How to use it
- Choose the .docx file. An old .doc file must first be saved as .docx in Word or LibreOffice.
- Click Make PDF. The pages are set in your browser with the page size and margins of the Word file.
- Click Download to save the PDF. It has the same name as the Word file.
What is kept
Paragraphs, bold, italic and underlined text, font sizes and colours, the Title and Heading 1 to 3 styles, alignment, bulleted and numbered lists, simple tables, page breaks and PNG or JPEG pictures are kept. Headers, footers, page numbers, comments, tracked changes, text boxes, shapes, charts and equations are not. Tables are scaled to the width of the text, and a picture wider than the text is scaled down to it.
The PDF uses the standard Helvetica fonts, not the fonts of the Word file. Letters that these fonts cannot write, such as ğ, ş, ı, İ, Cyrillic or Arabic letters, are drawn as pictures of the text, so they look right but cannot be selected or searched in the PDF. GIF, EMF and WMF pictures cannot be copied and are left out; the page says how many.
Layout is set again
The text is laid out again on the page, so line breaks, spacing and page breaks can differ a little from Word. Check the PDF before you send it, especially a document with many pictures or tables.
Your file stays on your device
The Word file is unzipped and read in your browser, and the PDF is written there too, with the open-source pdf-lib and fflate libraries. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is stored after you leave the page.
Example: a letter with a page break
A Word file with one short paragraph, a page break and a second paragraph becomes a 2-page PDF. The second paragraph starts at the top margin of page 2. The page size is the one the Word file sets, and A4 when it sets none.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded?
No. The Word file is read and the PDF is made in your browser. Nothing is sent to our server, and nothing is stored after you leave the page.
Can I convert an old .doc file?
Not directly. Open the .doc file in Word or LibreOffice, save it as .docx, and then choose that file here.
Why do some letters look different in the PDF?
Letters that the standard PDF fonts cannot write, such as Turkish ğ or ş, Cyrillic and Arabic, are drawn as pictures of the text. They look right but cannot be selected or searched. The fonts of the Word file are replaced by a standard one.
Why is a picture missing from my PDF?
GIF, EMF and WMF pictures cannot be copied, so they are left out, and the page says how many. Save the picture as PNG or JPEG in Word, insert it again, and convert the file once more.
Does the PDF look exactly like the Word file?
It is close but not identical. The text is set again, so line breaks, spacing and page breaks can differ a little. Check the PDF before you send it.
Sources
- ECMA-376, the Office Open XML standard that defines the .docx format
- pdf-lib, the open-source library that writes the PDF in your browser
- fflate, the open-source library that unzips the .docx file in your browser
Figures and text last checked on Saturday, November 14, 2026.