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What does the PDF to Word tool do?

A PDF written on a computer carries a text layer inside it: real characters, each with a position on the page. This tool reads that layer, rebuilds its lines in reading order, gathers the lines into paragraphs and headings, and writes them into a docx you open in Word and edit like any document you typed yourself, instead of retyping a contract, a letter or a report from the top.

Reading and converting both happen inside your browser, so the file is never uploaded and its text never passes through any server. When the conversion finishes, the page shows you the text that actually went into the file, with its word count and the number of pages read, so you see what you are getting before you download anything.

What comes across into Word, and what does not

The text itself comes across as paragraphs, along with headings inferred from type size: a short line set clearly larger than the body text becomes a level one or level two heading in Word depending on how large it is, while a long line never becomes a heading however big its type, because it is almost always a paragraph set large. Each paragraph keeps its direction, so an Arabic paragraph is set right to left and aligned right, and an English one runs from the left. Every page of the original starts a new page in the document.

The page design does not come across. Tables arrive as lines of text, side-by-side columns may interleave, pictures, logos and stamps are not carried, and the original typeface is not kept: the whole document is set in Arial, because it is present in Word on Windows and Mac and in Google Docs and carries real Arabic letters. Bold, italics and colours do not travel either. We say so plainly because conversion that imitates the design needs the file processed on a server, which means uploading it, and we chose to keep your file on your device.

If the page is a table whose columns need to stay columns, PDF to Excel is the right road, and if you only want the words to paste into a message, extract text is quicker.

Rejoin wrapped lines, or one line per paragraph?

There are no paragraphs inside a PDF, only lines in sequence, each ending wherever the page edge made it end. The rejoin mode stitches those lines back together: a line is attached to the one above when that line ran almost to the margin, when it follows at the page's usual line spacing, and when both run in the same direction. A line that starts with a bullet or a list number, or sits below a larger gap, starts a new paragraph.

That mode suits contracts, reports and letters, where the text is long paragraphs. Pick one line per paragraph when the lines are short by nature: a CV, a list of names, or a table you want each row of on its own line. If the document comes out with lines glued together that should not be, convert again in the other mode, since a conversion takes seconds.

What if the file is a scan?

A scanned file is pictures rather than text, so there is no layer in it for an ordinary conversion to move. Instead of handing you an empty Word file, the page tells you the file is a scan and puts a button in front of you that reads the pages in Arabic and English together and builds the Word file from what it reads, without leaving the page and without uploading anything. On first use the browser downloads the language model from our own site.

Recognition is far heavier than reading a text layer, so a single run of it takes up to 20 pages, a technical ceiling rather than a commercial one. The document it produces is simpler: paragraphs separated by the blank lines recognition leaves, and no headings, because a picture carries no type size to infer one from and we will not invent structure nobody saw. Accuracy depends on how clean the scan is, so read the text in the preview before relying on it.

How to convert a PDF to Word, step by step

Open the PDF to Word page and drop the file into the tray, or tap it to pick the file from your device or from the Files app on a phone.
Choose the text shape: rejoin wrapped lines for contracts and reports, or one line per paragraph for CVs, lists and tables.
Tap the pages you want converted in the thumbnails under the file name, or type their range, such as 1-3,5. Choose none and the whole file is converted, and the box also accepts Arabic-Indic digits and the Arabic comma exactly as an Arabic keyboard produces them.
Press convert to Word and wait a few seconds. The progress bar moves as the pages are read and then as the document is assembled.
Read the text in the preview that appears, with the word count and the number of pages read beside it. It is the same text that went into the file.
Download the docx, which carries your file's own name, open it in Word or Google Docs, and carry on editing.

Limits worth knowing

The page design does not travel: no tables, pictures, columns, original typeface or colours. What arrives is the text with its paragraphs, headings and direction.
One file per conversion. If you drop several, the first file in the list is the one converted, so convert the rest one after another.
A scanned file goes through recognition, and one run of it takes up to 20 pages. Convert a longer file in batches using the page range.
A file that mixes typed pages with scanned ones converts the text of the typed pages only, and the scanned pages arrive empty. Type the range of the scanned pages alone and convert them in a second run, and the recognition offer appears for them.
Fully vocalised Arabic, such as Quranic verses or poetry, can come out with some vowel marks out of place, because a mark sitting high above the line can be read apart from its letter. Check such text before relying on it.
A date that appears inside an Arabic paragraph in a different order from the way it was typed arrives as the page presents it, because that is genuinely what the page carries. Check dates before sending the document on.
A password-protected file will not give up its text layer until the password is removed with the unlock PDF tool, using the password you already know.

Common problems and their fixes

The page says my file is a scan

Press the read button inside that same message: it reads the pages inside your browser and builds the Word file from what it reads. If a message then says there are more pages than one run takes, type a smaller page range and try again.

My table arrived in Word as a run of lines

That is expected, because the conversion moves text rather than tables. Drop the same file into the PDF to Excel tool, which infers the columns from the whitespace on the page and puts every value back in its own cell, then copy the table into Word if you need it there.

Separate lines were glued into one paragraph

Convert again and choose one line per paragraph. The rejoin mode attaches a line to the next when it runs to the margin, which can misjudge a list or a CV whose lines happen to be similar in length.

One paragraph was broken at the end of every line

Check that the text shape is set to rejoin wrapped lines. If it is, the text most likely sits in a narrow column on a page that has a wider line elsewhere, so a wrapped line cannot be told from a finished one, and joining those lines in Word is the quick fix.

The Arabic text sits on the left in the document

Every Arabic paragraph is set right to left inside the file itself. If it shows on the left, the program that opened it is not reading paragraph direction, so open the file in Word or Google Docs instead.

Strange symbols or meaningless letters came out instead of text

Some files draw their letters with fonts that carry no table mapping each glyph to its character, so their text layer gives no tool real words. Treat that file as a scan: open it in the OCR tool and read its pages from the picture.

The docx will not open on my phone

The file is saved to your downloads or the Files app, and it needs an app that reads Word documents, such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Open it from inside that app if the phone does not offer to open it directly.

Frequently asked questions

Will it look exactly like the original page?

No, and we would rather say so plainly. What comes across is the text: paragraphs, headings, right-to-left direction and page breaks. Tables, images, columns and the page design do not. Layout-faithful conversion needs server-side processing, which means uploading your file, and we chose to keep files on your device instead.

Can a scanned PDF be converted to Word?

Yes. A scan is pictures rather than text, so there is no text layer to move, and the page offers to read it in Arabic and English together and build the Word file from what it reads, in one click and without leaving the tool. Recognition runs inside your browser, one run takes up to 20 pages, and accuracy depends on how clean the scan is.

Does Arabic arrive joined up and the right way round?

Yes. Arabic lines are ordered right to left while the numbers and Latin words inside them keep their own order, presentation forms are normalized back to ordinary letters that search properly, and each Arabic paragraph is set right to left in Word itself. Pick one line per paragraph if you would rather keep every line separate than have wrapped lines rejoined.

How do I convert a PDF to Word without installing software?

Open the conversion page in the browser of whatever device is in front of you, computer or phone, drop the file in and press convert to Word. There is nothing to install and no account to create, because the whole conversion runs inside the browser itself, and you download a docx that opens in Word on Windows and Mac and in Google Docs.

Is it safe to convert a confidential PDF to Word online?

Here the file is never uploaded at all. The page reaches your browser once, then the file is read and the Word document is built on your own device, so the contract, bank statement or medical report never passes through a server. That is exactly why the conversion does not copy the page design: imitating it would mean uploading the file for processing.

Why do tables not come across from PDF to Word?

Because a PDF does not store a table as a table, only words sitting at positions on the page, and this conversion rebuilds lines and paragraphs rather than cells, so each row arrives as a line of text. If the table is what matters, drop the file into the PDF to Excel tool, which infers columns from the whitespace and puts every value in its own cell.

Can I convert a PDF to Word on my phone?

Yes, straight from the phone's browser with no app. Drop the file in from the Files app or your downloads and press convert to Word, and the docx is saved to your device to open in the Word app or Google Docs. A long file is heavier on an older phone, so convert it in batches with the page range if it slows down.

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