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    PDF to Word

    PDF to Word with OCR — free online. Turn scanned or image-based PDFs into editable .docx files. Supports 100+ languages.

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    ScanRead's PDF to Word OCR converter turns any PDF — including scanned and image-based ones — into an editable .docx document. Upload a file, the engine extracts text at roughly 200ms per page, and Pro users ($10/month) can export directly to Word. Supports 100+ languages with 95-99% accuracy on printed text. Free plan exports to .txt; .docx export is a Pro feature.

    ~200ms per PDF page
    Processing speed
    Pro plan feature
    Word export (.docx)
    200 per file
    Max pages (Pro)
    95-99%
    Print accuracy

    How to use pdf to word

    1

    Upload your PDF

    Drop any file into ScanRead — scanned, image-based, or text-based PDFs all work.

    2

    Run OCR on each page

    Processing runs automatically. Speed is roughly 200ms per page using the PP-OCRv5 engine.

    3

    Export to .docx

    Pro users click 'Download as .docx' to get an editable Word file. Free users can copy the text and paste into Word manually.

    Common use cases

    Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.

    Scanned contracts and forms

    Turn legal scans into editable files so lawyers and clients can mark up and revise them.

    Academic papers

    Digitize research papers you need to quote, annotate, or reformat for your own writing.

    Archived reports

    Modernize old scanned archives into editable files for team collaboration.

    Form completion

    Convert a scanned form to an editable file, fill in the fields digitally, then export as a new PDF.

    Why ScanRead

    AI-powered accuracy

    We use PP-OCRv5, a state-of-the-art open-source model that matches Google Vision and Adobe Acrobat on printed text (95-99% accuracy) and outperforms both on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documents.

    No signup needed

    Try up to 10 pages per day without creating an account. Create a free account for 20 pages per day. No credit card required.

    100+ languages

    Works with 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Automatic language detection.

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