How to convert PDF to Word
Quick answer: To convert PDF to Word, add your PDF, choose the layout, press Convert to Word and open the .docx.
- Add your PDF. Drag it onto the box or click to choose it. Password-protected PDFs ask for the password.
- Choose the layout. Keep the exact look (the default) for a Word file that looks like the PDF, or Simple flowing text for plain paragraphs that re-wrap as you type.
- Press Convert to Word. Each page is read in turn; a progress bar shows how far along it is.
- Open the .docx. In Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice, and edit as normal.
Keep the exact look
Every page keeps its size. Each line of text sits where it was in the PDF, in the same font, size, colour and boldness, and columns line up with tab stops. Logos, photos, lines, table borders and coloured boxes are kept as a picture behind the text on each page. Best for small edits: a name, a date, a price.
Simple flowing text
Text, paragraphs, headings (from larger font sizes), bold, italic and lists, as normal Word paragraphs that re-wrap when you edit. Words split across lines with a hyphen are joined again. Pictures and the original layout are left out.
Scanned PDFs
A scanned PDF is a picture of each page, with no text inside. Keep the exact look copies those pages into Word as pictures; to get editable text, the PDF needs OCR (text recognition) first.
Frequently asked questions
Will it look exactly like the PDF?
With Keep the exact look, yes: same page size, text positions, fonts, colours, logos and lines. The text is real Word text, but because each line is placed where it was, big rewrites won't re-flow like a normal document. For that, choose Simple flowing text.
Is the Word file editable?
Yes. The text is real Word text, not a picture. Logos, lines and boxes sit behind it as one picture per page.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. It's read inside your browser and never sent anywhere.