Free PDF To Word Converter

How to convert PDF files to Word documents? – this seems to be an often asked question nowadays. Normally you can’t edit PDF files (unless you buy an expensive editor) and extracting text/images from PDF files can be hard, so converting .pdf files to .doc may seem like a natural solution for those familiar with Microsoft Word.

Unfortunately free PDF to Word converters are hard to come by – in fact, until recently there was absolutely no way to do this conversion without either buying an expensive propiertary tool or using some lousy “PDF to text” converters that couldn’t handle images, tables, complex layouts, varying fonts and so on.

I spent more than an hour searching for a way to do it and was almost ready to give up when I discovered a great online tool that will convert any PDF file to a Microsoft Word document. The best part is – it’s completely free! I’m talking about Zamzar – a free online conversion service.

Converting PDF files to Word is very easy :

  1. Go to Zamzar.com.
  2. Click “Browse” and choose the PDF file you wan to convert to .doc (you can repeat this step several times to add multiple files).
  3. Select “doc” from the “format to conver to” dropdown. There are other possibilites, too, like rtf, html and so on.
  4. Enter your e-mail address in the corresponding box.
  5. Click Convert! The file will be uploaded to Zamzar and very soon you’ll get an e-mail with a link to download the converted file(s).

I tested it with several PDF files and I must say the quality of conversion was good. Not perfect, but the document layout, images and text formatting were preserved well enough. I’ll certainly use this tool in the future in case I need to convert PDF to Word documents.

Zamzar is more than a free pdf-to-word converter – it can also handle a multitude of other file formats, converting between various document, image, music and video formats. Looks like a great all-round online tool to me.

By the way, if you ever need to do it the other way around – convert word documents to pdf files, or create PDF’s from some other format, check out MyPDF Creator – it’s a nice alternative.

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55 Responses to “Free PDF To Word Converter”

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  1. 26
    Ed says:
    October 9, 2008 at 20:18

    I want to contact the author.

  2. 27
    White Shadow says:
    October 9, 2008 at 20:47

    If you mean the author of this site, contact away (I’m here). If you mean the converter’s author you’ll need to look around for a contact address on zamzar.com.

  3. 28
    Phil says:
    October 21, 2008 at 18:40

    There is a brand new site that is offering free PDF to Word conversions: http://www.pdfundo.net

  4. 29
    GordonCZ says:
    November 15, 2008 at 23:48

    INTERNAL ERRORS! That´s also what it does. Even if Zamzar (overboasted) offers gigabytes in pdf to docs, MIND YOUR UPLOAD SPEED (most of us use asynchronous). If your day has 168 hours, then the file upload´s no problem.

  5. 30
    Rob says:
    February 3, 2009 at 19:45

    This is complete rubbish. The “word file” is unformatted and looks nothing like the original. Complete and utter waste of time. Thanks for nothing.

  6. 31
    V.H.Das says:
    February 21, 2009 at 06:55

    I downloaded the .daa file of Windows XP Pro Corp SP3 Unattended CD Sep 2008 from Bit torrent and converted to ISO files. Then burnt to a CD, not DVD with ImgBurn. It does not boot for a fresh installation of XP to the HD. Does it need to be burnt in DVD? Please advise. Thank You.

  7. 32
    White Shadow says:
    February 21, 2009 at 13:42

    Hmm, I’m not sure how well the converter works on bootable disk images. Can you open the CD normally in Explorer?

    By the way, you’re commenting on the wrong post here.

  8. 33
    Dave says:
    March 5, 2009 at 04:11

    We need to convert some banking documents to Word and edit them. Not real comfortable with sending such docs to any web service…

    FreePDFtoWordDoc Converter looks good but reviews say it is nagware. After a few uses you have to go to their site loaded with ads and solve some math problem to get a code to make it work for every time you use it…

  9. 34
    Vampire says:
    March 10, 2009 at 09:47

    This Zamzar is not able to convert my PDF which is protected ( Copying not allowed and several other constraints)..

    Can some one point me to any online tool that could does this job.

    Thanks all.

  10. 35
    white_queen79 says:
    April 2, 2009 at 06:55

    thanks a lot for the tips. It’s help me so much when my head nearly crack to figure out how am i goin to convert my pdf report to word for my boss..u r life saviour…

  11. 36
    linky1124 says:
    June 4, 2009 at 09:13

    i also find a converter is quite efficient.
    .it only cost $19.95.
    but it allows us to convert a lot files at the same time.
    you can try it in http://www.tweakpdf.com/index.htm
    and you also can get your money back if it doesn’t work.

  12. 37
    brendan says:
    June 25, 2009 at 14:16

    thanks you rock

  13. 38
    ed74 says:
    July 7, 2009 at 17:37

    There is a new Free PDF to Word Converter
    free-pdf-to-doc-converter.com
    It’s very good in preserving the formatting.

  14. 39
    Cosa Nostra says:
    July 9, 2009 at 09:05

    Online converter is convenient but it’s not that stable and reliable, I think.
    So I prefer desktop PDF converter.
    I find a useful freeware called Anybizsoft pdf to word converter, it’s pretty good, maybe you guys can have a try.
    http://www.anypdftools.com/pdf-to-word.html

  15. 40
    Mary says:
    July 13, 2009 at 06:14

    Thanks for the info, Mr Nostra,
    But I saw that the Anybizsoft PDF to Word 1.0 will leave beta on July 15th 2009 on their homepage. And updated version 2.0 will be released, it seems that the speed and the accuracy will be greatly enhanced.
    What’s more, beta users will get competitive discount when PDF to Word 2.0 is released.
    so if you want to have a try, be hurried.

  16. 41
    Sean says:
    July 24, 2009 at 10:01

    New free service: AXPDF Free PDF to Word
    I have also tried the AXPDF free pdf to word converter, very good.

  17. 42
    Owenlee says:
    July 30, 2009 at 11:50

    Thanks for sharing. I was just looking for a PDF converter on Google and came across your blog. The tools you present are all pretty good and easy-to-use. By the way, I find Adreamsoft PDF to Word Converter is also a competent and wonderful tool.Meanwhile, it is so cost-effective.
    You can have a try and do some comparison. Sincerely hope you like it.

  18. 43
    Ron Harris says:
    August 6, 2009 at 10:31

    This is what I am using – SmartPDFConverter. It is very quick and easy and I would highly recommend it. I bought it but there is also a free version at http://www.pdftodocconverterpro.com/

  19. 44
    Raymond Burnette says:
    October 16, 2009 at 09:40

    Nemo PDF To Word is a terrific converter. It runs fast to convert your PDF to Word for you to edit. Nothing of the original PDF file will be altered by fully copied into Word for you to edit.
    http://www.nemopdf.com/products/pdf_to_word.html

  20. 45
    swamy says:
    December 30, 2009 at 18:08

    I used the converter but the result is in some other format like example: Discipline (‘LVFLSOLQH). Can anybody suggest me how can i convert it to english

  21. 46
    kevin says:
    February 2, 2010 at 13:03

    I have downloaded a program called Advanced pdf to word 5.0. It,s pretty good. It is very good in

    preserving the formatting. You download it from:

    http://www.advancedpdfconverter.com/products/pdftoword.html

  22. 47
    vivino88 says:
    March 11, 2010 at 07:05

    Compared to other versions of pdf converters,i find Advanced PDF Converter more appealing as it more faster to convert a huge PDF file to .doc without any quality lost,it also has more configuration option.
    http://www.advancedpdfconverter.com/products/pdfconverter.html

  23. 48
    nikon f3 camera says:
    April 15, 2010 at 09:34

    I find a great development in your composing, I would adore to obtain in touch. Keep up the fantastic function! Your publishing is quite inspirational for somebody who’s having their first go to this type of stuff.

  24. 49
    zco corporation says:
    June 4, 2010 at 10:59

    Online converter is convenient but it’s not that stable and reliable, I think.
    So I prefer desktop PDF converter.

  25. 50
    Math Problems says:
    June 5, 2010 at 10:59

    Online converters have worked ok for me

  26. 51
    Florentino Raimondi says:
    June 9, 2010 at 18:23

    Afternoon, It’s great to stumble upon a good site like this one. Would you mind if I used some of the info here, and I’ll put a link back to your blog?

  27. 52
    Mobile App Development says:
    June 16, 2010 at 14:15

    The tools you present are all pretty good and easy-to-use. By the way, I find Adreamsoft PDF to Word Converter is also a competent and wonderful tool.

    Your publishing is quite inspirational for somebody who’s having their first go to this type of stuff.

  28. 53
    Flower store uk says:
    July 28, 2010 at 10:12

    I really liked your article. Keep up the good work.

  29. 54
    CRM Solutions says:
    August 9, 2010 at 10:32

    Thanks for sharing the tips. I was just looking for a PDF converter on Google and came across your blog. The tools are good and easy-to-use

  30. 55
    bondage says:
    August 28, 2010 at 20:26

    Hi, I was thinking about this last Wednesday and I just wanted to say your post has clarified a few things for me- thanks

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