How do I convert a PDF to a Word document?

Upload your PDF and choose the output format (.docx or .txt). The text is extracted and converted into an editable document you can download immediately.

Is the formatting preserved?

Text and paragraph structure are preserved as much as possible. Scanned PDFs first require a pass through our OCR tool.

Are the layout and tables kept in the Word file?

The tool does its best to reproduce the layout, paragraphs and tables, but very complex documents may need minor adjustments. You can also export to plain text (.txt) if you only want the content.

Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?

A scanned PDF is an image of the text, so it must first go through character recognition (OCR) to make the text editable before converting it to Word.

Is PDF vers Word really free?

Yes, this tool is 100% free with no usage limits. No sign-up, no credit card and no watermark added to your documents.

Are my PDF files safe?

Yes. Your files are processed securely and automatically deleted from our servers after processing. Nobody has access to them.

PDF से Word / टेक्स्ट

अपनी PDF को एक संपादन योग्य Word दस्तावेज़ (.docx) में रूपांतरित करें या सादा टेक्स्ट (.txt) निकालें। डिजिटल (नॉन-स्कैन) PDF पर काम करता है।

अपनी PDF यहाँ छोड़ें या चुनने के लिए क्लिक करें

PDF अधिकतम 100 MB

ℹ संगतता

यह रूपांतरण JavaScript टेक्स्ट निष्कर्षण (pdf-parse) का उपयोग करता है। यह डिजिटल रूप से जनरेट की गई PDF पर पूरी तरह काम करता है। स्कैन की गई PDF के लिए, OCR उपकरण का उपयोग करें।

सटीक लेआउट संरक्षित नहीं रहता — केवल टेक्स्ट सामग्री ही पुनर्प्राप्त होती है।

Why convert a PDF to Word instead of editing the PDF directly?

PDF is a frozen format by design: it locks a document's appearance so it looks the same everywhere, but it was never meant for rewriting. The moment you need to reuse a contract, refresh a CV or adjust a quote, editing the PDF as-is quickly becomes awkward. Converting a PDF to Word (.docx) hands you a genuinely editable file, where you can rework the text just like any ordinary document.

When you convert a PDF to DOCX, the text content, paragraphs and simple formatting usually come across well. Complex structures — nested tables, multiple columns, sidebars — are harder to reproduce faithfully and may need a little cleanup afterwards. So start from a document with clean text, and remember that the richer the layout, the more a quick review will pay off.

Scanned PDFs, OCR and best practices

A PDF made from a scan or a photo holds no real text: it is only an image. Conversion alone cannot extract anything usable from it. Run those files through the ocr tool first, which recognises the characters and rebuilds actual text, before converting to Word. For a quick one-off change without going through Word at all, the edit tool lets you add light annotations straight onto the PDF.

A few habits improve the outcome: always proofread tables and special characters (accents, symbols, numbers), where mistakes most often slip in. The convert tool also gathers the other formats if you are not specifically after .docx. On privacy, pdfOutils stays privacy-first: your files are deleted automatically after processing and no sign-up is required.