PDF to Word Converter

Convert PDF to editable .docx — reflow into clean paragraphs, or the new Editable Layout mode that keeps each line where it sat in the original while staying fully editable. Column detection, headings, bold/italic & embedded images preserved. 100% private.

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⚠ This PDF looks like a scanned image. Very little selectable text was found, so editable modes will be mostly empty. Use Exact look below to drop the pages into Word as pictures, or get real text with our OCR tool.

📑PagesAll pages▾

Which pages? Pages to extract

📐Layout ModeEditable Layout▾

📍 Editable Layout — keeps original positions NEW

Places each line of editable text where it sat in the PDF, so the page looks like the original but the text is still editable. Best for letters, forms & official documents.

📝 Editable (reflow)

Reflows text into clean paragraphs with images inline. Best for heavy editing or repurposing text.

📄 Line-preserving

Keeps original line breaks & images in reading order. A simpler middle ground.

📷 Exact look (page images)

Renders every page as a picture — identical to the PDF, but text is not editable. Best for brochures & scans.

✨FormattingFull▾

Detect columns (correct reading order) Auto-detect headings (by font size) Preserve bold & italic Extract & embed images Insert page breaks between PDF pages Merge hyphenated line-breaks

Column detection & heading detection apply to the reflow modes. Editable Layout keeps positions as-is.

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Output filename

Base font Base font size

Image / render quality

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⬇ Download Word Document

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How to Use the PDF to Word Converter

Drop your PDF — Drag & drop or click to browse. Files stay on your device.
Choose pages — All pages, a range like 1-5, or a custom set like 1,3,5-7.
Pick a layout mode — Editable Layout keeps text where it sat in the PDF while staying editable; Editable (reflow) rebuilds clean paragraphs; Line-preserving keeps line breaks; Exact look renders pages as pictures.
Tune formatting — Column detection, heading detection, bold/italic, image extraction, hyphenation.
Click Convert to Word — Download the .docx and open it in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice or Pages.

What is a PDF to Word Converter?

A PDF to Word converter extracts the content of a PDF and rebuilds it as an editable .docx document. This tool runs entirely in your browser with pdf.js (to read & render the PDF) and docx.js (to write the Word file) — nothing is uploaded. A PDF only stores positioned glyphs with no structure, so every converter must trade off between reflowing text (easy to edit, layout changes) and photographing the page (looks identical, not editable). Our Editable Layout mode bridges that gap: it places each line of real, editable text into a positioned Word frame at the same spot it occupied in the PDF, so the page resembles the original while the words stay editable.

Which Layout Mode Should I Use?

📍 Editable LayoutLetters, official orders, forms, certificates — anything that must look like the original but still be editable.

📝 Editable (reflow)Reports, articles & eBooks you want to heavily rewrite, restructure or translate.

📄 Line-preservingDocuments where you want the original line breaks kept but in simple top-to-bottom flow.

📷 Exact lookBrochures, flyers, graphic layouts & scanned pages where appearance matters more than editing.

Common Use Cases

📄 Editing contractsUpdate names, dates or clauses in legal PDFs without retyping everything.

📊 Repurposing reportsPull text out of a multi-column PDF into Word to remix sections.

🎓 Academic citationsExtract passages from two-column papers for quoting or translating.

📖 eBook editingConvert PDF eBooks to Word for proofreading or new editions.

🌍 Translation workGet clean editable text to drop into translation tools.

📋 Official documentsRe-issue letters, orders & notices keeping the original look, editable.

Why Choose Our PDF to Word Converter?

✅ 100% private — files never leave your device
✅ Editable Layout mode — positioned, editable text
✅ Column detection — correct reading order
✅ Reliable image extraction — embedded in place
✅ Exact-look mode — pages identical to the PDF
✅ Auto-detects headings by font-size analysis
✅ Preserves bold & italic
✅ Four layout modes for any document type
✅ Page range selection — 1-5, 1,3,5-7
✅ Smart hyphenation merging
✅ Dark mode & fullscreen
✅ Configurable font, size & quality
✅ Live PDF preview with thumbnails
✅ Free & unlimited — no signup, no watermarks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it produce editable text that still looks like the original?

Yes — that's exactly what Editable Layout mode does. Each line of real text is placed in a positioned Word frame at the same spot it occupied in the PDF, so the page resembles the original while the text stays editable. It isn't pixel-perfect (fonts and spacing differ slightly, and heavy edits can nudge frames), but for letters, orders and forms it's the closest a browser can get to "looks the same, still editable."

Why isn't conversion ever 100% perfect?

A PDF stores only positioned glyphs — it has no paragraphs, columns or tables as structure. Every converter (including Word's own and Adobe's) has to guess that structure back. Reflow modes are great for editing but move the layout; Editable Layout keeps positions; Exact look keeps appearance but isn't editable. Pick the mode that matches your goal.

Does this upload my PDF anywhere?

No. All processing happens in your browser using JavaScript. Your document never leaves your device.

My multi-column PDF came out scrambled — can that be fixed?

Yes. Turn on Detect columns (default) in the reflow modes — the tool finds the white gutters between columns and reads each column top-to-bottom before moving on.

Are the images editable in Word?

Yes — extracted images are inserted as standard pictures, so you can click, resize, move or delete them like any other image.

Will scanned PDFs work?

For editable text, no — a scan is a picture of text and needs OCR first. Exact look will place the scanned pages into Word as images. For real, selectable text use our OCR tool.

What about tables?

In the editable modes, tables are extracted as text (rows become lines). Use Editable Layout to keep their on-page position, or Exact look to keep them pixel-perfect. Full table-cell reconstruction is on the roadmap.

Is the output a real .docx file?

Yes — a standard Office Open XML .docx that opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer, Apple Pages and any modern word processor.

Need to convert the other direction?

Use our Word to PDF converter for high-quality, selectable PDFs.

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