PDF to Word converter

Turn a PDF into a Word document, Markdown or plain text.

Drop a PDF here, or choose one: it opens on this page.

Minda Files converts a PDF to Word in your browser: it reads the text of each page and writes a .docx document with its headings and lists (pictures, columns and table layouts are not kept), or Markdown or plain text. Nothing is uploaded, it is free with no account, and the result opens in the editor on the same page.

How to convert a PDF to Word

  1. Drop a PDF on the page, or press Choose a file.
  2. Pick Word, Markdown or Text.
  3. Press Convert to Word, then download the file or press Open in editor.
  • What it keeps The text and its headings and lists are kept; pictures, columns and the layout of tables are not.

Questions

How do I convert a PDF to Word for free?

Drop the PDF on PDF to Word, pick Word and press Convert to Word: you download a .docx file. It is free, needs no account and runs in your browser.

Does PDF to Word work on a scanned PDF?

Not yet: a scan is a picture of a page with no text inside it to read. OCR PDF, which reads scanned pages, is coming to Minda Files.

Can I edit the Word file right away?

Yes. Press Open in editor beside the result and it opens in Minda Files’ editor, on the same page.

Is Minda Files free?

Yes. Every tool and the editor are free, with no account needed. Signed out, files open up to 10 MB; signed in on the free plan, up to 50 MB; the Files plan and Pro open files up to 256 MB.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The tools and the editor run online in your browser; your file is not sent to a server. Only Ask AI sends what you ask, and the text of the file it needs, to Minda AI.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Minda Files works in your web browser: open the page, drop a file and it opens there.

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