Question 1

How do I convert a PDF to Word for free?

Accepted Answer

Drop your PDF on the box above (or tap to choose a file), click Convert, then download the .docx. The whole thing happens in your browser — no signup, no email, no upload.

Question 2

Are my files uploaded to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. PrivatePDFConvert runs the conversion entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your file never leaves your device, which is a strong privacy guarantee that most online converters cannot offer.

Question 3

Will the formatting be preserved exactly?

Accepted Answer

We preserve text content and paragraph breaks faithfully. Complex layouts — multi-column pages, embedded fonts, vector graphics, and exact image placement — are difficult to reconstruct from a PDF. For text-heavy documents the result is typically excellent; for visually rich PDFs you may need to adjust the .docx after.

Question 4

Can it convert scanned PDFs?

Accepted Answer

Yes — OCR is available on the Pro plan today. Scanned PDFs are images of text and require OCR (optical character recognition); our Pro tier unlocks an in-browser OCR tool that turns scanned pages into real, searchable text. Try it at /pdf-ocr.

Question 5

What's the maximum file size?

Accepted Answer

The free tier supports PDFs up to 25 MB. Pro raises that limit to 100 MB and adds batch conversion for up to 50 files at once.

Question 6

Does this work on mobile?

Accepted Answer

Yes — tap the upload area on iOS or Android, choose a PDF, and the conversion runs on your phone. We recommend Wi-Fi for the initial page load; after that, no network is needed for the conversion itself.

Question 7

Is the output a real .docx file?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We generate a valid Microsoft Word .docx file that opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Pages, and any other word processor that supports the OpenXML format.

Question 8

Do you keep any logs of my files?

Accepted Answer

We can't — we never see your file. Our servers handle marketing pages only; your PDF is processed locally and discarded when you close the tab.

Question 9

What other PDF tools do you have?

Accepted Answer

Same client-side approach across the board: rotate pages (/pdf-rotate), add watermarks (/pdf-watermark), remove a known password (/pdf-unlock), combine images into a PDF (/jpg-to-pdf), pull tables into Excel (/pdf-to-excel), and a fast mobile PDF viewer you can install to your home screen (/pdf-viewer).

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