Convert PDF to Word — free

Upload the PDF and pick Word as the target. Text-layer PDFs convert in seconds with paragraph structure, headings and tables preserved. Image-only scanned PDFs run through OCR first so the .docx is editable text, not pictures of text. Open the result in Word, Google Docs or Pages and start editing right away.

Headings become Word heading styles, paragraph spacing is preserved, bullet lists become real bulleted lists, numbered lists become numbered, and tables become Word tables you can edit cell-by-cell. Fonts are mapped to the nearest Office equivalent (Calibri, Times New Roman, Arial) when the original font is not available on your machine.

Yes. The tool detects when a PDF has no text layer and routes it through the OCR engine before generating the .docx. That makes it possible to edit old scanned contracts, fax-back forms, photographed exam papers and historical documents that were never digital to begin with.

Yes. The output is a standards-compliant Office Open XML .docx that loads cleanly in Word 2010+, Office 365, Word Online, Google Docs (upload-and-open), Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer and most mobile word processors. No conversion popups, no missing fonts dialog and no layout breakage on the round-trip.

Yes. Embedded images and charts are preserved as inline pictures in the .docx with their original positioning maintained as closely as the Word layout engine allows. Complex vector charts may flatten to images — for full data fidelity on charts and tables, use the PDF to Excel converter alongside this one.

Files are deleted within minutes of conversion, never used for training, never shared. No watermark is added to the .docx. The tool is used daily by paralegals, HR teams and freelance contractors to update old contracts and proposal templates without privacy risk.