Each guide is written from what the converter on this site actually does. Where we give numbers, they come from our own test files, and the test results page shows how we got them. Every guide shows the date it was last checked.
PDF to Word test results: what our converter gets right and wrong
Thirteen test PDFs, measured: words kept, tables kept, time taken, and the cases that still need fixing by hand.
How to convert a scanned PDF to editable Word
Why scans need OCR, what our converter does with them, measured accuracy and how to scan for a better result.
How to keep tables when converting PDF to Word
Ruled vs borderless tables, scanned tables, and how to repair a table in Word after conversion.
Fixing fonts and layout after converting PDF to Word
Broken lines, column layouts, substituted fonts and spacing: causes and the exact fixes in Word.
Converting Greek (and other non-Latin) PDFs to Word
Greek text PDFs, scanned Greek, broken font encodings and what to expect for Cyrillic, Arabic or Chinese.
Converting a password-protected PDF to Word
The two kinds of PDF password, what happens when you upload each one, and how to remove a password you know.
Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs or an online converter?
What each method is good at, according to its own documentation and our tests, and when to use which.
What happens to a PDF you upload here
Upload to deletion, step by step, from the code that runs the converter: storage, deletion times, logs.
How to convert multiple PDFs to Word at once
Up to 20 PDFs per batch: how they are processed, limits, and what to do when one file fails.
How to convert PDF to Word on a Mac
No Word needed: convert in the browser and open the result in Pages, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
How to convert PDF to Word on iPhone or Android
Straight from the phone’s browser: where your PDF is, where the Word file goes, and phone scans.