How accurate is the conversion?

Text-based PDFs with a normal single-column layout convert with essentially all text and formatting intact. Multi-column layouts, floating text boxes and decorative fonts may need adjustments. Scanned PDFs depend on scan quality — clean 300 dpi scans OCR at roughly 98–99 % character accuracy.

Will tables be real Word tables?

Yes, when the PDF draws visible cell borders or uses regular columns. Tables without lines are sometimes converted as tab-aligned text.

Why does this use a server?

Layout analysis and OCR are heavy; running them on our server gives a far better result than a browser-only converter. Files are deleted within one hour.

Can I convert a password-protected PDF?

Remove the password first with Unlock PDF (you need to know it).

PDF Tools

PDF to Word

Get an editable Word file out of a PDF: paragraphs, headings, tables and images placed where they were. Scans are recognised with OCR first.

Processed on our EU server over HTTPS and deleted automatically within 1 hour.

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Options

If the PDF is a scan

OCR language

Why convert PDF to Word (DOCX)

You have the PDF but not the original document — a contract to amend, a CV to update, a form to reuse. Retyping is slow; a converter recovers the text and structure so you edit instead of rewrite.

A PDF only stores positioned characters, not paragraphs. The converter analyses the layout to rebuild text flow, detect columns, tables and headings and re-embed images. Simple documents convert almost perfectly; complex magazine layouts come out usable but need tidying. We say this plainly rather than promising “100 % accuracy”.

How it works

Drop PDF file onto the box above, click it to browse, or paste from the clipboard.
Adjust the options if you need to — the defaults suit most cases.
Press Convert. The file is uploaded securely, converted, and the result is offered for download.
Download the Word (DOCX).

About the formats

PDF · Portable Document Format · .pdf

The fixed-layout document standard: looks the same on every device and printer, which is why forms, invoices, contracts and reports are shared as PDF.

A PDF can contain vector text, embedded fonts, images, form fields, annotations and digital signatures.
Scanned PDFs are just pictures of pages; they need OCR before the text can be searched or copied.
PDF is an open ISO standard (ISO 32000) since 2008.

Word (DOCX) · Microsoft Word document · .docx

The current Word format (since 2007): a ZIP of XML files that Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and Pages can all open and edit.

DOCX layout depends on the fonts installed on the viewing computer, which is why the same file can paginate differently on another machine.
Converting to PDF freezes the layout so it looks the same everywhere.
DOCX is part of the Office Open XML standard (ISO 29500).