Convert PDF to Editable Word
Drop your PDF: the tool extracts the text, headings and basic formatting, shows you a preview, then you download a .docx file. Nothing is uploaded.
- Free
- PDF to .docx
- OCR for scans
- 100% private
100% private — Everything is processed directly in your browser: your files, voice, and image are never sent to Chatzam's servers.
How to convert a PDF to Word
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Upload the PDF
Drag the file into the drop zone or select it. If it's a scan, turn on "Text recognition (OCR)".
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Check the preview
The extracted text is shown before you download: you see right away what the document will contain.
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Download the .docx
Open it in Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs or Pages and edit the text however you like.
Clean text, ready to edit
Structure kept
Paragraphs, headings (detected by text size), bold, italics and page breaks carry over into the Word document.
OCR for scanned PDFs
For a PDF made of page images, text recognition reads pages in English, French and other languages. It takes longer.
Preview before download
Check the extracted text before downloading the .docx file.
No upload
The conversion happens in your browser: the PDF is never uploaded to a server.
What the conversion keeps, and what it doesn't
The tool pulls the text out of the PDF and organizes it into a Word document: paragraphs, headings (recognized by their font size), bold, italics and page breaks. However, it doesn't reproduce images, complex tables or the exact layout: columns, block positions, text boxes and margins aren't copied. The result is clean, editable text, not a facsimile of the PDF. It's ideal for reworking a contract, a report, course notes or a letter and editing its content. If you need a visually identical copy, keep the original PDF and only edit the text in the Word file.
Scanned PDF: use text recognition (OCR)
A scanned PDF doesn't contain any text, only images of pages: without OCR, the Word document would be empty. Check "Text recognition (OCR)" and the tool reads the letters on each page, in English, French and other languages. Expect it to take longer, especially for a long document. Quality depends on the scan: a sharp, straight, well-lit page gives a much better result than a blurry or tilted photo. Always proofread the text: numbers, names and accented letters are the most common mistakes. For a single image or screenshot, "Image to Text (OCR)" is more direct.
Make a PDF editable without paid software
The .docx format opens in Microsoft Word, but also for free in LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs and Pages on Mac and iPhone. Once you've edited the text, you can save the document back to PDF from these apps, with "Save As" or "Export to PDF". Tip: if the PDF contains important images, add them back into Word by hand after converting, since they aren't carried over. For a password-protected PDF, open it first with the password and save an unprotected copy. And if your PDF is simply too large, "Compress PDF" may be all you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert a PDF to Word for free?
Drop the PDF into the tool, check the text preview, then download the .docx file. It's free, with no account, and the file stays on your device.
Is the PDF layout preserved?
Only partly: text, paragraphs, headings, bold, italics and page breaks carry over. Images, complex tables, columns and the exact position of elements don't.
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?
Yes, by turning on "Text recognition (OCR)", which reads the text on scanned pages. It's slower, and it's best to proofread the result.
Are the PDF's images included in the Word file?
No, images aren't carried over: the Word document only contains the text and its basic formatting. You can add them back by hand if needed.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion, OCR included, happens entirely in your browser: the document never leaves your device.