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PDF to Word

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Drop a PDF and download an editable .docx. Text, headings, tables, lists and images come along.

Beta: modern PDFs convert well (text, tables, images, strikethrough). Scanned PDFs without OCR, equations, and JBIG2 images aren't supported yet.

How it works

  1. Drop a PDF into the upload area. Word can open the result without any plugins.
  2. Wait a few seconds while the engine analyses the page layout, detects columns, tables, headings, and images.
  3. Click 'Convert to Word'. Text, structure, and inline images are extracted locally in your browser.
  4. Download the .docx file.
  5. Open it in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, or Pages — all editable.

Frequently asked questions

Does it preserve fonts, headings, and tables?

Modern, well-tagged PDFs: yes. Our engine reconstructs paragraph styles from font-size statistics, detects table grids from horizontal rules, and groups lines into reading order. Hand-crafted layouts may need light cleanup in Word afterwards.

What about scanned PDFs?

Scanned PDFs are images, not text. We don't run OCR locally (yet) — those will convert into a DOCX with images embedded but no editable text. Use an OCR tool first if you need editable text out of a scan.

Are images extracted into the Word document?

Yes. JPEG, PNG, and JP2 images are passed through to the .docx's word/media/ directory and anchored at their original positions on the page.

Does it handle multi-column layouts?

Yes — we detect column gutters automatically and read columns top-to-bottom, then left-to-right. Two- and three-column reports come out in correct reading order.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The converter runs entirely in your browser tab.