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PDF to Word, and Word to PDF

Pull the text out of a PDF into an editable Word document, or turn a .docx file into a clean PDF — pick a direction below.

Drop a PDF here, or click to choose one
Text is extracted and rebuilt as a Word-compatible document
🔒 Conversion happens entirely in your browser — your document is never uploaded to a server.

How it works

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Choose a direction

PDF to Word extracts text; Word to PDF reads a .docx file.

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Drop in your file

Everything is read and processed right there in your tab.

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Download the converted file

A .doc file that opens in Word or Google Docs, or a finished PDF.

Getting editable text out of a PDF, locally

A PDF is deliberately hard to edit — that's the point of the format — but it's a common need to pull the text back out into something you can actually change. This tool reads the text layer already embedded in the PDF and rebuilds it into paragraphs inside a Word-compatible file, processed entirely in your browser rather than through a document upload service.

It works well for getting text out quickly in reading order, though very complex layouts — multi-column pages, tables, or a PDF that's actually just a scanned image with no real text layer — won't convert perfectly, since there's no OCR step involved. Going the other direction, converting a Word document to PDF, keeps formatting locked for sharing or printing.

Common uses: editing a contract or letter that only exists as a PDF, extracting text from a report for reuse elsewhere, or turning a finished Word document into a PDF before sending it. If the PDF is mostly tables rather than paragraphs, PDF to Excel is usually a better fit.

Frequently asked

Will PDF to Word keep my original layout?

It rebuilds the text into paragraphs and simple headings in reading order, but complex layouts like multi-column pages, tables, or scanned/image-only PDFs won't carry over exactly — it's built for getting editable text out quickly, not pixel-perfect layout cloning.

What file does PDF to Word produce?

A Word-compatible .doc file that opens directly in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice.

Does Word to PDF support the old .doc format?

Only modern .docx files are supported — if you have an older .doc file, resave it as .docx in Word first.

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