PDF to Word
Extract text from a PDF and download it as a text file. All processing happens in your browser — no uploads, fully private.
Convert PDF to Word Document Free
PDFs are great for sharing, but they are difficult to edit. Converting a PDF back to editable text lets you modify the content, update text, change formatting, and repurpose the material. This tool extracts all text content from your PDF using browser-based PDF.js processing.
Upload your PDF and the tool reads the text layer of every page, displaying the content in an editable text area. You can copy the text or download it as a file. All processing happens in your browser - no uploads, no server processing, 100% private.
PDF to Word conversion is one of the most requested document tasks, especially for people who receive PDFs from others and need to edit or update the content.
Why Convert PDF to Word?
Editing content. You cannot directly edit a PDF without specialized software. Extracting text lets you change text, add information, and update the document in any word processor.
Repurposing content. Writers and content teams extract text from PDF reports, research papers, and ebooks to repurpose in blog posts, presentations, or other formats.
Filling in forms. Extract form content from PDF files and recreate them in an editable word processor document.
Collaboration. Word documents support comments, tracked changes, and collaborative editing. PDFs do not. Extracting text allows teams to work on the content together.
Compliance and revision. Legal and regulatory documents received as PDF often need to be reviewed, revised, and resubmitted in editable format.
How to Extract Text from PDF
Step 1 - Upload your PDF. Drag and drop your PDF file onto the upload area, or click to browse.
Step 2 - Review the text. The extracted text appears in a text area, organized by page number.
Step 3 - Copy or download. Use the Copy button to copy to clipboard, or Download .txt to save as a text file.
Step 4 - Paste into Word. Open your word processor and paste the extracted text to create an editable document.
Limitations
Scanned PDFs. PDFs created by scanning paper documents have no text layer. Use our JPG to Text (OCR) tool for scanned documents.
Formatting. The tool extracts plain text. Tables, columns, and complex formatting are not preserved in the text output.
Protected PDFs. Password-protected PDFs cannot be processed. Remove the password first.
Related Tools
- Word to PDF - Convert Word back to PDF.
- PDF to Text - Extract plain text from any PDF.
- PDF to HTML - Convert PDF content to HTML.
- JPG to Text (OCR) - Extract text from scanned images.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this free?
Yes. Text extraction is completely free and runs in your browser.
Does it produce a .docx file?
The tool extracts plain text which you can copy or download as .txt. Paste the text into any word processor to create a document.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Scanned PDFs need OCR. Use our JPG to Text (OCR) tool for scanned documents.
Are my files uploaded?
No. All processing happens in your browser. Files never leave your device.