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PDF to Word

Turn a PDF into an editable Word document — layout, tables and all.

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PDF · up to 15 MB free

🛡 Private to you · files are deleted after 60 minutes

To convert a PDF to Word without losing formatting, upload it here and download the .docx. PDFVelvet rebuilds real tables, multi-column layouts, headings, headers and footers instead of dumping plain text, so the Word file is actually editable where it matters.

How it works

  1. 1

    Add your PDF

    Drop the file on this page; it uploads over an encrypted connection.

  2. 2

    We rebuild the document

    Paragraphs, headings, tables, columns and images are reconstructed as real Word elements, not pictures of text.

  3. 3

    Download the DOCX

    Open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice and edit right away.

Real, editable content

Tables become Word tables and paragraphs reflow as you type — not a screenshot pasted into a page.

Layout-aware engine

Multi-column pages, running headers and page numbers are detected and rebuilt faithfully.

Scans welcome

Scanned PDFs are OCR'd first, so even photographed documents come out editable.

Frequently asked questions

Will my formatting survive?

Headings, fonts, tables, lists and columns are rebuilt as native Word structures. Extremely designed layouts may need light touch-up.

Does it handle scanned PDFs?

Yes — text is recognised first (OCR), then converted, so scans become editable text instead of images.

Which Word versions open the file?

The output is standard DOCX, which opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and Pages.

Is my document kept private?

Yes — encrypted upload, visible only to you, deleted from our servers after 60 minutes.

Does PDF to Word keep tables and columns?

Yes — tables become real Word tables and multi-column pages keep their reading order. Scanned pages need OCR first; run the OCR tool, then convert.

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