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Convert Word documents (.doc, .docx) to PDF - all processing happens on your device

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.doc, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm

Supported Formats

.docx (Word 2007+)
.docm (Macro-enabled)
.dotx (Template)
.doc (Word 97-2003)

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This tool reads a .docx, .doc, or .docm file's internal structure - paragraphs, styles, tables, embedded images, headers and footers - and lays that content out into fixed PDF pages, matching the source document's page size and margins as closely as the parser can determine. Everything runs in the browser tab; the file is never sent anywhere, and nothing needs Word installed. The most common surprise is font substitution: if a font used in the document isn't available to the browser, a substitute is used instead, which can shift line wraps and push text onto a different page than it occupied when the file was last opened in Word.

How it works

Parsing the OOXML package
A .docx or .docm file is a zip archive containing XML parts defined by the OOXML standard (document.xml for body text, styles.xml for formatting, relationships for images and headers/footers). The tool unzips this package in memory, reads those XML parts, and reconstructs paragraph and table structure before laying it onto PDF pages sized to match the document's page setup.
Font substitution
PDF pages need each glyph positioned exactly, so the tool must resolve every font the document references. If a font isn't embedded in the file or available to the browser, it falls back to a similar system or web font. This substitution is the main source of layout drift - line breaks, hyphenation, and page counts can differ from what Word itself would produce.

When to use it

  • Turning a resume or cover letter written in Word into a PDF so formatting can't shift when opened on someone else's computer.
  • Converting a batch of signed .doc contracts inherited from an old filing system into PDFs for long-term archiving, without needing a licensed copy of Word installed on the archiving machine.
  • Producing a print-ready PDF from a .docm report template so the macros used to build it don't travel with the shared copy.

Worth knowing

  • Fonts not installed in the browser get substituted, so line breaks, hyphenation, and even total page count can differ from the same file opened in Word.
  • Elements that depend on Word's own rendering - tracked changes, comments, some field codes like a table of contents or "page X of Y" numbering, and embedded OLE objects - may not appear, or may render incompletely, since the browser is drawing the page itself rather than asking Word to do it.
  • DOCM macros are never executed; the PDF reflects only the document's static saved content, not anything a macro would generate or modify on open.

Frequently asked

Will macros in my .docm file run as part of the conversion?
No. The tool reads only the document's static XML content and formatting - VBA macros are never executed during conversion. If a macro normally generates or updates content when the file opens in Word, that generated content will be missing from the PDF.
Will the PDF look pixel-identical to how the document looks in Word?
Usually close, but not guaranteed. Because the tool doesn't use Word's own layout engine, font substitution or an unsupported formatting feature can shift line breaks, spacing, or page counts slightly. Check the output carefully before sending it somewhere exact formatting matters.

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