deskutil

Converter tool

Word to PDF

Turn a Word .docx into a simple text PDF in your browser. This extracts paragraph text—it is not a layout conversion. Scans, images, columns, and exact Word formatting will not match. Old .doc files are rejected. Download converted.pdf. Nothing is uploaded.

This extracts text from a .docx into a PDF. Images, scans, columns, and exact Word layout will not match. Only .docx (ZIP/OOXML) is accepted. Work stays in the browser.

Choose a .docx file or drop it here. Old .doc files are not supported. Nothing is uploaded.

Choose a .docx, then convert to download converted.pdf. This is text extraction, not a layout replica.

How to use Word to PDF

Choose or drop a .docx file, then Convert to PDF. The tool unzips the document in your browser, reads paragraph text from word/document.xml, and builds a simple PDF you download as converted.pdf. Old .doc (binary) files are rejected. Images and exact Word layout are not rebuilt. Nothing is sent to a server.

Frequently asked questions

Does this convert Word layout to PDF perfectly?

No. This tool extracts paragraph text from a .docx into a simple text PDF. Images, scans, columns, headers, and exact Word layout will not match the original.

Can I convert an old .doc file?

No. Only .docx (Office Open XML zip) is accepted. The older binary .doc format is rejected with a clear error. Save as .docx in Word first, then try again.

Is my Word file uploaded to a server?

No. The .docx is unzipped in your browser, text is read from word/document.xml, and the PDF is built locally with pdf-lib. Deskutil never receives the file.

Will images, scans, or columns appear in the PDF?

No. Scans and images are skipped. Columns and complex layouts are flattened into a single stream of paragraphs. Use this for text, not a design replica.

What file do I download?

A PDF named converted.pdf with extracted .docx text on US Letter pages. It is not a pixel-perfect replica of the Word document. Nothing is uploaded.