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Convert word document files

Microsoft Word's modern document format. XML files inside a zip archive. A zip archive containing a Word document, its styles, any embedded images, and a list of relationships between them. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in sending a proposal or contract that has to keep its formatting. From here it can become PDF, TXT, HTML, MD and RTF, and the conversions run on your own device, so the file is never uploaded anywhere.

At a glance

Source
DOCX
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
DOCX

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more word document files.

or select word document

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    Microsoft Word's modern document format.

    A zip archive containing a Word document, its styles, any embedded images, and a list of relationships between them.

    Where it is good
    • Holds styles, tracked changes, comments, tables and images properly
    • Compresses well because the XML inside is highly repetitive
    • Opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and Pages
    Where it falls short
    • Fonts installed on one machine but not another change the layout
    • Complex layouts can shift when the document is opened elsewhere
    • A zip container means some security software flags it
    You will find it on
    Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Pages

    The thing people miss

    A DOCX is a ZIP file. Rename it to .zip and you can open it and see the XML that makes up the document.

    Where it goes next

    Sending a proposal or contract that has to keep its formatting

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with DOCX

    Sending a proposal or contract that has to keep its formatting

    A report that will be edited by several people

    Converting a Word file to PDF for sending or archiving

    How to

    Converting a DOCX file

    1. 01

      Add your word document

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    DOCX converts into

    PDFPDF documentTXTPlain textHTMLHTML documentMDMarkdownRTFRich Text Format

    Questions

    DOCX conversion questions

    How do I convert DOCX to another format?

    Add your word document file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.