How to use PDF to Word
- Choose a PDF. Each page is read on your device: its text, fonts, tables, pictures and links.
- If some pages are scans, pick their language (English, Arabic or Urdu) and read their text with OCR, or keep them as pictures.
- Check the preview. Choose "Flowing text" for text that re-flows as you edit it, or "Keep line breaks" to end every line where the PDF did, and convert only some pages if you like.
- Download the Word file (.docx) and open it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice.
Why use PDF to Word
Editable, not a picture
Text comes out as real text in the PDF's fonts, sizes and colours. Paragraphs join up again, so the text re-flows as you edit, like any Word document.
Structure kept
Large titles become Word headings, bullets and numbers become Word lists, ruled tables become Word tables and links still work. Pages in two columns stay in two columns.
Scanned PDFs too
Pages that are pictures of text are read with OCR in English, Arabic or Urdu, on your device. Arabic and Urdu come out right to left.
Private and free
The PDF is converted in your browser: nothing is uploaded, there is no account, no daily limit and no watermark.
About this tool
A PDF fixes where every letter sits on the page, which is why it looks the same everywhere but is hard to edit. Converting a PDF to Word means working backwards from those letters: which ones form a line, which lines form a paragraph, and what is a heading, a list, a table or a column. Unlike most online converters, this one does that on your device, without uploading the file. It works best with PDFs made from documents, such as Word files, reports, CVs, letters and forms saved as PDF, which come back close to the original. Designed pages such as posters, brochures and slides come out simplified, and charts drawn in the PDF are kept as pictures.
A scanned PDF has no text in it at all, only a picture of each page, so its words cannot be edited until they are read with OCR (optical character recognition). Choose the language on the page and the text is read in your browser; the OCR engine and its languages (about 7 MB for English) download once. Check names and numbers afterwards: OCR reads clear print well, but not handwriting or faint copies. Fonts made to match Microsoft's (such as Liberation, Carlito and Caladea) become Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri and Cambria in the Word file, so lines break the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Is this PDF to Word converter free?
Yes. Convert as many PDFs as you like, with no sign-up, no daily limit and no watermark.
Will the Word document look like the PDF?
For PDFs made from documents, closely: fonts, sizes, colours, alignment, lists, tables, pictures and page size come back. Designed layouts come out simplified, and the text of charts drawn in the PDF stays part of a picture.
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?
Yes. Scanned pages are found for you: choose their language and read them with OCR. English, Arabic and Urdu are supported, and each page comes out as paragraphs you can edit.
Does it work with Arabic and Urdu PDFs?
Yes. Arabic and Urdu come out as real right-to-left text with the letters in the right order, whether the PDF has text in it or is a scan.
Can I convert only some pages?
Yes. Type the pages you want, such as 1-3, 5, and only those are converted.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The PDF is read and converted in your browser, and the Word file is made on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
How good is the PDF to Word conversion?
Text, headings, lists, tables and pictures come across as editable Word content, and scanned pages are read with OCR. Complex magazine-style layouts may need small fixes in Word afterwards.