How to use PDF to Word
- Select or drop the PDF you want to edit in Word.
- Click “Convert”. bopdf reads the text layer page by page and rebuilds paragraphs and headings.
- Download the .docx and open it in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice or Pages.
What gets converted
bopdf rebuilds the text flow: paragraphs are re-joined, larger lines become Heading 1/2 styles, and each PDF page starts a new page in Word. That makes the result easy to edit, search and restyle.
Complex magazine layouts, tables and images are simplified — the goal is clean editable text, not a pixel copy. If you need the exact look, keep the PDF and use Edit PDF to change small things directly.
Scanned PDFs
A scanned PDF is just a picture of text, so there is nothing to convert. Run OCR PDF first to add a text layer, then convert the OCR’d file to Word.
🔒 Your files never leave your device
bopdf processes your documents locally with JavaScript (pdf-lib and Mozilla pdf.js) inside your browser tab. Your PDF is never uploaded, stored or seen by us — you can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and the tool keeps working. When you close the tab, everything is gone.
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert PDF to Word without uploading it?
Yes. The conversion runs in your browser with JavaScript; the PDF never leaves your device.
Will tables and images be kept?
Text is kept; tables become plain paragraphs and images are left out. For tables, try PDF to Excel instead.
Does it work with Chinese or other languages?
Yes — any text that can be selected in the PDF is converted, including Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Everything happens in your browser on your own device. Files are never sent over the internet, which makes bopdf suitable for confidential documents.
Is there a file size limit?
There is no fixed limit, but very large files (hundreds of MB) depend on your device memory. On phones, files up to about 100 MB usually work well.