Free for Windows 10 and 11 · works offline
Convert Word to PDF without Microsoft Office
No Office installed, or don’t want to upload a document to a website? S Converter has its own document engine, so Word files become PDFs right on your PC.
How to do it with S Converter
- Open S Converter and choose Documents in the sidebar.
- Drag in your .docx or .doc files.
- Under Format, pick PDF.
- Press Convert. The PDFs are saved next to the originals.
Or skip the app with Quick Convert
- Select your Word documents in File Explorer.
- Press Ctrl + Alt + C. A wheel opens at your mouse.
- Click PDF. The converted files appear next to the originals.
The shortcut works while S Converter is running (it waits in the system tray). In the version from GitHub you can also right-click files and choose S Converter; on Windows 11 it's under Show more options.
Why S Converter
No Office needed
Nothing else to install: no Microsoft Office, no LibreOffice.
Keeps the structure
Headings, bold and italic, lists, tables, pictures and links carry over.
Clean pages
A4 pages with page numbers.
Questions
Does it also open ODT, RTF and plain text?
Yes. OpenDocument (ODT), RTF, TXT, Markdown, HTML and EPUB convert to PDF the same way.
Will it look exactly like Word?
Text, structure, tables and pictures are kept. Complex layouts such as text boxes or multi-column pages can shift, so check important documents before sending.
Can it go the other way, PDF to Word?
Not yet. S Converter makes PDFs from documents, and converts between document formats such as DOCX, ODT, RTF and Markdown.
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