PDF to Word
Runs in browserConvert PDF to editable Word DOCX — extracts text and heading hierarchy entirely in your browser.
Last updated 31 Mar 2026
Convert PDF files to editable Word (DOCX) documents by extracting text and detecting heading hierarchy from font sizes. This free browser-based converter preserves paragraph structure and produces a fully editable DOCX file. Your files never leave your device — all processing runs locally. Does not support scanned PDFs (image-only files require OCR).
Click to upload or drag and drop
PDF up to 50MB
How to use
- 1
Upload your PDF
Click the upload area or drag and drop a PDF file with selectable text.
- 2
Wait for text extraction
The tool extracts text, detects heading hierarchy from font sizes, and preserves paragraph structure automatically.
- 3
Download your Word file
Click Download to save the editable DOCX file to your device — ready to open in Word or Google Docs.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
Will the Word file look exactly like my PDF?
Can I edit the text in the output Word file?
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Is there a page limit?
Are images from the PDF included in the Word file?
Does this add watermarks?
What about tables and columns in the PDF?
How does this differ from Adobe Acrobat's PDF to Word?
Extract text and heading structure from any PDF and convert it into a
fully editable Word document. The converter detects heading hierarchy
by analysing font sizes and preserves paragraph flow throughout. All
processing runs locally in your browser — your documents are never
uploaded to any server.
The output is a genuine, editable DOCX — not a fixed-layout image.
Copy, edit, reformat, and reuse the content freely in Microsoft Word,
Google Docs, or LibreOffice.
Who is this for: students who receive PDFs they need to edit, professionals
who need to repurpose report content, researchers reformatting papers, and
anyone locked out of the source Word file. Note: scanned PDFs contain images
of text rather than actual text data and require an OCR tool first. This
converter works best on text-heavy documents: essays, reports, lecture notes,
and contracts.
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