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Total PDF Converter

Total PDF Converter supports PDF, PS, EPS, PRN, XPS, OXPS files. It's not a simple PRN converter, it's the all-in-one solution. New formats are constantly being added.

Tell Total PDF Converter if you want to omit images from the source files. You can also get the new file with images only without text if you like.

Convert PDF to PDF/A in batch. Update thousands of files in one process.

Total PDF Converter can act as a PDF splitting utility and extract selected pages from a multi-page PDF. It can also split PDF by bookmarks or by blank pages.

Total PDF Converter will change the date of the file or keep the original time stamps. Just check the appropriate checkbox.

Sign PDF documents with your digital signature during the file conversion process.

Combine several PDF files into one multi-page document with out powerful batch PDF converter.

Total PDF Converter can automatically rotate your documents.

PDF to Word converter supports both Doc and DOCX for your convenience.

Convert PDF to JPG? Customize the final image to your needs. Set the desired quality of the JPEG image to compromize the file size. The app also extracts selected pages and converts them to JPEG.

Convert PDF/PS/EPS/PRN files via our clear interface with lots of hints for beginners.

The widest list of output file types: DOC, DOCX, RTF, XLS, HTML, BMP, JPEG, GIF, WMF, EMF, PNG, EPS, PS, TIFF, TXT, CSV, PDF/A and PDF!

Total PDF Converter can combine several PDF files into one TIFF image. Or place every page of a multi-page PDF into a new TIFF files.

Tune the output: set new margins in inches to your standards (ready for printing).

Each PDF file is displayed in Preview panel. You can zoom it in/out or view the document full-sized. Preview option makes it easy to find the necessary PDF file.

Add text or image watermarks to the header or the footer of the output file. It's perfect for stamping bates too!

Want more order? Add pagination (sequential numbering of folders is available).

Total PDF Converter can extract odd or even pages for you.

Unlike free PDF converters, our app processes thousands of documents keeping the folder stucture.

No matter what MS Office you have, our app can convert PDF to DOC and DocX.

We also offer PDF Converter SDK for Web\SQL server\ASP\.NET\C#. With ActiveX you can easily implement our PDF converter into your application and redistribute it to the end users.

Total PDF Converter has full command line support (get the ready-to-use command line from GUI).

How to convert PDF to DOC?

💾 Upload Your File: Go to the site, click on «Upload File,» and select your PDF file.

✍️ Set Conversion Options: Choose DOC as the output format and adjust any additional options if needed.

Convert and Download: Click 👉«Download Converted File»👈 to get your DOC file.

Cloud Based

There is no need to install any software to convert PDF to DOC with CoolUtils. Simply access the internet, and you can easily convert your file online with our service.

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Our hardware operates in top-tier, highly secure data centers equipped with advanced electronic surveillance and multi-factor access control systems.

Ease of Use

Converting PDF to Word online has never been so simple. Drop your .pdf and the converter rebuilds an editable Word .doc / .docx with paragraph flow, fonts, tables, images, headers, and hyperlinks intact. Built-in OCR handles scanned PDFs, so even image-only documents become searchable, editable Word files. No Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Office required.

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PDF File

File extension	.PDF
Category	Document File
Description	Adobe Systems Portable Document Format (PDF) format provides all the contents of a printed document in electronic form, including text and images, as well as technical details like links, scales, graphs, and interactive content. You can open this file in free Acrobat Reader and scroll through the page or the entire document, which is generally one or more pages. The PDF format is used to save pre-designed periodicals, brochures, and flyers.
Associated programs	Adobe Viewer Ghostscript Ghostview Xpdf CoolUtils PDF Viewer
Developed by	Adobe Systems
MIME type	application/pdf application/x-pdf
Useful links	More detailed information on PDF files
Conversion type	PDF to DOC

Doc (Word) File

File extension	.DOC
Category	Document File
Description	DOC is a native MS Word text format that supports markup and rich text styling. As opposite to TXT, together with texts DOC file can contain various formatting parameters, tables, images, other graphic elements and charts. Documents of such type are readable by MS Word, free Microsoft Word Viewer and many open source packages like LibreOffice. DOC files can be read and edited on Android OS by Kingsoft Office For Android. Since Word 2007 new, improved format version is used - DOCX.
Associated programs	AbiWord Apple Pages AppleWorks KWord Microsoft Word StarOffice
Developed by	Microsoft
MIME type	application/msword
Useful links	More detailed information on DOC files

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PDF to DOC Conversion FAQ ▼

How do I convert a PDF to DOC for free?

Drop the .pdf into the upload area at the top of this page, choose DOC (or DOCX) as the output format, and click Download converted file. The converter rebuilds an editable Word document with paragraphs, fonts, tables, images, and hyperlinks. No registration, no email, no install — works on any device with a browser.

Will the formatting survive the conversion?

For text-based PDFs, yes — paragraph flow, fonts (or close substitutes), bold / italic / underline, tables, bullet lists, headers, footers, and hyperlinks are reproduced. The tricky cases are heavily designed PDFs (multi-column magazine layouts, floating text boxes overlapping graphics) where Word's flow model can't represent the original exactly. For pixel-perfect re-creation, use the desktop Total PDF Converter.

Can it handle scanned PDFs (image-only)?

Yes. When the PDF is a scan or photo of a document with no underlying text layer, the built-in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine extracts the text and writes it into the DOC. OCR works best on clean 300 DPI scans of typed or printed text in English and other Latin-script languages; handwritten or low-resolution scans are recognized with reduced accuracy.

DOC vs DOCX — which should I pick?

DOCX (Office 2007+, OOXML, ISO/IEC 29500) is the modern default and what every current version of Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs, and Pages writes. DOC is the legacy binary format from Word 97-2003 — pick it only if you specifically need to send the file to someone running pre-2007 Office. The page renders identically in both.

Are tables in the PDF preserved as editable Word tables?

Yes. Tabular structures with clear cell borders are reconstructed as native Word tables (rows, columns, merged cells), so you can keep editing them in Word, copy them to Excel, or apply table styles. Tables without borders rely on heuristic detection — they usually convert correctly but may need a quick visual review.

Can I convert a password-protected PDF?

If the PDF is encrypted, you'll be prompted for the password during the conversion. Once you supply it, the document is decrypted in memory, converted to DOC, and the unencrypted source is discarded. The output Word file has no password applied; add one in Word with File → Info → Protect Document if you need it.

How accurate is the text recognition for non-English documents?

OCR supports the major Latin-script languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, etc.) plus Cyrillic and Greek. For Asian scripts (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), the desktop Total PDF Converter with the OCR add-on gives noticeably better recognition.

Is the conversion safe? What happens to my files?

Files are uploaded over HTTPS, processed on isolated worker servers, and automatically deleted within one hour of conversion. We never read, share, index, or back up uploaded content. For documents that must never leave your network (legal discovery, HIPAA, GDPR-sensitive data), use the desktop converter so files never go online.

What's the maximum file size?

The free online converter accepts PDFs up to 50 MB per file — enough for almost any text-based document and most scanned reports. For larger files (multi-thousand-page archives, dense full-color scans), use the desktop Total PDF Converter, which has no size limit and processes files locally.

Quick Guide: Converting PDF to Word Online

To convert a PDF to an editable Word document: (1) drag the .pdf into the upload box above, (2) select DOC or DOCX as the output format, (3) click Download converted file. The converter rebuilds an editable Word file with paragraphs, fonts, tables, images, headers, and hyperlinks. Built-in OCR turns scanned PDFs into searchable, editable Word documents. Files up to 50 MB, no signup, no Microsoft Office.

Why Convert PDF to Word

Editable Documents Instead of Frozen PDFs

PDF is the right format for distribution — layout is fixed, recipients see exactly what you sent. The wrong format for editing. Adding a paragraph, fixing a typo, updating a price, restructuring a contract: all of it is awkward in a PDF reader and natural in Word. Converting to DOCX puts the document back in the format where editing actually works.

Reusing Content From Old PDFs

Reports, white papers, manuals, internal documentation — the source Word file is often gone (employee left, drive failed, project archive lost), and only the PDF remains. Converting to DOCX recovers an editable copy without re-typing. The text, tables, and structure come back; you spend minutes fixing minor formatting instead of hours retyping.

Scanned PDFs → Searchable Text via OCR

Image-only PDFs (scans of paper documents, photographs of contracts, faxed pages) have no underlying text layer. The built-in OCR engine reads the pixels, recognizes characters, and writes them into the Word file. Result: text you can search, copy, edit, and run through spell-check.

E-Signature Workflows That Need DOCX

Many e-signature platforms (DocuSign, Adobe Sign, HelloSign, PandaDoc) accept Word documents and add signature blocks before sending. Starting from a DOCX rather than a flattened PDF lets the workflow tag fields, add named signers, and merge data automatically.

Translation and Localization

Computer-aided translation tools (SDL Trados, memoQ, Phrase, Lokalise, Crowdin) work on segmented Word or DOCX content, not on PDF. Converting source documents to DOCX is the first step in every professional translation workflow.

Accessibility Remediation

Many PDFs fail accessibility audits (no tagged structure, no alt text, no reading order). The fastest way to produce an accessible version is: convert to DOCX, fix headings / alt text / reading order in Word, then re-export to a properly tagged PDF/UA.

What Survives the Conversion

PDF Element	Preserved?	Notes
Paragraph text	Yes	Reflows into Word's paragraph model
Fonts	Yes	Embedded fonts kept; substitutes used otherwise
Bold / italic / underline	Yes	Character runs preserved
Tables	Mostly	Bordered tables become native Word tables; borderless tables use heuristic detection
Bullet and numbered lists	Yes	Recognized from indentation and bullet glyphs
Images and figures	Yes	Embedded at original resolution
Headers and footers	Yes	Mapped to Word's header/footer regions
Hyperlinks	Yes	Clickable in the resulting DOCX
Multi-column layout	Sometimes	Magazine-style columns may flatten to single-column flow
Footnotes / endnotes	Mostly	Recognized from formatting cues, not always linked back
Form fields (AcroForm / XFA)	Stripped	Word doesn't have a comparable form model
Digital signatures	Stripped	Signatures don't translate; re-sign the DOCX if needed
Comments and annotations	Mostly	Translated to Word comments where possible
Scanned text (no text layer)	OCR	Recognized by the built-in OCR engine

Text PDF vs Scanned PDF: What Determines Quality

Source Type	How It's Processed	Output Quality
Text PDF (born-digital)	Text and layout extracted directly	Excellent — near-perfect, tables and styling preserved
Mixed PDF (text + scanned pages)	Text extracted from text pages, OCR for scanned pages	Very good for text pages, OCR-quality for scanned
Clean scan (300 DPI, typed)	OCR on the entire document	Very good — 98%+ character accuracy on Latin scripts
Low-DPI or photo scan	OCR with reduced confidence	Acceptable for body text, weak on small fonts
Handwritten	OCR is not reliable for handwriting	Limited — manual transcription is better

If accuracy matters, the desktop Total PDF Converter exposes OCR language packs, training data, and confidence-threshold settings.

How to Convert PDF to Word: Step-by-Step

Drop your .pdf into the upload area above — or click Browse to pick a file.
Select DOC or DOCX as the output format. Pick DOCX for any modern Word; pick legacy DOC only if you need pre-2007 Office compatibility.
If the PDF is password-protected, type the password when prompted.
Click Download converted file.
Open the result in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer, or Pages.
Spot-check tables and complex layouts. Most documents need zero touch-up.

Online Converter vs Desktop Total PDF Converter

Feature	Online (this page)	Total PDF Converter (desktop)
File size limit	50 MB	Unlimited
Batch conversion	One file at a time	Thousands per run, recursive folders
Output formats	DOC, DOCX	DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT, HTML, EPUB, TXT, JPG, TIFF, PNG, more
OCR engine	Built-in (English + major Latin scripts)	OCR add-on with full language packs and tuning
Encrypted PDFs	Yes (with password)	Yes (with password, batch)
Command-line / scheduling	—	Yes (.bat, Task Scheduler, server use)
Files leave your machine	Yes (deleted after 1 hour)	No — everything runs locally
Price	Free, limited daily quota	Personal license from $79.90, 30-day free trial

For one-off conversions the online tool is the fastest. For production workflows (legal discovery batches, accessibility remediation pipelines, server-side automation), install the desktop Total PDF Converter.

Common Issues and Fixes

Text comes out as garbled symbols. The PDF uses a custom-encoded font without a proper Unicode mapping (common in PDFs generated by older typesetting tools or LaTeX with non-standard fonts). The desktop converter with OCR forced on usually recovers readable text.
Tables come out misaligned. The PDF used spaces or tab characters to fake a table rather than a real table structure. Manual fix-up in Word is faster than re-running — convert text columns into a Word table via Insert → Table → Convert Text to Table.
Multi-column layout flattens to one column. Magazine-style multi-column PDFs are hard to round-trip. For pixel-faithful conversion of designed layouts, the desktop converter handles columns better.
«This file is password-protected». Type the password in the prompt during conversion, or remove the password in Acrobat / Adobe Reader (File → Properties → Security) before uploading.
OCR has typos in scanned text. Increase scan resolution to 300+ DPI before scanning, or use the desktop converter with the language pack matching the document language.
I have many PDFs to convert. Use the desktop Total PDF Converter — the online version is per-file, the desktop version processes folders of any size.

Feature	Online Converters	CoolUtils Desktop	Adobe Editor	Other Software
Batch Conversion	Limited	✅ Unlimited	Manual only	Limited
File Size Limit	1-5MB	✅ No limits	System dependent	Varies
Privacy & Security	Upload required	✅ 100% offline	✅ Local only	Varies
Conversion Speed	Internet dependent	✅ Fast local processing	Slow	Medium
Advanced Options	Basic	✅ Full customization	Limited	Basic
Cost	Free/Premium	One-time purchase	Requires Office	Subscription
Formatting Preservation	Good	✅ Excellent	Good	Varies
Multiple Formats Support	Limited	✅ 40+ formats	Few formats	Limited

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