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Convert PDF to Word

Convert a PDF to an editable Word (DOCX) document in your browser. Ethical Tube rebuilds paragraphs, headings, lists, simple tables, and pictures without uploading the PDF; text-first reports and letters convert best, while magazines, forms, and multi-column layouts may need a little cleanup in Word.

Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.

Price
Free
Uploads
None, it runs on your device
Sign-up
Not needed
Batch
Unlimited files
Output
Word (DOCX)
Install
Nothing to install

How it works

How to convert PDF to Word

  1. Add your PDF files

    Drop PDF files onto the converter, click to choose them, or paste from the clipboard. Add as many as you like.

  2. Check the settings

    Word (DOCX) is already selected. If the PDF is a scan, the converter offers to read it with OCR.

  3. Download your Word documents

    Each file gets its own download button as soon as it's ready. Download all saves everything in one ZIP file.

The formats

PDF and Word at a glance

  • What is a PDF file?

    PDF is the standard format for sharing documents that should look the same everywhere. It fixes the layout, fonts, and images of every page, which is great for reading and printing but makes editing hard. A PDF can contain real text or only scanned pictures of pages. It opens in every browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, macOS Preview, Microsoft Edge on Windows, phones, and Google Drive.

  • What is a Word file?

    DOCX is the document format Microsoft Word has used since 2007. It stores editable text with styles, tables, images, comments, and tracked changes, and it's what most people mean when they ask for a Word file. It opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer, WPS Office, and the Word app on phones.

Good to know

What changes when you convert PDF to Word

  • Lines are joined back into paragraphs, and larger or bold text becomes headings.
  • Bulleted and numbered lists and simple tables are rebuilt. Pictures are placed between the paragraphs where they appear.
  • Multi-column layouts become a single column, and forms, footnotes, and exact positioning are simplified.
  • Scanned PDFs have no text to extract, so the converter offers to read them with OCR, which takes longer and can make mistakes.
  • Password-protected PDFs ask for the password before converting.
  • Complex layouts, like magazines, forms, and multi-column papers, may shift. Simple text documents convert best.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Will the Word file look exactly like the PDF?

Simple text documents usually stay close. PDF stores where items are drawn rather than their reading structure, so columns, forms, floating images, and unusual fonts can shift when they are rebuilt as editable Word content.

Is this PDF to Word converter free?

Yes. It's completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many files you convert. It costs Ethical Tube nothing to run, because the conversion happens on your own device rather than on a server.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs inside your browser with pdf.js and open-source document libraries, so your files never leave your device. Once the page has loaded, it even works offline.

Will the Word document keep the PDF's layout?

It keeps the content and structure: paragraphs, headings, lists, simple tables, and pictures. It doesn't recreate exact positioning, so multi-column layouts, forms, and design-heavy pages are simplified into a single flowing column that's easy to edit.

Can it read scanned documents?

Yes. Scans and photos have no text layer, so the text is read with OCR (optical character recognition) in your browser. It handles clear printed text well, makes occasional mistakes, and usually can't read handwriting.

Can I convert several PDF files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like. They're converted one after another, and you can download each Word file as soon as it's ready or all of them in one ZIP file.

Does it work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?

Yes. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, on computers and phones.

What can open a Word file?

Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer, WPS Office, and the Word app on phones.

Is there a file size limit?

There's no upload limit because nothing is uploaded. The practical limit is your device's memory: everyday files are fine, and most computers handle PDFs with hundreds of pages.

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