Ever wanted to convert a PDF to Word to edit it, then hesitated at "do I have to upload my file to some website first?" Good news: to convert a text-based PDF to Word, you don't need to upload it anywhere — it can happen entirely in your browser.
Why can't you just edit a PDF directly?
PDF is a fixed "print" format, designed to preserve layout, not to be edited. When you want to change the text, you need it in an editable format like Word (.docx).
How does PDF → Word work in the browser?
A text-based PDF carries a visible "text layer" inside it. swapfile.io reads that layer and pours it into an editable Word document — all on your device, with nothing uploaded to a server.
👉 swapfile.io PDF → Word converter — drag your PDF and download it as a .docx. Free, no sign-up, no upload. If you only need plain text, there's also a PDF → text tool.
An honest note: what it does and doesn't do
This tool extracts the PDF's text. Complex layout, columns and images are not preserved — you get the readable text in a clean Word document. Also, scanned (photo-like) PDFs have no text layer, so there's nothing to extract (OCR is not included). For a real text PDF, it works perfectly.
In short
If you want to convert a text PDF to Word to edit it, don't upload your file to a website; use the free in-browser PDF → Word converter to get a .docx in seconds. Private, fast, no sign-up.