Free tool · free Formatix account · runs on our servers
Free Word to PDF converter
Turn a Word CV, profile or letter into a PDF that looks the same on every screen.
- Free account, no card
- Converted on our servers
- Word in, PDF out
Word to PDF runs on the Formatix platform
Word in, PDF out. A faithful conversion needs a full office layout engine, so this tool runs on our servers. It is free with a Formatix account: work email, no card, and it does not use your formatting credits.
- 1Sign in or sign up
- 2Drop your Word file
- 3Download the PDF
About this tool
This free tool converts a Word document (.docx or .doc) into a PDF, so a CV, candidate profile or letter looks the same on every client's screen and cannot be edited by accident. It runs on Formatix's servers with a free account; files up to 30 MB.
How it works
- 1
Open the tool
Sign in to your free Formatix account, or create one with a work email.
- 2
Drop the Word file
A .docx or .doc, up to 30 MB.
- 3
Download the PDF
Check the page breaks, then send it.
Why send a PDF instead of Word
- It looks the same everywhere: fonts, spacing and page breaks are fixed.
- Clients cannot change the text by accident, and tracked changes or comments do not travel with it.
- Many ATS and client portals prefer PDF.
Where the conversion happens
Your file is sent to Formatix and converted on our servers, not in your browser, because a faithful conversion needs a full office layout engine. The result comes straight back to you as a download and is not stored on our side. Even so, the file does travel to our server; for anything you would rather keep on your own computer, the browser-only tools on this page never upload.
Questions recruiters ask
- Is it free?
- Yes, with a free Formatix account (work email, no card). It does not use formatting credits.
- Will my fonts be kept?
- Standard Office fonts are. A custom font that is not embedded in the Word file may be replaced by a similar one; check the PDF before sending.
- How big a file can I convert?
- Up to 30 MB, one file at a time.
- Is my file uploaded?
- Yes. It is converted on Formatix's servers and comes straight back as a download; neither file is stored.
Converting CVs so you can reformat them?
If the reason you are turning a CV into Word is to retype it into your agency's layout, skip that step. Formatix reads any CV, PDF or Word, in over 40 languages, and fills your own branded template in about 30 seconds.
More free tools for recruiters
- PDF to WordTurn a PDF CV or document into an editable Word file, with the layout kept as closely as the PDF allows.
- PowerPoint to PDFTurn a shortlist deck or candidate presentation into a PDF you can email or upload.
- Excel to PDFTurn a candidate tracker or longlist into a PDF a client can read without Excel.
- Watermark a CVStamp "Confidential: submitted by your agency" across every page of a CV PDF.
Open source: github.com/OpenRecruiterTools/recruiter-tools (MIT). Uses pdf.js, pdf-lib, JSZip and SheetJS, served from formatix.ai.