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How to convert a PDF to Word on Android

By Toolverse Labs, makers of PDF Tools · · 2 min read

Quick answer

To convert a PDF to Word on Android, open PDF Tools, go to Tools → PDF to Word, choose the PDF and tap Make Word file. You get a .docx with the text and paragraphs, ready to edit in Word, Google Docs or WPS.

PDF Tools Tools screen with the Convert section, and the PDF to Word screen with a rental agreement ready to convert
Screens from PDF Tools on Android, with demo documents.

Sometimes you need to rewrite a PDF, not just fix one word: reuse the text of a notice, update an old resume, or edit an assignment someone shared as a PDF. A Word file lets you change it freely.

Steps to convert PDF to DOCX

  1. Open PDF Tools and go to Tools.
  2. Under Convert, tap PDF to Word.
  3. Choose the PDF and tap Make Word file.
  4. Open the .docx in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or WPS Office, or share it.

What a PDF to Word conversion keeps

The text and its paragraphs are kept, ready to edit. The layout, tables, columns and pictures are not kept. For a letter, a notice, an essay or a resume that is what you want. For a designed brochure or a table-heavy report it is not, and no phone converter keeps those well.

If you only need to change a few words and keep the look of the page, use Edit text instead: it edits the PDF directly.

Scanned PDFs

A scanned PDF has no text to convert. Run Make searchable first; it reads English, Hindi and other Latin or Devanagari languages.

Word to PDF and other conversions

  • Word to PDF: turn a .docx into a PDF.
  • Text or CSV to PDF: plain text and simple tables.
  • PDF to text: all the text as a .txt file.
  • PDF to images: every page as a JPG.

Every conversion runs on your phone, so it works without internet and the file stays private.

Try it on your phone. PDF Tools is free, works offline and needs no account.

Get it on Google Play

Frequently asked questions

Can I convert PDF to Word offline on Android?

Yes. PDF Tools converts on your phone, without internet.

Does PDF to Word keep tables and images?

No. It keeps the text and paragraphs. Layout, tables, columns and pictures are not kept.

Is there a watermark on the Word file?

No. PDF Tools adds no watermark.

Can I convert Word back to PDF?

Yes, with Word to PDF in the same app.

Everything PDF Tools can do

More than 40 tools in one free app, on phones and tablets, in 10 languages. Your files are processed on your phone and never uploaded to our servers.

  • Edit: edit PDF text, find and replace, images, shapes, drawing, highlight, links, bookmarks, redact.
  • Fill and sign: fill forms, saved details, make a form, sign, certificate signature, stamps and dates, flatten.
  • Pages: organise, merge, split, rotate, crop, resize, pages per sheet, page numbers, watermark.
  • Convert and scan: scan to PDF, images to PDF, ID card to PDF, OCR, QR scanner and maker, business card to contact, PDF to Word, Word to PDF, PDF to JPG, PDF to text, web page to PDF.
  • Protect and shrink: compress PDF, compress photo, black and white, add or remove password, clean hidden data.
  • Read, compare and find: reader with night mode, read aloud, translate, compare PDFs, find dates and amounts, print.
  • Files and privacy: folders, favourites, recycle bin, app lock, search inside files, batch mode.

See every feature in detail or get PDF Tools on Google Play.

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