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Upload a PDF, Office file or image and choose what to convert it into.

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Runs on our servers. 2 free office & advanced conversions without an account, 10 a month on the free plan.

PDF · DOCX · XLSX · PPTX · JPG · PNG · up to 25 MB

…or go straight to a conversion

From PDF

To PDF

Free, no account needed — download as soon as it's done. See plans

What it does

Convert PDF, explained

Upload a file and PDFBetter shows the conversions that make sense for it: a PDF can become Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, CSV or plain text; a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file or a JPG or PNG can become a PDF. Each choice links to a dedicated tool page that explains its options and limits.

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Where a conversion runs depends on the format. PDF to JPG, PNG, TXT and CSV, and JPG or PNG to PDF, run in your browser: the file is not uploaded and the result is free without an account. Office conversions (to or from Word, Excel and PowerPoint) need desktop software we run on our own processing servers, so the file is uploaded for the job. Without an account you can run 2 of those to try them; the Free plan includes 10 a month and paid plans more.

Pick the output by what you will do next. Need to edit wording? Word. Need numbers in cells? Excel, or CSV for importing into another system. Need a picture of a page for a slide or a website? PNG for crisp text and diagrams, JPG for photos and smaller files. Need just the words? TXT.

Every converter shows what will happen before you run it, and each tool page lists what does not survive conversion, such as fonts that are not installed on our servers or layouts that cannot be represented in the target format.

How to do it

Convert PDF files in 4 steps

  1. 1Your PDF

  2. 2Convert

  3. 3The new format

  1. 1

    Upload your file

    PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, JPG or PNG. Password-protected files must be unlocked first.

  2. 2

    Choose the output format

    Only conversions that apply to your file are offered. Each is labeled “in your browser” or “on our servers”.

  3. 3

    Set options

    For example pages, image resolution, or OCR for scanned PDFs.

  4. 4

    Convert and download

    Browser conversions download right away. Server conversions show progress and then download.

Example

Before and after

Before

A 3-page PDF quote received by email that needs a price change and a table pasted into a budget sheet.

After

Converted once to DOCX for the wording change and once to XLSX for the price table, from the same upload.

Settings & formats

What you can control

Output format
From PDF: Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX), PowerPoint (PPTX), JPG, PNG, CSV, TXT. To PDF: from DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, JPG, PNG.
Pages
Convert all pages or a range, for conversions out of PDF.
OCR for scans
For PDF to Word, Excel and PowerPoint, recognize text on scanned pages so it comes out editable.

Input

PDFDOCXXLSXPPTXJPGPNG

Output

PDFDOCXXLSXPPTXJPGPNGCSVTXT

Good to know before you start

  • Older formats (DOC, XLS, PPT, RTF, ODT, HEIC) are handled on their dedicated tool pages rather than this hub's upload box.
  • Office conversions run on our servers, so they need an internet connection and count toward your monthly conversion allowance; browser conversions do not.
  • No conversion between two non-PDF formats (for example Word to Excel). Convert to PDF first only if that matches what you need.
If something goes wrong
The format I want is not offered
Only conversions that apply to your file type appear. To go from an image to Word, for example, convert to PDF first and then use PDF to Word with OCR.
A server conversion says I have reached my limit
You have used this month's Office conversions. Browser conversions still work. Sign up, or upgrade, for a larger allowance.

Convert PDF: questions people ask

Which conversions are free without an account?

PDF to JPG, PNG, TXT and CSV, and JPG or PNG to PDF, run in your browser and are free without an account. Office conversions allow 2 tries without an account and 10 a month on the Free plan.

Is my file uploaded?

Only for Office conversions, which run on our processing servers; files from sessions without an account are deleted after 24 hours. Browser conversions never upload your file.

Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?

Yes. Choose Word and turn on OCR so the scanned text becomes editable. Without OCR, a scan converts to pictures of pages.

Which is better for a page image, JPG or PNG?

PNG keeps text and line art sharp and supports transparency; JPG makes smaller files and suits photos. See PDF to PNG and PDF to JPG for details.

Can I convert several files at once?

This hub converts one file at a time. JPG to PDF and PNG to PDF accept many images in one go.

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