Convert PDF to Word in .NET Smart Data Extractor

7 Oct 20266 minutes to read

Word (DOCX) is a widely used format for creating and editing professional documents. The Syncfusion® Smart Data Extractor library supports PDF and Images into Word conversion in .NET, enabling seamless transformation of PDF files into fully editable Word documents while preserving the original layout, barcodes, tables and images. This feature makes it easier to reuse content, improve accessibility, and integrate document data into .NET applications and business workflows.

Assemblies and NuGet packages required

Refer to the following links for the assemblies and NuGet packages required based on your target platform to convert PDF or Image as a Word file using the Syncfusion® Smart Data Extractor library.

Convert PDF or Image to Word Document

To convert a PDF document or Image into a Word using the ExtractDataAsWordDocument method of the DataExtractor class, refer to the following code example:

using Syncfusion.SmartDataExtractor;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

//Open the input PDF file as a stream.
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
  //Initialize the Data Extractor.
  DataExtractor extractor = new DataExtractor();
  //Extract data as WordDocument.
  WordDocument document = extractor.ExtractDataAsWordDocument(stream);
  using MemoryStream saveStream = new MemoryStream();
  //Save the extracted Word data into an output file.
  document.Save(saveStream, FormatType.Docx);
  document.Close();
}
using Syncfusion.SmartDataExtractor;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

//Open the input PDF file as a stream.
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
  //Initialize the Data Extractor.
  DataExtractor extractor = new DataExtractor();
  //Extract data as WordDocument.
  WordDocument document = extractor.ExtractDataAsWordDocument(stream);
  using MemoryStream saveStream = new MemoryStream();
  //Save the extracted Word data into an output file.
  document.Save(saveStream, FormatType.Docx);
  document.Close();
}

If you want to convert an image instead of a PDF, replace the input stream with the image file (for example, Input.jpg or Input.png). The rest of the code remains unchanged.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

Convert a range of PDF pages to Word

To convert a specific range of PDF pages from the PDF document into Word by using the ExtractDataAsWordDocument method of the DataExtractor class, refer to the following code example:

using System.IO;
using Syncfusion.SmartDataExtractor;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

//Open the input PDF file as a stream.
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    //Initialize the Data Extractor.
    DataExtractor extractor = new DataExtractor();
    //Set the page range for conversion (example: pages 2 to 4).
    extractor.PageRange = new int[,] { { 2, 4 } };
    //Convert the selected pages into a Word document.
    WordDocument document = extractor.ExtractDataAsWordDocument(stream);
    using MemoryStream saveStream = new MemoryStream();
    //Save the extracted Word data into an output file.
	document.Save(saveStream, FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}
using System.IO;
using Syncfusion.SmartDataExtractor;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;

//Open the input PDF file as a stream.
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    //Initialize the Data Extractor.
    DataExtractor extractor = new DataExtractor();
    //Set the page range for conversion (example: pages 2 to 4).
    extractor.PageRange = new int[,] { { 2, 4 } };
    //Convert the selected pages to a Word document.
    WordDocument document = extractor.ExtractDataAsWordDocument(stream);
    //Save the Word document.
    using MemoryStream saveStream = new MemoryStream();
    //Save the extracted Word data into an output file.
	document.Save(saveStream, FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

If you want to convert an image instead of a PDF, replace the input stream with the image file (for example, Input.jpg or Input.png). The rest of the code remains unchanged.

Supported and Unsupported PDF Elements

The following table lists the PDF elements and their preservation details in the Word document.

PDF Elements Supported
Header, Paragraph Title, Document Title Yes
Image Yes
Table Yes
Text Inline Styles Yes (Bold and Italic)
Subscript, Superscript No
Underline, Strikethrough No
List No (Converted as line-by-line text)
Charts and Barcodes Yes (Preserved as images)
Code blocks, Footer, Page Number Yes (Preserved as text)
Link No (Preserved as plain text)