PDF to Word Converter: Convert a PDF into an editable Word document (.docx). Input: PDF files and values you enter. Output: Results shown on the page and a downloaded file. Privacy: Runs in your browser: inputs and files stay on your device and are not uploaded.
How to convert a PDF to Word
- Drop your PDF onto the box or tap to choose it.
- Choose Editable text to get paragraphs, headings, tables and pictures you can edit in Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice. Choose Exact look to place each page as an image, keeping the layout perfectly but not editable.
- Leave Join lines into paragraphs on so sentences flow normally instead of breaking at every line, and Detect headings on to turn larger or bold lines into Word headings.
- Press Convert to Word, check the preview and download the .docx file.
What to expect from PDF to Word conversion
A PDF stores where each piece of text sits on the page, not paragraphs, columns or styles, so every converter has to rebuild the structure. This one reads the text and its positions with Mozilla's pdf.js, groups words into lines and lines into paragraphs using spacing, indents and punctuation, reads columns one after the other, re-joins words hyphenated across lines, and marks bigger or bold lines as headings. Tables drawn with lines, and simple tables whose columns line up, become Word tables; pictures on the page are placed where they appear in the text. The result is a clean, editable document that is easy to restyle.
Complex layouts such as magazines, forms, charts and text over images will not look exactly like the original; the text is kept, but you may need to rearrange it. Scanned PDFs contain pictures of text rather than text, so run them through OCR PDF first: the searchable PDF it makes is read here, and tables and photos on the scan are rebuilt as well. Everything happens in your browser: your document is never uploaded, there are no page limits, and no account is needed.
Example: what the Word file keeps
A 10-page text PDF became a Word document with every word (100%), all 32 headings, the bold text, both images and its table with all 32 cells in the right place. A 3-page bank statement kept all 3 of its tables, with all 335 cells correct.
A scanned PDF is a picture of a page, so there is no text to convert. Run it through OCR PDF first, or use the scanned PDF to Word workflow, which does both steps. On our noisy test scan that got every word right.
How it compares with free PDF sites
| This tool | iLovePDF (free) | Sejda (free) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File size | Your device memory | 15 MB | 50 MB, 200 pages |
| Files per task | One at a time | 1 | Not stated |
| Tasks per day | No limit | Not stated | 3 |
| Scanned PDFs | Yes, with OCR PDF first | Paid plan only | Separate OCR tool, 10 pages |
Free-plan limits as published by each service (checked 21 October 2026): iLovePDF pricing, Sejda pricing. They change often; the paid plans lift them.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The conversion runs on your device, and the PDF reading library comes from this site.
Will tables and columns be kept?
Tables drawn with lines become Word tables with one cell per box, and simple tables whose columns line up are rebuilt too. Columns of text are read one after the other. For an exact copy of the layout, use the "Exact look" option, which places each page as an image.
Why is my converted document empty?
The PDF is probably a scan without real text. Run it through OCR PDF first and download the searchable PDF, then convert that file: its hidden OCR text layer is read and rebuilt into paragraphs, tables and pictures you can edit.
Does it work with Google Docs?
Yes. Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, or open it in Word, Pages or LibreOffice.
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?
Yes, in two steps: make the scan searchable with OCR PDF, then convert it here. The scanned PDF to Word workflow runs both steps for you, on your device.