PDF to Word Free

Open a PDF and get an editable Word document. Text is rebuilt into paragraphs with larger text marked as headings; you can also embed each page as an image for reference.

📝 Your PDF

Choose a PDF fileor drag and drop here — files never leave your device

Include page images (for scans, or to keep the original look)

👀 Extracted text

📝The text that went into your Word file appears here.

Edit the words, not the PDF

When you need to update an old contract, reuse a proposal or fix a typo in a document you only have as a PDF, converting to Word is the fastest route. The converter reads the text layer, groups lines into paragraphs and keeps page breaks where they were.

What converts well

Text-based PDFs — exported from Word, Google Docs or software — convert cleanly. Complex magazine layouts, tables and multi-column pages come across as plain paragraphs. Scanned PDFs have no text layer, so turn on 'include page images' to keep a visual copy.

📖 Read the full guide: How to Convert a PDF to Word (and What to Expect from the Result)

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?

No. Every PDF tool on Pyalm runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript — your files are read, processed and saved on your own device and are never sent to us or anyone else. That makes them safe for contracts, invoices and ID documents.

Will the formatting look identical?

Not exactly. Text, paragraphs, bold-looking headings and page breaks are kept, but exact fonts, columns, tables and positioned graphics are simplified. Use 'include page images' to keep a picture of each original page alongside the text.

Why is my Word file empty?

The PDF is probably a scan — an image of text with no text layer. Converting scans needs OCR. Enable page images to at least get the pages into Word.

Does it work with Arabic or Hindi PDFs?

Text is extracted as stored in the PDF. Most modern PDFs in Arabic, Hindi and other scripts extract correctly, but some older files use custom font encodings that produce garbled characters.