Turn a PDF into an editable Word file. Upload your PDF, the text is extracted in your browser, and you can download it as a .doc file. The original layout and formatting may not be preserved — the text is what matters.
Your PDF is processed in your browser only and never uploaded anywhere. Text is extracted, but the original layout, images and formatting may not be preserved.
1. Choose a PDF file. 2. Click Extract Text & Download Word File and wait a few seconds. 3. Review the extracted text in the box, then click Download as Word (.doc).
PDF files are easy to share but hard to edit. When you need to change the words in a PDF, copy a paragraph into a report, or reuse a CV, you need the text in an editable file. This free PDF to Word converter does that job in your browser: upload a PDF, it reads the text from every page, and you can download the result as a Word (.doc) file that opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs and other word processors. Your PDF is never uploaded to any server, so your documents stay private.
The tool works best with PDFs that contain real text, such as reports, CVs, letters and articles. It reads the text page by page and puts it into a Word document you can edit, search and format. Scanned PDFs, which are really pictures of pages, have no text inside them, so this tool cannot read them. The original layout, fonts, tables and images may not be preserved: what you get is the text, clean and editable, ready for you to format as you like.
Take a 3-page job application letter saved as a PDF. Upload it here and click the button. In a few seconds the tool shows the text from all 3 pages, about 900 words in total, in the text box below. You can read through it, fix any small mistakes, and click Download as Word (.doc) to save a file called converted-document.doc. Open that file in Word or Google Docs: the text is fully editable, so you can change the name, update the dates and print it. The letterhead image and the exact page layout from the PDF will not be in the Word file, but every word will be there.
This tool uses pdf.js, a free PDF reader made by Mozilla, which runs in your browser. When you choose a file, pdf.js opens it and reads the text from each page, word by word, in reading order. The text is then placed into a simple Word document: paragraphs are kept as paragraphs, and line breaks are kept as line breaks. The tool does not use a server, so your file is never uploaded. If the PDF is password protected, damaged, or made only of scanned images, the tool will show a clear error message instead of failing silently.
Use PDFs with real text. The tool works best on documents made in Word, Google Docs or a similar program. Scanned pages need an OCR tool first. Check the text before you download. Read through the extracted text and fix any small errors, such as words joined together. Reformat in Word afterwards. Headings, bold text and tables may need to be fixed by hand in Word. Keep the original PDF safe. Save the original file, because conversion is one-way and cannot be undone. Try a small PDF first. If you are unsure, test the tool with a one-page PDF before you convert a long document.
Take a two-page CV saved as a PDF, with about 600 words of text. Upload it here and click the button. In a few seconds the tool shows all the text in the box below, about 600 words from both pages. Click Download as Word (.doc) and open the file in Word or Google Docs. The text is fully editable, so you can update your phone number and add your latest job. The CV's coloured headings and tables will not look the same as in the PDF, so you will need to format them again, but every word will be there and ready to edit.
Trying a scanned PDF. Scanned pages are pictures with no text inside, so this tool cannot read them; you need an OCR tool first. Expecting the layout to survive. The tool extracts text, not the design, so tables and columns will need to be rebuilt by hand. Forgetting to check the text. Words near images or in footnotes can come out in the wrong order, so read through the result before you use it. Converting a password-protected PDF. A locked PDF cannot be read until the password is removed. Closing the page before downloading. The converted text is not saved anywhere, so download the Word file before you leave.
Pro Tip: If the extracted text looks jumbled, try a simpler PDF first, such as a one-page letter. It will show you how the tool handles your kind of document.
Note: This tool needs the internet the first time it loads, because it downloads the free pdf.js reader. After that, your PDF itself is processed on your device and never uploaded.
What does this PDF to Word converter do? It reads the text from a PDF file in your browser and lets you download that text as an editable Word (.doc) file.
Is the layout of my PDF preserved? No. The text is extracted, but the original layout, fonts, tables and images may not be preserved. You get clean, editable text that you can format yourself in Word.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere? No. The whole conversion happens in your browser on your own device. Your PDF is never uploaded or stored anywhere.
Can it convert scanned PDFs? No. Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages with no text inside them, so there is no text to extract. You need an OCR (optical character recognition) tool for scanned pages.
What if the tool shows an error? The most common reasons are a password-protected PDF, a damaged file, or no internet connection to load the PDF reader. Remove the password, try another file, or reload the page and try again.
Can I edit the downloaded Word file? Yes. The .doc file opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and other word processors, where you can edit, format and print it like any normal document.
How long does conversion take? A one or two-page PDF usually takes a few seconds. A long document with many pages can take longer, especially on a slow device.
Will images from my PDF be in the Word file? No. Only the text is extracted. Images, charts and logos from the PDF are not included, so add them again in Word if you need them.