Get an editable .docx from a PDF: the text reflows as normal paragraphs with Word heading styles, lists and hyperlinks, ready to edit in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice. The conversion runs in your browser; the file is not uploaded.
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A PDF has no paragraphs or headings, only pieces of text placed at x/y positions. This page reads them with pdf.js (Firefox's PDF engine) and rebuilds the document's structure, the same engine as our PDF to Markdown converter:
| In the PDF | In the .docx |
|---|---|
| Larger text | Heading 1, 2 and 3 styles, from the biggest size down The navigation pane and Insert › Table of Contents work. |
| Bold, italic, monospaced fonts | Bold, italic, and Consolas code blocks |
| Link areas | Clickable hyperlinks on the words under them |
| •, –, 1., a) lines | Real Word bullet and numbered lists |
| Lines of a paragraph | One reflowing paragraph, with words hyphenated at line ends rejoined |
| Page headers, footers, page numbers | Removed (option) |
This converter is built for getting the text back into an editable form, not for a pixel-perfect copy of the layout. Say so up front, so you can pick the right tool:
| Content | Result |
|---|---|
| Tables | Cell text in reading order, not a Word table For tables, use PDF to Excel or PDF to CSV. |
| Images, charts, logos | Dropped Save them with extract images from PDF. |
| Fonts, colors, exact positions | Replaced by Word styles |
| Two-column layouts | Column by column, in the order the PDF draws them |
| Scanned PDFs | No text: the pages are pictures Run OCR PDF first, then convert its output here. |
If the layout matters more than editing (a designed brochure, a form), desktop Word can open a PDF directly (File › Open) and tries to keep the look, and most online converters that upload your file do the same. For contracts, papers, reports and manuals, where you want to edit or reuse the text, clean Word styles are easier to work with.
We converted the "Attention Is All You Need" paper from arXiv, a Wikipedia article printed to PDF by Chrome, and the IRS Form W-9, and opened each .docx in LibreOffice Writer and python-docx: headings came back as Heading styles, list items as list paragraphs, and links as hyperlinks.
If you generate documents yourself, it is usually easier to keep the source as HTML and make the PDF from it. The Shotmint API renders HTML or any URL to a PDF in Chromium, with your CSS, web fonts, headers and footers:
curl -X POST https://shotmint.creasework.com/v1/pdf -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"html": "<h1>Invoice 1042</h1><p>Total: €120</p>"}' -o invoice.pdfEach render is 1 credit. Free keys get 25 renders every month; €5 buys 2,000 more, and bought credits never expire. Try it without a key on HTML to PDF.
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Is my PDF uploaded? No. pdf.js reads it and the .docx is built in JavaScript on this page, so the file stays on your device. That matters for contracts, payslips and medical letters, which most online converters send to their servers.
Is there a page or size limit? No limit, no signup and no watermark. Very large PDFs depend on your device's memory; use a page range if your browser struggles.
Can it open password-protected PDFs? Yes, if you know the password. The page asks for it, and it stays in your browser.
Why are some headings at the wrong level? Levels come from font sizes, so a PDF that sets its title and sections at the same size can't be told apart. Set Headings to "None" and style them yourself in Word.
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