How to convert a PDF to a Word document
A Word version of your PDF lets you change the text in any word processor. The converter rebuilds the pages as a DOCX file you can edit.
Free · no sign-up
Steps
- 1
Open the PDF to Word tool
No account is needed.
- 2
Add your PDF
Drop the file onto the page. Files up to 50 MB are accepted.
- 3
Convert
Press convert and wait while it is processed.
- 4
Download the DOCX
Open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice and edit as usual.
Tips
Text PDFs convert best
A PDF made from a document converts cleanly. A scan is a picture of text, so run the OCR tool first.
Only changing a few words?
Editing the text directly in the PDF keeps the original layout exactly, with no conversion at all.
Questions
Will the layout be exactly the same?
Simple documents come out very close. Complex layouts with many columns or text boxes may need a little tidying in Word.
Is my file uploaded?
Conversion needs a server. The file is encrypted in transit, processed, and deleted right after.
Can I convert a scanned PDF?
A scan has no real text, so use the PDF OCR tool to read the text first.