PDF to Word — Free

How this actually works

This runs in your browser using pdf.js to extract text and docx.js to build the Word file. PDFs store text line-by-line with X/Y coordinates, not as paragraphs, so this tool measures the vertical gap between lines: a small gap means "same paragraph," a larger gap means "new paragraph." It also fixes hyphenated line breaks. This is genuine logic, not marketing language — you can see the effect on any multi-paragraph PDF.

What it does NOT do (yet)

• No OCR. If your PDF is a scan or photo of text (no selectable text layer), this tool can't read it and will show an error — it doesn't recognize characters from images.
• No formatting preserved. Output is plain text in Word — bold, italic, colors, and fonts from the original aren't carried over yet.
• Basic column handling. A simple heuristic tries to detect a two-column layout and read left-then-right; complex multi-column or magazine-style layouts may still come out in the wrong order. Check the result before relying on it.
• No table reconstruction. Tables convert as loose lines of text, not as a Word table.

We'd rather list what's missing than have you find out mid-task.

Privacy

Conversion happens entirely in your browser — no upload, verifiable in your browser's Network tab. There's no server-side component to this tool, so there's nothing being retained or deleted on our end because nothing is sent in the first place.

FAQ

Can it convert scanned PDFs?

No — there's no OCR. Only PDFs with real, selectable text will convert.

Will my bold/italic text be preserved?

Not currently — output is plain text.

Does it handle multi-column layouts?

A basic two-column heuristic is included, but complex layouts may still scramble reading order — check the result.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No — verify in your browser's Network tab.