PDF to Word
How it worksGet the text out of a PDF as a Word document you can edit, with its headings, bold, italics and lists.
Drop a PDF here
Choose a different PDF: or browse your files
Preview of the Word file. Text, headings, bold, italics and lists come across. Pictures, tables and multi-column layouts don't, so check those parts.
🔒 Your PDF is read in your browser and never uploaded.
How it works & questions
How it works
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Add a PDF
Lecture notes, a past paper, an article: any PDF made from text.
- 2
Check the preview
Headings, paragraphs, bold, italics and bullet points are rebuilt, with page numbers left out.
- 3
Download the Word file
Open it in Word, Google Docs or Pages and edit away.
Questions
Will it look exactly like the PDF?
It keeps the words and their structure (headings, paragraphs, lists, bold and italics) rather than the exact layout. Pictures, tables and multi-column pages don't come across, so check those parts.
Why does it say there's no text?
The PDF is a scan: each page is a picture of text. Turning pictures into text needs OCR, which this tool doesn't do.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. It's read in your browser and the Word file is made there too.
Can I just copy the text?
Yes. Press “Copy all text” to copy everything as plain text.