Convert Word to PDF

Turn a Word document into a PDF that looks the same everywhere.

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The document you sent is the document they see

Converting to PDF settles the fonts, the margins and the page breaks before the file leaves your hands.

Layout stops moving

A .docx re-flows on a machine without your fonts or with a different page setup. A PDF does not - the pagination you approved is the pagination they get.

No Word needed to read it

The recipient opens the PDF in a browser or a phone with nothing installed, which is not true of a Word file on every device.

The format people ask for

Applications, invoices, submissions and official forms usually specify PDF, precisely because it does not change between sender and reader.

Convert Word to PDF before sending it

A Word document is a working file. It depends on the fonts installed on the machine that opens it and on that machine's page setup, so a CV that fits one page for you can spill onto two for the person reading it. Converting to PDF fixes the layout at the moment you are happy with it.

That is also why PDF is what most submissions ask for. A job application, an invoice, a piece of coursework or a signed form should arrive looking exactly as it left.

Convert Word to PDF without Word

Exporting from Word itself requires Word. On a borrowed computer, a phone, or a Linux machine with a different office suite, that is not always available - and a document someone else sent you may not open cleanly in what you do have.

Converting in the browser removes the dependency. Upload the .docx or .doc and take away a PDF, with nothing installed on either side.

It still looks like your document

Convert several documents at once

Add more than one file and each is converted, which is faster than opening and exporting them one by one when a folder of documents has to be sent as PDFs.

Upload from your device, from a link or from cloud storage, up to 50 MB without an account.

Your file, handled properly

A document on its way into PDF is usually one you have not published yet. This is how it is treated.

Encrypted end to end

The upload and the download both run over TLS with modern ciphers, and personal data is stored encrypted.

Read by software, not by people

Conversion is automated from start to finish. Nobody opens your document, no copy is taken, and no backup of a user file is kept.

Yours, and only yours

The copyright and the ownership stay with you. Your files are never used to train AI models, and processing follows the GDPR.

How to convert Word to PDF

Upload your Microsoft Word document.
Choose "Use OCR" if you want to extract text from scanned pages (optional).
Choose a language (optional).
Click on "Start".

Frequently asked questions about Word to PDF

Is it free to convert Word to PDF?

Yes. Word to PDF is free and needs no account. Files up to 50 MB can be converted without registering, and a free account or a paid plan raises that limit.

Do I need Microsoft Word to convert to PDF?

No. The conversion runs in the browser, so you do not need Word or any other office suite installed.

Will the PDF look exactly like my Word document?

It will match what you see, which is the point of converting. Fonts, margins and page breaks are fixed at conversion time rather than recalculated on the reader's machine.

Can I convert .doc as well as .docx?

Yes, both older .doc files and current .docx files convert.

Is it safe to convert a Word document online?

Yes. The upload and the download run over an encrypted connection, and the conversion itself is automated, so nobody reads your file or makes a copy of it. No backup of a user file is kept, the copyright stays with you, and the service is run by QaamGo Web GmbH, a German company, under the GDPR.