2026-10-03
Most results for "Word to PDF" are online converters that ask you to upload the document. For a CV, a contract or a report that is a lot of trust to place in a site you have never used. iLoveDevTools's Word to PDF reads the .docx and builds the PDF in your browser tab, so the file never leaves your device.
It is a deliberately limited tool, and it is better to know the limits up front.
It does not copy the Word page. Headers and footers, page numbers, columns, text boxes, shapes, charts, equations, comments, tracked changes, custom fonts and exact spacing are not reproduced, and pictures in EMF, WMF or TIFF format are skipped. The page count will usually differ from the original, and the text in the PDF is not selectable because each page is drawn as an image, the same way Markdown to PDF and HTML to PDF work. Old .doc files are not supported; save them as .docx first.
Word or LibreOffice. Both can export a faithful PDF with selectable text, fonts and the original layout. If the document has to look exactly like the original, this is the right route and it is also private, since nothing is uploaded.
Online converters. Services that render the document on a server can handle more of Word's layout features, at the cost of uploading the file. Check each one's privacy policy and file limits before using it for anything sensitive.
Google Docs. Opening the .docx there and using Download as PDF is another route when you are already signed in and comfortable with the file being in your account.
It suits documents where the content matters more than the exact look: notes, drafts, simple reports, letters and anything you want as a quick PDF without uploading it. Afterwards you can compress the PDF, merge it with other files, or extract its text again.
For a private, no-account conversion of a text-and-pictures .docx, try Word to PDF. For a faithful copy of a designed document, export from Word or LibreOffice.