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Word PDF Swap

Word to PDF

Your file never leaves this device. Conversion runs in your browser. The document itself is not uploaded.

1 · Choose a Word file

…or drop a Word file here

.docx · stays in this tab

2 · Convert

3 · Download

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FAQ and format details
Why convert Word to PDF?

You are on a machine without Word, you do not want to send the file to a cloud converter, or you need a quick packet from a manuscript. If the PDF must look exactly like the .docx (letterhead, anchored figures, page numbers), print from Word or LibreOffice instead — those programs own the layout engine.

How this conversion runs

Mammoth produces HTML. pdf-lib paginates that reading order on US Letter in Times. Headers/footers from Word are already gone at the Mammoth step. Images without data URLs become alt-text lines.

Keep in mind for Word → PDF

This is a fidelity drop on purpose: Word page geometry never enters the hub. Multi-column newsletters will become a single column. For a better PDF from the same source, Word→HTML then print from the browser, or open the DOCX in LibreOffice and export PDF.

After you have a PDF file

Skim every page for missing figures and '?'. If it is a contract, use an office suite. If it is a blog draft, this PDF is often enough. Word→EPUB is the better reading format for long manuscripts.

Why doesn't it look like Word's PDF export?

Word's exporter uses its layout engine. This site uses an HTML reading order and standard PDF fonts. They are different products with different honesty about what they keep.

Are bookmarks created from headings?

Not yet. Headings are larger text on the page, not an outline panel in Acrobat.

This pair at a glance
Accepts
.docx
Writes
.pdf · application/pdf
Read fidelity
high (Word → HTML)
Write fidelity
medium (HTML → PDF)
Source size
Plan for files under 24 MB

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About Microsoft Word (Office Open XML) and PDF

Source file

Microsoft Word (Office Open XML)

The default Word format since 2007: a ZIP package of XML parts for body text, styles, media, and document settings.

DOCX (Office Open XML WordprocessingML) replaced the binary .doc format. It is the interchange format for business documents: resumes, contracts, manuscripts. Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Pages, and OnlyOffice all read and write it. Macros live in a sibling .docm type, which this converter does not execute or emit.

Extensions
.docx
MIME types
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Kind
zip · binary
Category
word processing
Standard
Open format · since 2006
Comfortable size
Up to about 24 MB in this browser converter
Read into HTML
high fidelity · implemented — Decoded with Mammoth into semantic HTML (h1–h6, p, tables, images as data URLs).

What this format can hold

  • headings
  • paragraphs
  • lists
  • tables
  • links
  • images
  • inline formatting
  • headers footers
  • styles
  • comments
  • track changes

Usually dropped on the way in

  • macros
  • track changes
  • comments
  • embedded objects
  • complex text boxes
  • headers footers

Apps that consume Word

  • Microsoft Word (Microsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android
  • Google Docs (Google) — creates and opens on Web, iOS, Android
  • LibreOffice Writer (The Document Foundation) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Apple Pages (Apple) — creates and opens on macOS, iOS
  • OnlyOffice — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • WPS Office (Kingsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

Catalog notes

  • .docm, .dotx, and .dotm are not accepted; strip macros before converting.
  • ZIP sniffing is shared with ODT and EPUB — the engine also checks [Content_Types].xml for WordprocessingML.

Destination file

PDF

A page-description format that paints glyphs and graphics onto fixed pages. Universal for print, archival, and sharing.

PDF (Portable Document Format) describes pages, not a flowing document tree. Incoming PDFs are reconstructed as HTML: designed pages keep positioned text, fonts, images, and vectors; simpler reading documents become flowing articles. Export to PDF paints HTML onto pages via pdf-lib. Pixel-perfect Word/InDesign layout is not the goal.

Extensions
.pdf
MIME types
application/pdf
Kind
binary · binary
Category
page description
Standard
Open format · since 1993
Spec
ISO 32000
Comfortable size
Up to about 38 MB in this browser converter
Written from HTML
medium fidelity · implemented — HTML is paginated onto US Letter pages via pdf-lib. Embedded PNG/JPEG data URLs are painted. Print-to-PDF from the preview remains the highest-fidelity path.

What this format can hold

  • page layout
  • paragraphs
  • images
  • links
  • embedded fonts

Usually dropped on the way out

  • css absolute layout
  • webfonts unless embedded
  • interactive forms

Apps that consume PDF

  • Adobe Acrobat / Reader (Adobe) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
  • Chrome (Google) — opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Edge (Microsoft) — opens on Windows, macOS
  • Preview (Apple) — opens on macOS, iOS
  • Foxit — creates and opens on Windows, macOS
  • Okular (KDE) — opens on Linux

Catalog notes

  • Encrypted PDFs cannot be opened in-browser without the password (not collected).
  • OCR for image-only scans is out of scope for v1.
Other conversions

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