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title: "PDF to Word (.docx), Text and Structure | ToolSugar"
description: "Turn the text of a PDF into an editable Word file with headings and paragraphs. Layout, images and tables are not kept. Runs in your browser, no upload."
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# PDF to Word

ToolSugar turns the text of a PDF into a .docx file in your browser. Lines are grouped into paragraphs, larger text becomes headings, and each PDF page starts on a new Word page. Columns, tables, images and exact layout are not kept, and scanned PDFs without text are reported.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Choose one PDF that has selectable text.
2. Press Convert to Word and wait while each page is read.
3. Check the note for pages with no text.
4. Download the .docx and open it in Word, Pages or Google Docs.

## Key facts

- **Output**: A .docx with headings and paragraphs, one PDF page per Word page
- **Not kept**: Images, tables, columns, fonts and the exact layout
- **Needs**: A text layer. Scans are not read, there is no OCR
- **Where it runs**: In your browser. The file is not uploaded and no account is needed.

## Common uses

- Reuse the wording of a PDF letter or policy in a new document.
- Edit a report whose original source file was lost.
- Start a translation from a PDF's text.

## Questions

### Will the Word file look like the PDF?

No. It holds the text as headings and paragraphs only. Images, tables, columns and fonts are not carried over, so expect to reformat.

### Why does it say there is no text?

A scanned PDF holds pictures of pages with no characters, and this tool does not do OCR. Use an OCR program first, then convert the result.

### How are headings found?

A short line set in clearly larger text than the rest of its page becomes a heading, and a bigger gap between lines starts a new paragraph. This is a guess from the PDF, so check the result.

[Read the PDF to Word guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-convert-pdf-to-word)

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- [PDF to Text](https://toolsugar.com/tools/pdf-to-text)
- [Word to PDF](https://toolsugar.com/tools/word-to-pdf)
- [PDF to Audio](https://toolsugar.com/tools/pdf-to-audio)