headings and lists are rebuilt, and pictures come along. The conversion runs on your device.
Add the PDF.
Choose whether to include images.
Click Convert to Word and download the .docx file.
What comes across into Word
A PDF stores every line at a fixed position, while Word wants flowing paragraphs. The converter reads where each piece of text sits and rebuilds the structure: lines that belong together are joined into paragraphs, words split by a hyphen at the end of a line are repaired, larger text becomes Word headings, and bullet or numbered lines become real Word lists you can extend.
Bold, italic, font family and font size are kept on every run of text, along with web and email links. Centred and right-aligned lines keep their alignment, and two-column pages are read down the left column before the right. Each PDF page starts a new page in Word with the same paper size and orientation, and pictures are placed where they appeared in the text.
Where the result needs a check
Tables are the main limit. Rows come out as lines with tab stops between the cells, which keeps the content in order but not the grid; in Word you can select those lines and use Insert, Table, Convert Text to Table to get a proper table back. Text colours, background shading, text boxes and charts drawn as vector shapes are not recreated, and very designed layouts such as brochures will need tidying.
Scanned pages have no text to convert, so they arrive as pictures; run OCR PDF first and convert that result instead. If a word looks wrong, compare it with the PDF: some older files use fonts whose letters do not map to real characters, and those come out as symbols in any converter.
PDF to Word FAQ
No. The PDF is read and the Word file is built in your browser, so the document never leaves your device.
Close for letters, reports, CVs and articles, but not pixel-perfect. Text becomes normal editable paragraphs, so lines can wrap differently. Tables come out as tab-separated lines, and charts or drawings made of vector shapes aren't carried over.
A scan has no text, only pictures of pages, so those pages are added as images. Run OCR PDF first, then convert the result to get editable text.
Yes. The .docx file opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer and Apple Pages.
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your files are processed on your own device and never leave it.
Yes. Every PDFCraftly tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no email required.