PDF to Word
Convert PDF to editable .docx (server, LibreOffice)
Free tier: 3 conversions per day. Max 20 MB per file.
Your file is deleted from our server 1 hour after conversion. See the privacy note in the download response headers.
About PDF to Word
Turn a PDF back into an editable Word document
PDFs are a display format — they're intentionally hard to edit. This tool runs your PDF through LibreOffice on our server (the same open-source engine that powers a good chunk of the world's document conversion) and hands you back an editable .docx you can open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Pages, or LibreOffice Writer itself.
Unlike browser-only converters that ship a lightweight approximation, LibreOffice preserves paragraph flow, headings, tables, bullet lists, images, and most inline formatting. Complex two-column layouts, forms, and hand-scanned pages still convert but may need a manual pass — which is normal for every PDF-to-Word tool, no matter how expensive.
What we do with your file
- Uploaded to a temporary directory on our server.
- Converted by LibreOffice in headless mode (
--convert-to docx). - Both the input PDF and output DOCX are deleted after 1 hour by a scheduled cleanup job.
- No copies are kept; no scanning; no OCR pipeline.
Free-tier limits
- 3 conversions per day per IP (resets at UTC midnight).
- 20 MB max file size per upload.
- Longer runs (large or complex PDFs) may take 10-30 seconds — the progress indicator on-screen tells you when it's ready.
Pro users get unlimited daily conversions and priority queue placement.
Frequently asked questions
For text-heavy PDFs (reports, ebooks, contracts, articles), yes — LibreOffice reproduces paragraphs, headings, tables, and lists almost perfectly. For complex marketing PDFs with overlapping graphics and custom fonts, expect to touch up a few positioning details after opening in Word.
Both the uploaded PDF and the resulting .docx are automatically deleted after 1 hour by a scheduled cleanup job. We do not scan, index, or archive user files.
You will see a "429 — daily limit reached" message. The counter resets at 00:00 UTC. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited conversions and priority processing.
LibreOffice will produce a .docx that embeds the scanned pages as images — but the text will not be selectable/editable because no OCR is run. For scanned PDFs, use our Image to Text (OCR) tool first to get the text, then paste it into Word.
Editable-quality PDF-to-DOCX conversion is a hard problem that today requires a full document engine (LibreOffice, Word, Acrobat). Browser-only libraries produce a rough approximation at best. We chose LibreOffice for fidelity — at the cost of a server round-trip.
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