Convert a PDF to a Word document

Features

• Real DOCX files

  The result is a standard Word document that opens in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs and Pages.

• Layout-aware conversion

  Lines are grouped into real paragraphs that re-wrap in Word, with alignment, indents, spacing, tab stops, bold, italic and font sizes carried over. Text in several columns becomes Word columns.

• Tables, lists and headings

  Tables drawn with ruling lines become real Word tables with merged cells and shading. Bullets and numbers become Word lists, and large or bold lines become headings you can navigate.

• Pictures, links and repeated text

  Pictures are embedded, web links stay clickable, and text that repeats on every page moves into the Word header and footer with live page numbers.

• Scanned PDFs with OCR

  Pages that are pictures of text are straightened and read with OCR in your browser. Text, tables and photos come back as editable Word content in the same places. English and Bengali are supported.

• Text-only mode

  Prefer plain paragraphs? Switch to text only, with optional page breaks and original line breaks.

• Batch conversion

  Convert up to 20 PDFs in one run. A file that cannot be converted is reported by name and the others still finish.

• Unicode text

  Text is written as Unicode, so Bengali and other non-Latin scripts are carried over when the PDF stores them as real text.

How to use PDF to Word

1. 1Choose one or more PDFs, or drop them onto the page.
2. 2Choose to keep the layout or to extract text only, and pick the options.
3. 3Select Convert to Word.
4. 4Download the DOCX files, or all of them as a ZIP.

Supported formats

The layout is reproduced approximately. Check complex pages in Word.

Limits and things to know

• The result is an approximation, not a pixel-perfect copy. Vector drawings, charts, text colours, rotated text, text boxes and form fields are not reproduced.
• Tables are found only when they are drawn with ruling lines or filled cells. Tables made of aligned text alone come out as tabbed text.
• Columns become Word columns only when the text clearly forms separate columns; otherwise the page is kept as one flow.
• Scanned pages are read with OCR, which makes mistakes on blurry, skewed, handwritten or small print, especially in Bengali. Always proofread the result. Fonts, colours and shading of a scan are not recovered, and pages must be upright.
• The first scanned page loads the recognition engine and language data (4 to 6 MB) from this site, then recognition takes a few seconds per page.
• Fonts that are not installed on the computer that opens the DOCX are replaced by Word.
• Up to 20 PDFs, 100 MB each and 300 MB in total. Password-protected and damaged PDFs are reported by name.
• Some PDFs store text, especially complex scripts such as Bengali, in a way that cannot be turned back into readable characters.

Privacy and processing

The PDF is read by PDF.js in your browser, and the DOCX file is assembled in your browser with a ZIP library. Your file is not sent to FilesKit, which has no server that receives files.

Common uses

• Edit a PDF document

  Get the wording of a contract, report or flyer into Word to revise it.

• Translate a document

  Work on the text in Word or a translation tool without retyping the PDF.

• Reuse content

  Copy sections into a new document, a presentation or a web page.

• Make text accessible

  Create a document in which the text can be resized, read aloud and checked by assistive tools.

How this differs from other approaches

Online PDF to Word services upload your file, which is risky for private documents. FilesKit stays on your device. Microsoft Word can also open PDFs, and desktop PDF editors may reproduce difficult layouts, difficult scans and drawings better than a browser tool.

Frequently asked questions