Word to PDF Converter: Turn DOCX Files into PDFs for Free

It is a free online tool from Entertainment Couch that turns Microsoft Word documents (DOCX, DOTX, DOCM and DOTM files) into PDF files. It keeps the page layout, fonts, tables, images, headers, footers and links. Everything runs inside your web browser, so your documents are never uploaded to a server.

Yes. Every feature is free with no watermark, no daily limit, no trial and no paid version. You do not need an email address or an account.

No. The converter reads the Word file itself and lays out the pages in your browser. You do not need Word, Office 365, LibreOffice or any other software.

No. Open the page, add your Word files and convert. There is no account, no app and no browser extension. It works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet and phone.

There is no fixed limit. Add as many files as you like and convert them in one go, either merged into one PDF or as one PDF per file in a ZIP. Very large batches depend on your device's memory.

No. The PDF contains only your document. A watermark is added only if you type your own text in the Watermark option.

Drop your DOCX file on the converter or press Choose files, check the options, then press Convert to PDF and download the result. A typical document converts in a few seconds.

Add all the files together. With Merge into one PDF turned on you get a single PDF with a bookmark for each file. Turn it off to get a separate PDF for each document, downloaded together as a ZIP file or one at a time.

Add the Word files, put them in order with the arrow buttons or the Sort menu, keep Merge into one PDF turned on and press Convert to PDF. Each document starts on a new page.

Yes. Press the pages button on a file to open the page picker. Tap pages to include or leave them out, or type a range such as 1-3, 5, 8-. Only those pages go into the PDF.

Yes. Every control can be reached with Tab. On a file card, the arrow buttons move it, and Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on a Mac) starts the conversion.

Yes for most documents. Fonts, sizes, colours, bold and italic text, paragraph spacing, lists, tables with borders and shading, images, page margins, page size and orientation, columns, headers and footers are all kept. See the formatting table on this page for the full list.

Fonts embedded in the Word file are used exactly. Fonts that are not embedded are taken from your device; if a font is missing, a metric-compatible replacement is used (for example Carlito for Calibri and Tinos for Times New Roman), so line breaks stay where Word put them.

Yes. PAGE and NUMPAGES fields in headers and footers are recalculated for the PDF, so a footer such as Page 3 of 12 shows the right numbers. You can also add simple page numbers with the Add page numbers option.

Yes. Links in a Word table of contents and other links to bookmarks inside the document become clickable links that jump to the right page in the PDF.

Yes. Web and email links in your document stay clickable in the PDF when Keep links is turned on, which it is by default.

Yes. With Bookmarks from headings turned on, the PDF gets a bookmarks panel built from your Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3 paragraphs, so readers can jump to any section.

Word decides page breaks with its own layout engine. The converter follows the page breaks that Word saved in the file, and lays out the rest itself, which can move a few lines between pages. Documents last saved in Word keep their page breaks most closely.

DOCX, DOTX (Word templates), DOCM and DOTM (macro-enabled files, macros are never run). These are the formats used by Word 2007 and later, Word for Mac, Word Online, Google Docs downloads and LibreOffice when saving as Word.

Not directly. The older binary .doc format from Word 97 to 2003 is not supported. Open the file in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice, save it as .docx, then add it here.

No. Word encrypts password-protected files, so they cannot be read without Word. Open the file in Word, remove the password under File, Info, Protect Document, save it and add it again.

Yes. In Google Docs choose File, Download, Microsoft Word (.docx), then add that file here. This gives you the extra options, such as page ranges, bookmarks and merging several documents.

No. The PDF shows the document as it would print with changes accepted and comments hidden. Accept or reject tracked changes in Word first if you want to be sure.

Yes. With Searchable text turned on, the PDF has a hidden text layer, so you can search, select and copy words. Latin-script text (English and most European languages) is fully searchable; other scripts still look right but may not be searchable.

Balanced (200 dpi) suits most documents. Compact (144 dpi) makes the smallest files for email and upload forms. Print (300 dpi) gives the sharpest result for printing. Lossless stores every page as an exact image with no compression artefacts, which suits diagrams and fine lines.

A page full of text is roughly 150 to 200 KB at Compact, 300 to 400 KB at Balanced and 600 to 700 KB at Print. Pages with little on them are much smaller. The converter stores each page in whichever image format comes out smaller. For the smallest file, choose Compact, then run the PDF through Compress PDF if you need it smaller still.

Yes. Keep document size uses the page size set in Word. A4, US Letter and Legal fit every page onto that paper size, centred, keeping portrait or landscape for each page.

Yes. The file name box sets the downloaded file name. The document title and author from the Word file are copied into the PDF properties, and you can change the title before converting.

No. The converter only reads your file. The original stays exactly as it was and the PDF is saved as a new file.

No. Your documents are read and converted by code that runs in your browser tab. No file content is sent to Entertainment Couch or anyone else, which makes the converter suitable for contracts, CVs, payslips, medical letters and other private documents.

It depends on the tool. Many online converters upload your files to their servers and keep them for a period of time. This converter does not: the conversion happens on your own device, and files are cleared from memory when you close or reload the page.

No. Macros are never run or read. Only the document content is used to build the PDF.

Once the page has fully loaded, converting works without a connection, because nothing is sent to a server. Reloading the page needs a connection again.

Open this page in Safari, tap Choose files and pick the DOCX from Files, iCloud Drive, OneDrive or an email attachment you saved. Tap Convert to PDF, then Download PDF and save it to Files or share it.

Open this page in Chrome or Samsung Internet, tap Choose files and select the DOCX. Tap Convert to PDF and download. The PDF is saved to your Downloads folder.

Open this page in Edge, Chrome or Firefox and drag the DOCX from File Explorer onto the drop area. Press Convert to PDF and the file is saved to your Downloads folder. No Office licence is needed.

Drag the DOCX from Finder onto this page and press Convert to PDF. You do not need Word for Mac or Pages.

Yes. It runs in Chrome on ChromeOS like any other web page. Pick DOCX files from the Files app or Google Drive.

The file is probably an old .doc file, a password-protected document, a different format renamed to .docx, or damaged. Open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice, save it as a new .docx file and add it again.

The font is not embedded in the Word file and is not installed on this device, so a similar font was used. In Word, turn on File, Options, Save, Embed fonts in the file, save, and convert again. Or convert on the device where the font is installed.

The device probably ran out of memory. Close other tabs and apps, choose the Compact or Balanced quality, and convert fewer or shorter files at a time.

Some browsers ask for permission before saving, or block downloads inside embedded frames. Look for a download prompt or icon in the address bar, allow it, and press Download again.

Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Samsung Internet and Opera on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, iPhone and iPad. JavaScript must be enabled.