Word to text or PDF
Read the text from a .docx file and download a .txt file or a plain PDF.

Details
This reads the words in a modern Word file and saves them as a text file or a plain PDF. It does not copy the Word layout, headers, text boxes, or comments. An old .doc file is not read. Letters outside a basic Latin set can become a question mark in the PDF. Use it when you need the words, not a look-alike of the document.

Category: File conversion
Page: /tools/docx-to-text
Text: /tools/docx-to-text.txt

Limits
This is the document text, not a copy of the Word layout. Old .doc files, text boxes, and comments are not read. Letters outside a basic Latin set become a question mark in the PDF.

Steps
1. Drop a .docx file.
2. Read the text.
3. Download .txt or a plain PDF.

Questions
Will it look like the Word file?
No. Headings, images, and tables are not rebuilt.

What about a scanned page saved as Word?
Only text stored in the .docx file is read.

Nothing is uploaded. Closing the tab drops the file.
The document is unzipped in the tab.