Why can't this run entirely in my browser like the PDF tools?

Rendering a .docx file the way Word would print it — fonts, styles, tables, page breaks — requires a full document engine that browsers don't expose. That's genuinely server-side work.

Is this tool actually finished?

The upload flow, progress states, error handling and API integration are complete and production-ready. It needs a conversion backend deployed and connected via QPHP_API_BASE to actually produce files — see BACKEND-API-CONTRACT.md.

What happens if I click Convert to PDF right now?

If no backend is configured, the page tells you clearly that a backend isn't connected rather than pretending to convert your file.

Will my file be uploaded anywhere?

Once a backend is connected, yes — your file is sent to that server to perform the conversion, then (per the documented contract) should be deleted after processing.

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Word to PDF

Turn DOC/DOCX files into polished, shareable PDFs.

Requires a connected backend. Word to PDF needs server-side processing that can't run in a browser alone. The upload flow, progress states and error handling below are fully built and ready to call our documented API — see BACKEND-API-CONTRACT.md.

Drag & drop your Word document here

DOC, DOCX · Up to 50 MB · Processed in your browser

About Word to PDF

Word to PDF converts a .doc or .docx file into a polished, print-ready PDF that keeps fonts, layout and images intact wherever it's opened. Unlike simple image-based conversions, a proper Word-to-PDF pipeline needs a real document-rendering engine to reproduce complex formatting faithfully — styles, headers and footers, page breaks, tables, embedded images and tracked-change-free text all need to be laid out exactly as Word would print them.

That rendering step is genuinely outside what a browser can do on its own, so this tool is built as a complete, production-ready frontend — upload, progress, download — that calls a documented backend API (see BACKEND-API-CONTRACT.md) to perform the actual conversion. Once that backend is connected, this page requires no further changes to start working.

Key features

Faithful formatting

Fonts, styles, tables and images are preserved.

Backend-powered

Uses a real document engine — not a browser approximation.

Documented API

Every request/response is specified in BACKEND-API-CONTRACT.md.

Step-by-step guide

1
Drag your DOC or DOCX file into the box above, or click Choose Word File.
2
Click Convert to PDF.
3
Once a backend is connected, download your finished PDF.

Benefits

Keeps fonts, styles, tables and images intact

Built on a documented, versioned REST API contract

Frontend is complete today — only a backend connection is needed

No fake or placeholder conversions — honest status reporting

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