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PDF to DOCX: turn a PDF into an editable Word file — headings, lists, tables and images, OCR for scans — all in your browser

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.pdf · Max 200 MB per file

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What you get

An editable Word document with real headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and images in reading order — not a picture of the page. Fonts, colours, columns and exact positions are not reproduced.

Heads up — OCR is heavy for a phone. It runs entirely on your device and can run out of memory on mobile browsers. A laptop or desktop is recommended.

Runs locally. Processing happens entirely on this device — no text or file data is transmitted. Verify: DevTools → Network → 0 file uploads.

Questions people ask

How do I convert a PDF to Word (DOCX) without uploading it?

Open the PDF here and click Convert to Word. The parser and the Word writer both run inside your browser tab, so the file never leaves your computer — the only requests you will see during the conversion are the tool's own engine files loading from quillpdf.com; none carries your file. You get a standard .docx.

Is the Word document editable, or just a picture of the PDF?

Editable. Headings become Word headings, bullets become Word bullets, tables become Word tables you can edit cell by cell, and images are placed where they were. It is not a pixel-perfect clone: fonts and colours are not carried over and multi-column layouts are flattened into reading order. If you need the page to look identical, keep the PDF.

Can it convert a scanned PDF to Word?

Yes. Choose "Recognize text (OCR)" and scanned pages go through the same in-browser OCR engine as the OCR tool first, then come out as editable text. OCR is only as good as the scan — low-confidence words are dropped rather than guessed.

Is PDF to DOCX free? Do I need an account?

Free, no account, no watermark, no usage gate. QuillPDF is donation-supported and every tool runs in your browser. Because this tool renders pages, it takes files up to 200 MB on a desktop (with a warning above 50 MB) and up to 50 MB on a phone.