

PDF to Word Converter — Convert PDF to Word Free Online
The only copy you have is a PDF and the edit is due today. Convert the PDF to Word and get a DOCX you can actually type in.
- Edit a document you were only ever sent as a PDF
- Editable mode when you need to revise the text
- Visual mode when a scan or complex layout has to survive intact
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Drop a PDF with selectable text — get editable Word content
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How to convert a PDF to a Word document you can edit
This PDF to DOCX converter saves a PDF as a Word file that opens in Word, Google Docs and Pages. Choose Edit the content to rebuild supported text, tables and layout as editable Word content, or Keep the exact appearance to place every page in Word as a picture. It works in any browser, so there is nothing to install, and standard conversions are free and need no account.
Turn PDF into DOCX and edit the text in Word
Leave Edit the content selected, which is the default, and upload a PDF that has selectable text to save it as a Word doc you can edit. The converter rebuilds the text, tables and layout it recognizes as ordinary Word content, so you can click into a paragraph and type. Decorative lines and shapes that are not text, tables or pictures are left out of the editable file. PDF and Word position content differently, so complex columns, forms and unusual fonts may need a quick cleanup after conversion. To convert only a few pages, save those pages as their own PDF first.
- Upload the PDF you want to convert.
- Keep Edit the content selected.
- Select Convert file and wait for the ready message.
- Select See result, then Download the .docx file.
Convert a scanned PDF to Word
A scanned PDF is a stack of page pictures. Edit the content has no OCR, so it cannot read words out of pictures, and this page has no text recognition mode. Choose Keep the exact appearance and each scanned page is placed on its own Word page as a picture, which looks the same but cannot be edited word by word. When you need the words themselves, read the scan with OCR and paste the result into a Word document.
Keep every page looking the same in Word
Keep the exact appearance renders each page and places it in Word as a high-quality picture, one picture per Word page. It suits forms, brochures and designed layouts that must not shift, and it works for scans. Text, tables and shapes become part of the picture, so they cannot be edited individually.
Open the converted file in Google Docs, Pages or Word
Converting from PDF to DOCX format gives you a standard .docx file, and Word opens it directly. To work on it in Google Docs, upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, which can usually import it. Apple Pages can usually import a DOCX too, so open the file there to carry on in Pages. Each app renders a DOCX a little differently, so check fonts, spacing and page breaks once the file is open.
Convert a PDF to Word on a Mac, iPhone or Android phone
Open this page in Safari or another browser, upload the PDF, choose a mode and select Convert file. The steps are the same on a Mac, an iPhone and an Android phone: on a phone you pick the PDF from your Files app or cloud storage, and the downloaded .docx opens in Word or Apple Pages. Check tables and columns in the finished file, because Pages and Word may lay them out differently.
Convert PDF to Word free, with no account or email address
Standard conversions are free: there is no account to create and no email address to enter. The file you get is a DOCX, the current Word format, rather than the older DOC format, and it has no watermark. Premium raises the upload size limit and adds batch conversion, which returns several DOCX files in one ZIP.
Check these before you convert
- Try selecting a word in your PDF viewer. If it highlights, the PDF has selectable text for the editable mode to rebuild.
- A PDF locked with a password may not open, so remove the password first if you know it.
- When your edits are finished, save the Word document as a PDF again.
When Word is not the best destination
For a few small fixes, edit the PDF directly and skip the round trip, and for a page that belongs on a website, convert the PDF to HTML instead. An old resume is easier to refresh by importing it into an ATS-friendly template, and a document in another language can be translated as a PDF.
What you can do with PDF to Word
Review the main capabilities before you begin.
- Edit a document you were only ever sent as a PDF
- Rebuild supported selectable text and layout as Word content
- Put every complete PDF page in Word as a high-quality picture
- Use visual mode for scans and complex page designs
- Download the result as a standard .docx file
Settings reference
2 settings
Available controls for PDF to Word.
- Processing modePresets
- Process one input, or switch to Premium batch mode to process multiple inputs with shared settings. Available input types depend on the tool.Options: Single fileBatch
Mode
- What matters most in the Word document?Presets
- Rebuilds supported selectable PDF content as editable Word objects, or places every rendered page in the DOCX as a picture for visual fidelity.Options: Edit the contentKeep the exact appearance
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