PDF to Word

About PDF to Word

PDF to Word extracts the text of a PDF and puts it in an editable Word (.docx) file with paragraphs and page breaks. It works best for PDFs that were made from Word or a website, where you can select the text with the mouse.

It does not use OCR, so scanned PDFs and photos cannot be converted. Tables, columns and pictures are not kept, so check the result and format it in Word. The conversion happens in your browser and the PDF is not uploaded.

Key features

• Creates a real .docx file that opens in Word and Google Docs
• Keeps text, paragraphs, headings (larger text) and page breaks
• Detects Urdu and Arabic text and sets right to left direction
• Works for PDFs up to 200 pages
• Clear message when a PDF is a scan without text
• No upload and no sign-up

When do you need this?

• You need to edit the text of a PDF letter, notice or advertisement
• You want to copy a long PDF text into Word without broken lines
• You need to translate or reuse the words of a PDF
• You want to reformat the text of a PDF in your own style

Common mistakes to avoid

• Trying to convert a scanned PDF; it has no text to extract
• Expecting tables, columns and pictures to look the same in Word
• Not checking Urdu text after conversion, where letter order may need a fix
• Converting a password protected PDF without removing the password first