Turn a PDF into an editable Word document (.docx) — text, headings, bold and italic, fonts, lists, tables, images and two-column layouts carry across, and scanned pages are read with OCR. Free, no signup, no watermark.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Signup | None needed |
| Watermark | None |
| File limits | 50 MB per file, 200 MB per task; up to 50 pages per conversion |
| Where files are processed | On your device, in the browser — never uploaded |
| Works on phone | Yes — Android and iPhone browsers |
Most of the time you want the Word file to look like the PDF, not just contain the same words. The converter reads each page and rebuilds it as real Word content: headings stay headings, bold and italic stay bold and italic, bullet and numbered lists become Word lists, and tables become Word tables you can edit cell by cell.
Font families and sizes are carried across where the PDF names them, so a heading in a large serif font stays large and serif. If the PDF uses a font your computer does not have, Word shows a similar font instead — the text and its size are still right.
Pages with complex layouts, such as forms, text boxes placed on top of images or heavily designed posters, may not match the original exactly. That is true of every PDF converter, because a PDF stores where each letter is drawn, not how the document was built. Look over the result before you submit it.
A scanned PDF, or a PDF made from phone photos, has no real text inside — each page is a picture. When the converter finds a page like that, it reads it with OCR (optical character recognition) right in your browser and turns it into text you can edit.
OCR is most accurate on clear, straight, printed English text. Handwriting, very small print, coloured backgrounds and other languages are read less accurately or not at all, so read the result carefully. A sharper scan gives a much better result than a blurry one.
Students often get a PDF they need to change: an assignment template, an old report you want to update, a handout you want to annotate, or your own work that survived just as a PDF. Converting it to Word lets you edit it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice like any other document.
If you want to reword the text as well, use the Paraphrase the Word file button that appears after the conversion. It sends the new Word file straight to ParaFree’s document paraphraser, which keeps the formatting while it rewrites the text — always check the rewritten text and cite your sources.
Journal articles and conference papers are usually set in two columns. A simple converter reads straight across the page and mixes the two columns into nonsense. This converter detects columns and keeps them in reading order, so the left column comes first and the right column second, each as normal paragraphs.
Equations, footnotes and figure captions are kept as text where the PDF stores them as text. Complicated equations may need tidying by hand.
The converter works in the browser on Android phones and iPhones, so you can turn a PDF from your email or downloads into a Word file without installing an app. Choose the file, wait for the pages to be read and download the .docx — open it in Word, Google Docs or WPS Office on the phone.
Long or scanned PDFs take longer on a phone than on a laptop, because the work is done on the device itself. No upload, no waiting — your file is processed on your device.
It handles the PDFs students meet most: typed assignments, reports, journal articles, lecture handouts and scans of printed pages. It keeps the order of the text, headings, lists, tables, images and the look of the fonts, and it gives you an editor to fix anything before you download.
It does not rebuild page furniture such as text boxes floating over images, form fields, comments or tracked changes, and its OCR reads English. Password-protected PDFs need the password removed first. Each conversion handles up to 50 pages — split a longer PDF and convert it in parts.
Many online converters upload your file to a server, convert it there and send it back. That means waiting for the upload and trusting someone else with your work. Here the conversion runs in your browser tab: No upload, no waiting — your file is processed on your device.
The tool’s code comes from ParaFree and a public CDN the first time you use it; after that it is cached by your browser. Nothing you convert is stored, and closing the tab clears it.
Is this PDF to Word converter free?
Yes. It is free with no signup, no watermark and no daily limit. Each conversion can be up to 50 pages and 50 MB.
Will the Word file keep my fonts and columns?
Font families and sizes are kept where the PDF names them, and two-column pages are kept in reading order. Very complex layouts such as forms or designed posters may not match exactly, so check the file before you use it.
Can it convert a scanned PDF?
Yes. Pages without a text layer are read with OCR in your browser. OCR is most accurate on clear, printed English text; handwriting and other languages are read less accurately.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. No upload, no waiting — your file is processed on your device. The page downloads the free open-source code it needs the first time you use it; your file is not part of that.
Can I reword the converted document?
Yes. After converting, use “Paraphrase the Word file” to open it in ParaFree’s document paraphraser, which keeps the formatting while it rewrites the text.
Why are some lines in a different order?
A PDF stores where each word is drawn, not the reading order. The converter rebuilds the order from the layout, including two-column pages; unusual layouts such as text boxes or sidebars can still come out in a different order, so read through the result.