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PDF to Word Converter

Turn a PDF into a Word document you can edit, with tables, pictures and headings where they were.

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Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About PDF to Word

PDF to Word helps when a contract needs one more clause, your CV only exists as a PDF, or the figures in a report have changed. Upload the file and you get a DOCX that opens in Microsoft Word or WPS. Paragraphs keep their fonts, sizes, colours and spacing, tables keep merged cells and shading, and pictures stay in place. For tables you want to calculate with, PDF to Excel is the better fit.

Headings become real Word headings, so the navigation pane works, and a footer such as "Page 3 of 10" turns into live page numbers. Recognize text (OCR) is on Auto-detect by default: scanned pages and pages whose fonts come out as gibberish are read with OCR, and every other page keeps the PDF's own text and layout, so a typed contract with scanned signature pages converts in one go. Always reads every page with OCR, Off reads none, and OCR reads printed English and Chinese. Free accounts get OCR on a limited number of pages per file, and past that the scanned pages stay pictures and the result says how many weren't read, while VIP reads any length. Keep page breaks, on by default, starts every PDF page on a new page in Word, and Pages converts only the pages you list.

How to use PDF to Word

  1. 1
    Upload your PDF

    Click Choose file or drop the PDF on the page. Free accounts can upload up to 50 MB, VIP up to 1 GB.

  2. 2
    Check the options

    Leave Recognize text (OCR) on Auto-detect and Keep page breaks on to match the original pages, and fill in Pages if you only need some of them.

  3. 3
    Click PDF to Word

    The layout is analysed on our server in an isolated process and rebuilt as a Word document.

  4. 4
    Download the DOCX

    The file keeps the name of your PDF, so report.pdf comes back as report.docx.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Paragraphs, not text boxes

    Text flows in real paragraphs with the original alignment, indents and line spacing, so editing one line doesn't break the page.

  • Tables rebuilt as tables

    Merged cells, shading and column widths come across, and a bold or shaded header row repeats on each new page.

  • Headers, footers, page numbers

    Running headers and footers land in the header and footer of the Word file, with page numbers as fields that update themselves.

  • OCR for scanned PDFs

    Scanned pages and pages of gibberish fonts are read with OCR automatically, while pages with real text keep their layout.

FAQ

PDF to Word: questions and answers

Will PDF to Word keep my formatting?
Mostly, yes. Fonts, sizes, colours, alignment, tables and pictures are rebuilt, and the page size and margins follow the PDF. Heavily designed pages, like brochures with text laid over photos, may need some tidying in Word. When the edits are done, Word to PDF turns the document back into a PDF.
Can PDF to Word convert a scanned document?
Yes. On Auto-detect, the default, scanned pages are read from the page images with OCR and pages that already have text keep it, so a PDF that mixes both converts in one go. OCR reads printed English and Chinese. Set Recognize text (OCR) to Off and a scan comes out as pictures, and the result page tells you so.
Can I convert PDF to Word for free?
Yes. Without an account you get 2 tasks in total, and a free account gets 2 a day for files up to 50 MB, with OCR on a limited number of pages per file. VIP removes the daily limit, accepts files up to 1 GB and reads scans of any length with OCR.
How do I convert a password-protected PDF?
Remove the password first, then upload the copy that opens without one. A PDF that asks for a password can't be read for conversion.
Are my files safe when I convert PDF to Word?
Your PDF is uploaded over HTTPS and converted in its own isolated process. Both the PDF and the DOCX are deleted automatically after one hour, and nobody looks at them.
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