Most of us know easy ways to turn a Word or other text document into a PDF, but what if we need to convert a PDF to Word? Today we will take a look at some methods to turn a PDF document into a Word or other text document.
Online Solutions
The first couple of solutions are web-based, so you don’t even need to install any software to convert your files… keep in mind that with these web sites you are uploading your data to a third party, so consider the privacy implications if you are converting sensitive documents.
Zamzar
Arguably the most popular online file conversion site is Zamzar. This free service allows you to convert files up to 100MB for free. Just browse to the PDF, select the format to convert to, then enter your email address. When the document is ready Zamzar will send you an email with a link to the document to download. Zamzar will also convert a PDF to HTML, ODT, PCX, PNG, PS, RTF, and TXT.
PDF Online
Another great online service is PDF Online. This service is powered by BCL Technologies Easy Converter software which you can download a 30 day trial of if you or your company wants to convert a large number of documents. Currently you can sign up for a BCL Premium Online account which allows you to convert 20 documents per day with a 10MB (per document) size limit.
After conversion you simply Right-Click on the link to “save link as” an RTF Word document on your PC.
Free PDF Converter
The final online service we will check out is Free PDF Converter. This is similar to Zamzar but the free version is much more limited. I submitted the same 4 page PDF document for all tests and this service cut my document off after 2 pages. Also, they only let you convert one PDF every 30 minutes. The cheapest membership is $9/month where conversions are basically unlimited. In a pinch this site may come in handy.
Free PDF to Word Doc Converter
Finally we get to the good part, the (sort of) FREE version. Free PDF to Word Converter 1.1 is also basic and simple to use like BCL’s Easy Converter but actually has a few extra options such as choosing a font and selecting page numbers. Conversions were quick and easy even with large documents with a lot of images.
There is a catch however. After the first few conversions you are asked to download a registration code from the site every time you want to convert a document. To never have to enter in a registration code you will have to pay $15.
Conclusion
After testing the online services it seems that converting a PDF to RTF (Rich Text Format) seems to work the best. When converting to a Doc the format can get pretty messy. PDF Online was the fastest, easiest to use,and produced the best quality conversions over the other online services.
Out of the two multiple file format converters, DocSmartz Pro was much easier to use and was faster than ABBYY’s PDF Transformer 2.0. If you just need to convert a PDF to Word then Free PDF to Word Doc Converter will work a few times until the annoyance of getting a code for every document kicks in. If you want to be able to convert PDF to multiple formats DocSmartz Pro is the best and cheapest. If you only need to convert PDF to Word then BCL Easy Converter Desktop 1.0 is the best bet.
These are only a few of the services and software utilities available, what are some of your favorites? Let us know!
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