PDF to Word Converter

Turn your PDF into a Word document you can edit, just like one you typed yourself. Your pages stay the same as in the PDF.

Choose PDF or drop it here PDF up to 25 MB and 16 pages 5 free a day

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How to convert a PDF to Word

  1. Choose your PDFClick Choose PDF, or drag the file onto this page. Up to 16 pages.
  2. We turn it into WordHeadings, paragraphs and lists come back as text you can edit, on the same pages.
  3. Download your Word fileOpen it in Word and start editing.

What you get

Text you can edit
Click anywhere and type. The words move over to make room, just like in any Word document. Nothing is stuck in place.
The same pages
Page 3 of your PDF is still page 3 in Word, so page numbers and printouts still match.
Deleted soon after
Your PDF is deleted as soon as it has been converted. The Word file is deleted 30 minutes later, or right away if you press Delete it now. Our privacy page

Common questions

Yes. You can convert up to 5 PDFs a day, each up to 16 pages and 25 MB, with no account.

It is sent to our server to be converted. Your PDF is deleted as soon as the conversion is done, and the Word file 30 minutes later, or right away if you press Delete it now. Our privacy page has the details.

Letters, contracts, reports and minutes come back with their headings, paragraphs and lists, on the same pages as your PDF. Tables, pictures and columns come through too, but check them against your PDF before you rely on them.

Yes, on request, for PDFs up to 6 pages. A scanned PDF is a photo of each page, so the converter offers to read the words with OCR, about 20 seconds a page. You get your pages as pictures straight away and editable text when the reading finishes. Check names, numbers and dates, because OCR can mix up similar characters. The page layout is not reproduced: tables and pictures stay as pictures, and form boxes and rules are not carried over. Our guide to scanned PDFs explains more.

Split it into parts of 16 pages or fewer with the free Split PDF tool, which runs in your browser, then convert each part.

Not while the password is on. Open the PDF in a viewer, save a copy without the password, then convert that copy.

Helpful guides

Why some PDFs convert badly, and what to do about it.

Start here · 12 min

How to convert a PDF to Word

Two ways that work, why some conversions go wrong, and what to do when the text will not move, a table will not edit, or the pages shift.
9 min

How to edit a PDF in Word

Word can open a PDF on its own. What to do when the text it gives you will not let you edit it, and three ways to fix that.

 10 min

Converting a scanned PDF

A scan has no text inside it. How text recognition gets the words back, which letters it mixes up, and why numbers need the most checking.

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