PDF to Word Converter
Convert PDF files into editable Word documents — right in your browser, no upload, no sign-up.
Drop PDF files here or click to choose
PDF files — no size limit, processed in your browser
Your PDF never leaves your device — the entire conversion happens locally in your browser. No upload, no privacy risk.
Convert PDF files into editable Word documents for free — right in your browser, with no upload and no sign-up. Your file never leaves your device. Whether it’s a contract, a CV, a coursework assignment or a government form, you get a .docx file in seconds that you can keep editing in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice or Google Docs.
How to convert PDF to Word, step by step
- Choose your file: Drag your PDF into the box above, or click “Choose files”.
- Scanned PDFs work too: If your PDF is a scan or image-only, the tool detects this automatically and reads the text with built-in recognition (OCR) — nothing to switch on.
- Convert: Click “Convert to Word”. Processing happens instantly and entirely in your browser.
- Download: Save your finished .docx file — or grab everything as a ZIP if you converted several at once.
There’s no software to install and no account to create. The tool works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Why a no-upload conversion matters
Most online converters — including iLovePDF, Smallpdf and Adobe Acrobat online — upload your PDF to their servers. That means your contracts, payslips and ID documents pass through a third-party server you don’t control. Even when they promise to “delete files after a few hours,” your data still leaves your device.
Our converter works in a fundamentally different way: the entire conversion runs locally in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing is ever transmitted. Under the GDPR, this privacy-by-design approach means there is simply no file sitting on someone else’s server to leak or breach.
Scanned PDFs and OCR
Some PDFs contain no real text — just an image of the page, such as a scanned contract or a photographed document. That’s where text recognition (OCR) helps: the tool detects this automatically and reads the text directly in your browser and writes it into the Word document. This also happens entirely on your device, with no upload.
A note on formatting fidelity: for text-based PDFs, paragraphs, headings and bold text carry across well. Very complex layouts — multiple columns or heavy design — may shift, so review the result and tidy it up in Word if needed.
Password-protected PDFs, large files and tables
- Password-protected PDFs: Remove the protection first (for example, open the PDF with its password and re-save it) before converting.
- Large files: Because nothing is uploaded, there’s no server-side size cap — the only limit is your device’s memory, so even large documents convert.
- Tables and images: Text-based tables come through as text; embedded images may carry across with varying results depending on the PDF. For demanding layouts, a quick tidy-up in Word is worthwhile.