PDF to Word Converter Free
Turn a PDF into an editable Word document you can open in Word, Google Docs or Pages.
How to use this tool
- 1Select the PDF you want to convert.
- 2Wait while the text of each page is read out of the document.
- 3Review the extracted text preview.
- 4Download the .docx file and open it in Word, Google Docs or Pages.
About this tool
PDFs are designed to be final, which is exactly the problem when you need to change one clause in a contract, update a date on a certificate or reuse the body of a report you no longer have the source file for. Converting to Word gives you editable text back. This converter reads the text layer of the PDF and writes it into a standard .docx document that opens anywhere. It is at its best with PDFs that were exported from a word processor, where the text is genuinely stored as text. Scanned documents are pictures of words rather than words, so they will not produce editable output without optical character recognition. Complex multi-column layouts and tables are simplified into flowing paragraphs you can then reformat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it preserve the original layout?
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Text content is preserved; complex layouts, columns and tables are simplified into plain paragraphs that you can reformat in Word.
Will it work on a scanned PDF?
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No. A scan contains images, not text, so there is nothing to extract. You would need an OCR tool for that.
Do I need Microsoft Word installed?
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No. The .docx file opens in Google Docs, LibreOffice, Apple Pages and most other editors.