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What PDF Converter does

PDF Converter converts the content of a document, not a picture of its pages. It reads the text and structure of the file: headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, links and images from DOCX, HTML, Markdown and EPUB files, and lines of text from PDF files. It then writes a new file from that structure.

PDF output is laid out again on standard pages with embedded DejaVu fonts, DOCX output uses real Word headings and lists, and HTML output is one page with its images embedded. The text is easy to reuse, but the original design, fonts and exact positions are not copied.

How to use PDF Converter

1. Drop your DOCX, PDF, TXT, HTML, MD, EPUB, and MOBI files into the box, or click to choose them.
2. Pick the output format (PDF, DOCX, TXT, HTML, EPUB, JPG, and PNG) and any options.
3. Click Convert. The conversion runs on your device.
4. Download each file, or all of them at once as a ZIP.

When to use PDF Converter

• Turn a Word report into a PDF to send to a client who should read it but not edit it.
• Convert a Markdown README or notes file into a clean PDF or Word document for people who do not use Markdown.
• Extract the plain text of a PDF to TXT so it can be pasted into an email, a translation tool or a search index.
• Save each page of a PDF as a JPG or PNG image to use it in slides or a social media post.

Settings explained

Output format

Chooses the type of file to create. Pick PDF for sharing and printing, DOCX for editing in Word, TXT for plain text, HTML for a web page, and JPG or PNG for page images where offered.

Word output

Shown when converting a PDF to DOCX. Editable text rebuilds paragraphs, headings and lists you can change. Exact layout (page images) puts a picture of each page into the Word file, which looks right but cannot be edited.

Page size

Shown when saving as PDF. Choose A4, Letter, Legal or A5. A4 is standard in most countries, and Letter is standard in the United States and Canada. The text is reflowed to fit the page.

Orientation

Shown when saving as PDF. Portrait suits normal text. Landscape gives wider lines and more room for tables with many columns, which are otherwise squeezed to the page width.

Resolution

Shown when saving page images as JPG or PNG. 150 DPI suits screens and slides, 300 DPI suits printing and zooming into small text, and 72 DPI gives small preview images.

Document title (optional)

Sets the title stored inside the new file, which readers and browsers show in the window or tab. Leave it empty to use the title found in the original file, or else the file name.

Format comparison

What is DOCX?

DOCX (Microsoft Word Open XML Document) is a document format introduced by Microsoft in 2007. Files use the .docx extension.

DOCX has been the default document format of Microsoft Word since Word 2007. It is a ZIP archive that contains XML files for the text, styles, images and settings, based on the Office Open XML standard published by Ecma and ISO. It replaced the older binary DOC format.

DOCX is the right choice for documents that other people need to edit, comment on or review with tracked changes, such as reports, letters, draft contracts, CVs and school work. Most offices expect this format.

The layout can change when a DOCX file is opened in a different program, in another version of Word or on a computer without the same fonts. For final documents that must look identical everywhere, PDF is a better choice.

Microsoft Word on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and the web opens DOCX files, as do Google Docs, LibreOffice, Apple Pages and WPS Office. Web browsers cannot display DOCX files directly without an online service.

What is PDF?

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a document format introduced by Adobe in 1993. Files use the .pdf extension.

PDF was created by Adobe to show documents the same way on any device and printer. A PDF file describes pages with text, fonts, vector graphics and images at fixed positions. It became an open ISO standard in 2008, and there are special variants such as PDF/A for archiving and PDF/X for printing.

PDF is the right choice for documents that must look the same everywhere, such as contracts, invoices, forms, manuals, reports and files for printing. It also supports digital signatures, fillable forms, comments and password protection.

PDF is hard to edit, because text is stored as positioned pieces, not as flowing paragraphs. Converting a PDF to Word may change the layout. Scanned PDFs contain pictures of text, not real text, unless OCR has been applied.

All major web browsers open PDF files directly. Windows, macOS, iOS and most Android phones include a PDF viewer, and Adobe Acrobat Reader and many free apps can view, annotate and fill PDF forms on all platforms.

What is TXT?

TXT (Plain Text) is a document format. Files use the .txt extension.

A TXT file contains only plain text characters, without fonts, styles, images or layout. Today it is usually encoded as UTF-8, which can represent text in every language, but older files may use other encodings. Windows and Unix-like systems use different line endings, which can affect how a file looks.

TXT is the best choice for notes, logs, configuration, simple data exchange and any text that must open in every program for many years. It is also useful for removing formatting before you paste text elsewhere.

Plain text cannot store bold text, headings, tables, images or page layout. If a program detects the encoding incorrectly, accented letters and non-Latin scripts can appear as unreadable characters. Very old programs may not handle UTF-8.

Every operating system and device opens TXT files, including Windows Notepad, macOS TextEdit, Linux text editors, phones and web browsers. Every word processor and code editor can also open and save plain text.

What is HTML?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a document format introduced by Tim Berners-Lee (CERN) in 1991. Files use the .html or .htm extension.

HTML is the markup language of web pages. It was created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in the early 1990s, and today the WHATWG maintains it as the HTML Living Standard. Tags describe the structure of a document, such as headings, paragraphs, links, images and tables, while CSS controls its appearance.

HTML is the right choice for content that people will view in a web browser, such as web pages, help files, email newsletters and documents that should adapt to any screen size and contain links.

An HTML file often depends on separate images, style sheets and scripts, which are lost if only the single file is copied. Pages can look different in different browsers or email clients. HTML is not designed for fixed print layout.

Every web browser on every computer and phone opens HTML files. Word processors such as Microsoft Word and LibreOffice can open and save them, and any text or code editor can edit the source.

Why use FansBond PDF Converter

Most online converters upload your files to their servers. FansBond PDF Converter does the work inside your browser instead, using WebAssembly and modern browser APIs. Your files stay on your device, which is safer for private photos, contracts and unreleased work, and it is often faster because nothing has to upload or download.

There are no queues, no watermarks and no account. Once the page has loaded, the tool keeps working even on a slow connection.

Tips for the best result

• For a PDF identical to the Word layout, use Print to PDF in Word or Google Docs. This tool rebuilds the layout with its own fonts and spacing.
• Headings come through best when the Word file uses real heading styles, such as Heading 1 and Heading 2, rather than large bold text.
• Images linked from the internet in HTML files are not downloaded. Only images stored inside the file are placed in PDF, DOCX and EPUB output.
• PDF output supports Latin, Greek and Cyrillic text. Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters, and right-to-left scripts such as Arabic or Hebrew, may not display correctly.

How PDF Converter works in your browser

Documents are first read into a common structure of headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and images. DOCX files are read with mammoth, PDFs with pdf.js text extraction, and EPUB files are unpacked in the browser.

The structure is then written in the target format: DOCX with the docx library, PDF with pdf-lib and embedded Unicode fonts, EPUB and MOBI as standard ebook packages. The content is kept, but the exact page layout of the original is rebuilt rather than copied.

Privacy and security

Most online converters upload your files to a server, process them there and keep a copy for some time. PDF Converter works differently: the code is downloaded to your browser once, and your files are read and written only on your device.

You can check this yourself: after the page has loaded, turn off your internet connection and the tool still works. This makes it safe for contracts, IDs, medical records, private photos and unreleased work.