Free Word to PDF Converter
Convert a Word document to a PDF with selectable text. Everything happens locally in your browser — no upload, no account.
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Convert DOCX to PDF
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How to convert Word to PDF
- Drop your .docx file onto the box above.
- Press Word to PDF.
- Download the PDF. It will open identically on any device.
Why send a PDF instead of a Word file
A .docx does not carry its own appearance. It describes content and refers to fonts and layout rules that the receiving computer resolves. If the recipient lacks your font, has a different Word version, or opens it in Google Docs, the document reflows — pagination shifts, tables break, a two-page CV becomes three.
A PDF fixes the page. That is the entire point of the format: what you see is what everyone sees. This is why job applications, invoices, contracts and anything printed should be sent as PDF. It also stops casual editing, though it is not security — a PDF is not locked unless you explicitly encrypt it.
What is preserved
The converter reads the document's structure and lays it out onto A4 pages.
- Paragraphs and line breaks
- Headings 1 through 6, at proportional sizes
- Bold and italic runs, including mid-sentence
- Bulleted and numbered lists
- Simple tables, with borders and wrapped cell text
- Embedded images, scaled to the page width
- Block quotes
What changes: exact fonts, page margins, headers, footers, page numbers, footnotes, tracked changes, comments and multi-column layouts. For a plain document these differences are cosmetic. For a heavily designed one, export from Word itself.
When to use Word's own export instead
This tool exists for the common case: you have a document, you need a PDF, and you do not want to upload it or install anything. It is a practical route on a borrowed computer, a Chromebook or a phone.
But if your document has a designed cover page, a specific corporate typeface, footnotes, headers and footers, or a table of contents with page numbers, use File → Save as PDF in Word or LibreOffice. Word or LibreOffice usually provides the highest formatting fidelity for a complex document, because the document is being rendered by a full office suite. No third-party converter — ours or anyone else's — is likely to match that.
Troubleshooting
- The file is rejected as unsupported — check the extension is genuinely .docx. Files renamed from .doc or .odt are still the old format inside.
- A table looks cramped — columns are divided evenly across the page width. Wide tables read better in landscape, which means exporting from Word.
- Images are missing — linked images stored outside the document cannot travel with it. Re-insert them as embedded images.
- Spacing differs slightly — expected, since the fonts differ. Line and paragraph spacing follow the document, not exact Word metrics.
Frequently asked questions
Is the text in the PDF selectable?
Yes. The converter writes real text into the PDF rather than taking a picture of your document, so the result stays searchable, selectable and small — usually a fraction of the size of an image-based export.
Can I convert .doc files?
Only .docx. The older .doc format is a binary format from the 1990s that browsers cannot read. Open it in Word or LibreOffice and save as .docx first.
Will my fonts be preserved?
No. The PDF is written with standard built-in fonts, so a document set in a licensed corporate typeface will look different. Spacing, headings and structure are preserved; the exact letterforms are not.
Why did it refuse my document?
If your document uses Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew or CJK characters, the converter stops rather than producing a PDF full of blank boxes — the built-in fonts are Latin-only. Export to PDF from Word or LibreOffice instead.
What about headers, footers and page numbers?
They are not carried over. Word stores them separately from the document body, and this converter lays out the body content only.