Convert DOCX to PDF Online — Perfect Formatting

Use standard PDF (this converter) for everyday documents:

• Business reports and presentations
• Invoices and receipts
• Marketing materials and brochures
• Email attachments
• Password-protected documents

Standard PDF offers smaller file sizes and universal compatibility. PDF/A files are 10-30% larger due to embedded fonts and color profiles required for archival compliance.

Need long-term archival compliance? Legal contracts, government records, academic dissertations, and compliance documentation require PDF/A format. Use our DOCX to PDF/A converter for ISO 19005-2 compliant archival documents guaranteed to remain accessible for 50+ years.

Visually, yes. Our converter preserves the exact visual appearance of your document, including fonts, images, colors, and layout. However, the PDF is not editable like the original DOCX — it becomes a static visual representation.

We embed all fonts (not just subsets) to ensure the PDF renders identically on any device, even if the viewer doesn't have your custom fonts installed.

Images: Embedded images are preserved at 90% JPEG quality (balances file size and visual fidelity). Vector graphics (shapes, SmartArt) are rasterized to ensure consistent rendering.

Fonts: All fonts are embedded in the PDF (including custom fonts). This ensures your document looks identical on any device, even without the original fonts installed.

No. Our rendering engine cannot process password-protected documents. You'll need to remove password protection in Microsoft Word before uploading.

To remove protection: Open the document in Word → File → Info → Protect Document → Encrypt with Password → Remove password → Save.

Yes, always. We embed complete font sets in every PDF to ensure consistent rendering across all devices and platforms.

• All fonts are fully embedded (no external dependencies)
• PDFs display identically on Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile
• Print exactly as shown on any printer
• Compatible with all PDF readers and archival systems

This increases file size slightly but guarantees your document looks exactly right everywhere.

For modern Word documents (Office 2007 or later), you're in the right place—this converter handles .docx files. If you're working with older Word 97-2003 documents (.doc files), use our DOC to PDF converter instead. Both formats convert reliably to PDF, but using the right converter ensures optimal compatibility.

Yes. Internal and external hyperlinks in your Word document are preserved as clickable links in the PDF.

This includes links to websites, email addresses, and internal document bookmarks. Recipients can click them directly in any PDF reader.

Track changes: The document is converted as it appears in your current view. If track changes are visible (markup mode), they appear in the PDF. If you've accepted/rejected changes, only the final text appears.

Comments: Visible comments render as they appear in Word. For a clean PDF without comments, hide or delete them before uploading.

Tip: To convert with all changes accepted, use Word's "Accept All Changes" before uploading.

Both produce valid PDFs, but with different trade-offs:

• Convert.FAST: Consistent rendering across all documents, automatic font embedding, works without Word installed, batch processing, privacy-focused (no Microsoft telemetry)
• Word's Save as PDF: Uses your local Word installation, may include document metadata, supports Word-specific PDF options

For most users, results are visually identical. Our converter is ideal for bulk conversions or when you don't have Word installed.