Convert a text-based PDF to an editable .docx Word document in seconds — headings, bold, italic, and bullet points preserved.
📝 Editable in Word & Google Docs 🔤 Preserves headings & bold 🔒 No uploads — fully local 🆓 Always free
How PDF to Word Conversion Works
The converter uses pdfjs-dist to extract every text item from the PDF along with its exact position, font size, and font name. Items are clustered into lines by Y-coordinate proximity, then sequences of lines are assembled into Word paragraphs. Font-size outliers are mapped to Heading 1 or Heading 2 styles. Bold and italic are detected from the PDF font name. The final DOCX is built using the docx npm package and downloaded directly to your device.
Limitations
Tables are not reconstructed as Word tables — they appear as space-separated text. Multi-column layouts may have columns merged into a single text flow. Images embedded in the PDF are not carried into the DOCX. For best results, use with single-column documents like reports, contracts, and academic papers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the converter preserve formatting?
Yes for text-based PDFs. The converter detects font sizes and maps larger text to Word heading styles (H1, H2). Bold and italic flags from the PDF font name are preserved. Bullet points starting with common symbols (•, -, ▸) are converted to Word bullet list items. Complex layouts like multi-column text may be linearised.
What is a text-based PDF?
A text-based PDF is one created by exporting from Word, Google Docs, InDesign, or any software that embeds actual text characters. You can tell if a PDF is text-based by opening it and pressing Ctrl+A to select all — if text highlights, it is text-based. If nothing highlights, it is an image-based (scanned) PDF and needs OCR first.
My PDF is scanned — can I still convert it to Word?
Not directly. First run it through the PDF OCR tool on this site — that will produce a searchable PDF with embedded text. Then upload the OCR'd PDF here to convert it to DOCX.
Can I edit the output in Google Docs?
Yes. Download the .docx file, go to Google Drive, click New > File Upload, upload the .docx, then open it with Google Docs. Google Docs reads DOCX format natively and will render all headings, bold, and bullet points.
Is there a file size limit?
There is no hard limit — the conversion runs entirely in your browser. Very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) may take 30–60 seconds because every page must be parsed for text positions.