PDF to Word Converter
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Somebody sent you the contract as a PDF and now you need to change a clause. This tool reconstructs the document as a real DOCX: text in paragraphs (not dozens of text boxes), headings styled as Word headings, lists as list items, tables as Word tables, and images anchored inline. Scanned PDFs get run through OCR first so the output is genuinely editable, not just a picture wrapped in Word.
How to convert PDF to Word
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Upload the PDF
Text-based or scanned. Scans trigger OCR before conversion.
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Pick a fidelity mode
Flow (paragraphs reflow naturally) or Exact (preserves positioning with more text boxes).
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Let it run
Headings, lists and tables are detected. Images are embedded at the resolution of the source.
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Download the DOCX
Open in Word, LibreOffice or Google Docs and edit normally.
Flow vs Exact mode
| Mode | Pros | Cons |
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| Flow | Text reflows when you edit, proper styles | Column positions and custom layouts shift |
| Exact | Visual layout survives very close to source | Editing is awkward; text lives in text boxes |
Use Flow for documents you need to edit heavily. Use Exact for archival copies you only occasionally tweak.
What is preserved
- Paragraph styles from detected font sizes.
- Bullet and numbered lists with correct indent levels.
- Tables with their cells, including merged cells from the PDF.
- Inline images at original resolution, placed roughly where the PDF had them.
- Hyperlinks - both explicit link annotations and auto-detected URLs in text.
- Footnotes as Word footnotes with auto-numbered references.
What needs a second pass
- Corporate fonts. If you do not have the original font installed, Word substitutes Calibri or Times and spacing shifts. Embed the fonts at export time if you need identical output.
- Complex multi-column layouts (newspapers, magazines) collapse to single columns unless you use Exact mode.
- Form fields. Fillable PDF forms are converted to plain text fields; re-add the interactive fields in Word if needed.
Tips for clean output
- If the PDF came from a real DOCX originally, conversion is almost perfect.
- Scanned documents: make sure the scan is at 300 DPI or higher before uploading.
- Legal documents with extensive footnotes: open the DOCX in Word and turn on “Show formatting marks” to verify footnote anchors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Page-anchored footnotes in the PDF become Word footnotes with auto-numbered references. Endnotes are kept as endnotes. Sidenotes are converted to footnotes at the closest paragraph.
The OCR step was probably skipped. Make sure “Run OCR on scanned pages” is enabled and the language matches the document, then convert again.
User-password-locked PDFs cannot be read until unlocked. Remove the password with the PDF Unlock tool first (requires the owner password), then convert.
The PDF you upload and the DOCX we produce live only on a short-lived worker. Both are deleted once you download the output.