Word to PDF. Converted in your browser.
Convert .docx Word files to PDF using your browser's print engine. Basic formatting is preserved. Complex layouts may differ.
- The print dialog should be open (or will open when you click below)
- In the Destination or Printer dropdown, choose Save as PDF
- Click Save and choose where to save the file
What this tool does — and what it doesn't
This tool converts a .docx Word file to a print-ready HTML page that you save as PDF using your browser's built-in print dialog. It uses Mammoth.js to translate the document's structure — headings, paragraphs, bold, italic, lists — into clean HTML, which your browser then renders and lets you export as PDF.
Simple documents with straightforward text formatting convert well. Complex Word documents — those with precise table layouts, multi-column sections, custom headers and footers, specific page margins, or embedded images with exact positioning — will not render exactly as they appear in Word. The output depends on how well your browser interprets the converted HTML, not on a professional Word rendering engine.
If you need pixel-accurate Word-to-PDF conversion that preserves the exact appearance of your document, that requires a server-side tool running LibreOffice or Microsoft Word — not possible in the browser. This tool is suited for text-heavy documents where editability matters more than exact layout replication.
Why the browser print dialog is used for PDF output
There is no JavaScript API that lets a web page write a PDF file directly with full typographic fidelity. The closest achievable result in a browser is rendering HTML to a print context and using the browser's built-in PDF writer — the same engine used when you press Cmd+P and choose "Save as PDF". This approach is honest: your browser is doing the rendering, not a hidden conversion library that might silently mishandle your document's structure.
To get the best result, use Chrome or Edge and select "Save as PDF" in the destination dropdown when the print dialog opens. Set margins to "Default" or "None" depending on your document. If your document has a lot of text content, the result will typically be clean and readable even if the exact page breaks differ from the original .docx file.