PDF → Word (DOCX) Converter
Extracts text and paragraphs into an editable Word document. Tables, images and layout are not preserved — text and paragraphs only. For scanned (image-only) PDFs, use Scanned PDF OCR.
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Get the text out of a PDF so you can rewrite it in Word
When an old report or résumé survives only as a PDF, editing it is awkward, and copying with the mouse usually leaves broken line endings everywhere. This tool rebuilds the PDF’s text into paragraphs, shows it in an editable box, and saves what you tidy up as a Word (.docx) or TXT file. The file is never uploaded.
A closer look
Text inside a PDF is not stored as sentences but as fragments placed at positions on the page. This tool groups fragments at roughly the same height into a line and joins them from left to right, then starts a new paragraph wherever the distance from one line to the next is at least 1.6 times the font size. That is why, unlike copy and paste, the lines within a paragraph flow back together. When you save as Word, each line in the edit box becomes one Word paragraph. Both files are written as Unicode, so accented letters, non-Latin scripts and symbols survive the save, and the TXT file carries a UTF-8 byte-order mark so even older Windows Notepad versions display it correctly.
What you get is text and paragraphs only. Font sizes and bold, tables, images and page layout are not carried over, and a table row comes out as one line with its cells separated by spaces. In a two-column layout, lines from the left and right columns that sit at the same height can be merged into a single line, and because paragraphs are worked out page by page, a paragraph that continues onto the next page is split in two. Headers, footers and page numbers also appear as paragraphs, so delete them in the edit box before saving. If you need the document to look exactly like the original, keep the PDF.
How to use it
- Open a PDF whose text you can select by dragging.
- Press Extract Text. Progress reads like “Extracting text… (page 3/12)”, and when it finishes the edit box appears along with the number of paragraphs found.
- In the edit box, delete headers and page numbers and fix paragraphs that were split or joined incorrectly. A blank line becomes the space between paragraphs.
- Press Save Word (.docx) or Save TXT. The file keeps the original name with the new extension and includes every edit you made in the box.
When it helps
Common snags
Tip If you plan to polish the text in Word anyway, only remove headers and page numbers in the edit box and save right away. Proofreading goes faster in Word, where you have spell check and find and replace.
FAQ
Are tables, images and formatting preserved?
No. This tool extracts text and paragraphs only. Table cells come out as plain text, and images and layout are dropped. It is ideal for reusing the content in a new document; if you need the original look, keep the PDF as is.
Why does a scanned PDF produce nothing?
Scans store the words as pictures, not text, so there is nothing to extract. Use Scanned PDF OCR to recognize the characters in the images instead.
Does it handle non-English text?
Yes. Extraction and the DOCX file are fully Unicode, so accented characters, CJK and other scripts survive intact.
Can I edit the result before saving?
Yes. After extraction, edit freely in the preview box — whatever you save to TXT or Word includes your edits.