How to use the PDF to Word tool
- Add your PDFDrop the PDF onto the box or click to choose it.
- Choose a mode“Editable text” gives clean, flowing paragraphs. “Keep page layout” (when available) makes the Word file look like the PDF.
- ConvertClick “Convert to Word”. The DOCX downloads automatically.
- EditOpen it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, WPS Office or LibreOffice and edit it like any document.
Features
- Text that is easy to editLines are joined back into real paragraphs, hyphenated words are repaired and larger text becomes headings.
- Private text modeIn “Editable text” mode the PDF is read in your browser and never uploaded.
- Layout modeWhere available, “Keep page layout” rebuilds each page with text boxes and images in their original places.
- Tables kept in columnsColumns of figures are separated with tabs, so they line up and can be turned into a Word table.
- Works with any word processorThe DOCX opens in Word, Google Docs, WPS, Pages and LibreOffice.
Two ways to convert
| Editable text | Keep page layout | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Rewriting, quoting and reusing content; CVs, letters, articles, reports | Forms, brochures and documents that must look like the original |
| Result | Flowing paragraphs and headings | Text boxes and images positioned like the PDF |
| Images | Not included | Included |
| Where it runs | In your browser, nothing uploaded | On our server, deleted right after |
If your PDF was created from Word or another word processor, “Editable text” usually gives the most comfortable document to work with. “Keep page layout” is shown only when this website has the server-side converter set up.
Why PDF to Word is never perfect
A PDF is like a printout: it records where each word is drawn on the page, not how paragraphs, columns or tables were built. A converter has to guess the structure back from positions. Simple documents convert almost perfectly; multi-column magazines, complex tables and forms need some tidying afterwards. Fonts may also change if the original fonts aren’t available.
Scanned PDFs
If the PDF is a scan or a photo of a document, it contains pictures of text rather than real text, and there is nothing to convert. Use PDF to JPG to turn the pages into images, then Image to Text (OCR) to recognize the words, and paste the text into Word.
Tips
- Need only part of a long PDF? Use Extract PDF Pages first for a faster, cleaner result.
- Password-protected PDF? Unlock it first with Unlock PDF.
- Only need the words? PDF to Text gives you plain text to copy instantly.
- Finished editing? Turn the document back into a PDF with Word to PDF.