The best free PDF to Word converter 2017

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Free PDF to Word converters

Portable Data File (PDF) documents are designed for sharing information, and look the same regardless of which hardware and software is used to view them.

PDFs aren't designed for editing though, so if you need change or extract text or images, the easiest way is to convert it to a Word document, which you can then open with the office software of your choice (whether that’s Microsoft Word or a free alternative like LibreOffice Writer). There are several free programs that can do the job, using different techniques to identify and extract

PDFs don’t always convert perfectly to Word format – particularly if they use fonts that aren’t installed on your PC, or lots of images – but these free PDF to Word converters will give you the best possible results.

1. WPS PDF to Word Converter

WPS PDF to Word Converter is a brand new tool from the developers behind our favorite free office software, WPS Office. It’s incredibly easy to use – just drag the file onto the software’s main screen and pick the export format (options include DOC, DOCX, and RTF) and click ‘Start’.

2. Free Online OCR

As the name suggests, Free Online OCR is a web app uses optical character recognition to identify text in PDFs. This means it works with scanned documents as well as original files – essential if you want to convert and edit a printed handout from a lecture, for example.

3. Nitro PDF to Word Converter

There are two versions of Nitro PDF to Word Converter – a desktop app for Windows and an online version – but only the latter is free to use forever.

4. UniPDF

UniPDF is a Windows desktop app, which means it avoids the issues of slow upload and download speeds, and means you don’t have to trust your documents to a third party that might keep them cached.

5. Free File Converter

Free File Converter is another online-only tool, and it’s capable of much more than just PDF to Word conversions; it can handle a huge range of formats, and its key welling point is its ability to save files from video sites including DailyMotion and eHow.