Open a Microsoft Word .docx file, check the browser preview, and save it as a searchable PDF. Your document is processed locally and is not uploaded.
Paragraphs, headings, lists, tables, columns, page sections, links, headers, footers, footnotes, and endnotes are rendered where the DOCX structure allows it.
Embedded images and embedded fonts can be included. Fonts unavailable in the file or on your device may fall back to a similar browser font.
Browser printing preserves ordinary content as text rather than flattening the whole page into an image, so it is normally searchable and selectable.
| Content | Expected result | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Text, headings, lists, and simple tables | Usually close to the DOCX layout | Line wrapping, substituted fonts, and table width |
| Headers, footers, embedded images, footnotes | Supported in common documents | Image crop, page association, and print backgrounds |
| Charts, SmartArt, equations, fields, text boxes | May be simplified, moved, or omitted | Compare every affected page with Word |
| Automatic pagination | Can differ because a browser is not the Microsoft Word layout engine | Page endings, widows/orphans, and section changes |
This converter is best for convenient, private conversion of ordinary DOCX files. For a contract, filing, accessibility master, print-ready artwork, or any document where exact pagination is critical, export from the application that created the file and compare the final PDF page by page.
.docx in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, or another compatible editor first.No. The DOCX file is read and rendered in your browser. Starlight Tools does not receive, store, or track the file name or document content.
No. It supports the modern Office Open XML .docx format. Open an old .doc file in Word, LibreOffice, or another compatible editor and save it as .docx first.
Not always. The converter maps DOCX content to browser HTML, so uncommon fonts, complex fields, SmartArt, charts, equations, text boxes, and automatic page breaks can differ from Word. Review every page before saving.
Usually yes. The tool uses the browser print engine instead of turning pages into screenshots, so ordinary text remains searchable and selectable.
No. Remove the password in a trusted document editor, save a new unprotected DOCX, and convert that copy.
Browsers provide PDF creation through their print dialog. Choose Save as PDF or Microsoft Print to PDF, verify the paper size, enable background graphics when needed, and save.
The compressed DOCX limit is 25 MiB, with additional package limits to protect browser memory. Large documents with many high-resolution images may still exceed the available memory on a phone or older computer.
The upload and preview are responsive, but the final PDF workflow depends on the mobile browser and operating system. Very large documents work best on a desktop computer.