How faithful is the result?

Text, paragraph flow, headings, and reading order come across well, and that covers most reasons people convert. Multi-column magazine layouts and heavily designed pages are simplified into a linear document, because there is no unambiguous way to map them back to Word's model.

My PDF is a scan and the Word file came out empty.

A scanned page is a picture of text, not text, so there is nothing to extract. Run it through the OCR tool first — that recognises the characters and adds a real text layer — then convert.

Is PDF to Word really free?

Yes — every tool on PDF Love is free, with no account, no email, no trial period, and no watermark stamped on your output. There is no file-count limit and no daily quota.

What happens to my files?

Processing runs in your browser by default, so files stay on your device. If you opt into the higher-fidelity server path for a difficult document, that file is sent over an encrypted connection, converted, and deleted immediately afterwards — it is never stored or inspected.

Is there a file size limit?

There is no limit imposed by us. Because the work happens on your own device, the practical ceiling is your available memory — comfortably a few hundred megabytes on a normal laptop or phone.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes. The site is built mobile-first and works in any modern browser on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. There is nothing to install.

Convert PDF to Word

Get an editable DOCX back out of a finished PDF.

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About PDF to Word

PDFs are built to be read, not rewritten. This pulls the text and structure back out into a DOCX you can open and edit in Word, Google Docs, or Pages — useful when the original document is long gone.

How to PDF to word

1
Drop your PDF files onto the box above, or click to browse for them.
2
Adjust the settings if the defaults are not what you need.
3
Press PDF to Word. The work happens on your device, so the time it takes depends on your machine rather than a queue.
4
Download the result. Nothing is stored, so grab it before you close the tab.

Questions about PDF to word

How faithful is the result?: Text, paragraph flow, headings, and reading order come across well, and that covers most reasons people convert. Multi-column magazine layouts and heavily designed pages are simplified into a linear document, because there is no unambiguous way to map them back to Word's model.
My PDF is a scan and the Word file came out empty.: A scanned page is a picture of text, not text, so there is nothing to extract. Run it through the OCR tool first — that recognises the characters and adds a real text layer — then convert.
Is PDF to Word really free?: Yes — every tool on PDF Love is free, with no account, no email, no trial period, and no watermark stamped on your output. There is no file-count limit and no daily quota.
What happens to my files?: Processing runs in your browser by default, so files stay on your device. If you opt into the higher-fidelity server path for a difficult document, that file is sent over an encrypted connection, converted, and deleted immediately afterwards — it is never stored or inspected.
Is there a file size limit?: There is no limit imposed by us. Because the work happens on your own device, the practical ceiling is your available memory — comfortably a few hundred megabytes on a normal laptop or phone.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?: Yes. The site is built mobile-first and works in any modern browser on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. There is nothing to install.

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