Convert Word (DOCX) to PDF
Turn a Word document into a PDF with selectable text
Your files stay with you. Conversion happens inside the browser; no file is ever uploaded to a server.
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How it works
Tap or click the box and choose your Word file; only .docx files are accepted — if you have an old .doc file, open it in Word and use "Save as" to make a .docx first. No settings are needed: the page size, portrait or landscape orientation and margins are read from your document's own definition, and headings, alignment, bullet lists and embedded JPEG/PNG images are carried over. A two-page cover letter or CV, for example, becomes a selectable, searchable PDF in a couple of seconds, and accented characters render correctly on every device thanks to the font embedded in the output. For a document with complex tables, check the result first: tables are flattened to plain text, cell by cell, without lines. If the output is not what you expected, simplifying the source document and converting again is usually the quickest fix.
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What is DOCX?
DOCX is the document format Word has used since 2007; it looks like a single file but is actually a compressed package holding the text, the formatting and the images as separate parts. This tool opens that package inside your browser and reads the text body and the images from it. The much older .doc format has a completely different internal structure and is not accepted here; re-save it as .docx in Word or the free LibreOffice and then convert.
What is Embedded font?
An embedded font means the letter shapes themselves are stored inside the PDF, so the document looks the same on every device even when that font is not installed there. It matters for any text beyond plain English letters: accented characters do not exist in every font, and without embedding they can show up as boxes or question marks on another computer. This tool embeds only the glyphs actually used from a font that covers the full Latin range, which keeps the output file small.
What is the difference between DOCX and PDF?
DOCX is designed for editing, PDF for reading and staying put. Every program that opens a DOCX reflows the text with its own fonts and line breaks, so the same document can paginate differently on two computers. In a PDF the position of every letter on the page is fixed: the document looks the same and prints the same no matter who opens it. That is why documents sent to someone else — applications, cover letters, CVs, invoices — go out as PDF, while drafts that will still be edited stay in Word format.
What carries over, and what gets flattened?
Carried over: paragraphs and line breaks, the Title and Heading 1-3 styles (in larger, bold type), left/centre/right alignment, bulleted lists, run font sizes and embedded JPEG/PNG images. Page size, orientation and margins are read from your document's own section settings; both A4 and Letter come through as they are.
Flattened: tables are unrolled into plain text cell by cell, without lines; headers, footers, footnotes, comments and tracked changes do not reach the output; coloured text is written in black; EMF/WMF drawing-type images are skipped and the result line tells you how many. Instead of the document's own fonts, a single font with full accented-character coverage is used — a deliberate trade: decorative fonts are lost, but no letter ever breaks.
When to send a PDF, and when to send Word?
If the other side only needs to read the document, send a PDF: job applications, formal letters, quotes and invoice attachments arrive with exactly the layout you saw. A Word file gives no such guarantee — the recipient's fonts and Word version can shift the layout, and the document can be edited by accident.
If the other side will work on the document too, leave it in Word format: getting text back out of a PDF is tedious and the formatting is lost. The safest habit is to keep both — store the draft as .docx and produce the copy you send with this tool. If the resulting PDF is too big for an email limit, the compress PDF tool on this site will shrink it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the formatting preserved exactly?
Text, headings, alignment, lists and images are carried over, but this tool is not a pixel-perfect copy of Word. Tables are flattened to plain text, headers and footers are not included, and a single full-coverage font replaces the document's own fonts. For text-first documents — letters, CVs, reports — the result is very close to the source; for a heavily designed brochure, check the output first.
Can I convert an old .doc file?
Not directly; .doc is Word's pre-2007 format and its internal structure is completely different from .docx. The fix is quick: open the file in Word or the free LibreOffice, use "Save as" to store it as .docx, then convert it here. The Word app on your phone can do the same.
Why did my font change?
Word documents carry only the name of a font, not the font itself; since your font is not available on this page, the output uses a standard font with full accented-character coverage instead. This is deliberate: rather than trying to keep a decorative headline font and losing special characters, the tool switches to one font that renders every letter correctly on every device.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. Your Word file never leaves your device: unpacking the package, reading the text and writing the PDF all happen inside your browser. That matters for cover letters and application documents full of personal details; once the page has loaded, the conversion works even without an internet connection.