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C#/VB.NET: Convert PDF to Word

Despite the fact that PDF documents have become quite popular nowadays, it would still be beneficial to have a tool that could accurately convert PDF files to precise Word documents, maintaining the layout and font styles. Because Word documents are editable and can be used for reproduction. This article demonstrates how to convert PDF to Doc or Docx in C# and VB.NET using Spire.PDF for .NET.

Install Spire.PDF for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.PDF for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.PDF

Convert PDF to Doc

The following are the steps to convert PDF to Doc using Spire.PDF for .NET.

  • Create a PdfDocument object.
  • Load a sample PDF file using PdfDocument.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Convert the document to a .doc format file using PdfDocument.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Pdf;

namespace ConvertPdfToDoc
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a PdfDocument object
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //Load a sample PDF document
            doc.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.pdf");

            //Convert PDF to Doc and save it to a specified path
            doc.SaveToFile("ToDoc.doc", FileFormat.DOC);
        }
    }
}

Convert PDF to Docx

The following are the steps to convert PDF to Docx using Spire.PDF for .NET.

  • Create a PdfDocument object.
  • Load a sample PDF file using PdfDocument.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Convert the document to a .docx format file using PdfDocument.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Pdf;

namespace ConvertPdfToDocx
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a PdfDocument object
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //Load a sample PDF document
            doc.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.pdf");

            //Convert PDF to Docx and save it to a specified path
            doc.SaveToFile("ToDocx2.docx", FileFormat.DOCX);
        }
    }
}

Convert PDF to Docx Using PS Mode

In addition to the default conversion engine, Spire.PDF provides another engine called PS mode, which you can use for the conversion. The following are the steps to convert PDF to Docx using PS mode.

  • Create a PdfDocument object.
  • Load a sample PDF file using PdfDocument.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Set the conversion engine to PS mode, and set the recognition mode to flow using PdfConvertOptions.SetPdfToDocOptions(bool usePsMode, bool useFlowRecognitionMode) method.
  • Convert the document to a .docx format file using PdfDocument.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Pdf;

namespace ConvertPdfToDocxUsingPsMode
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a PdfDocument object
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //Load a sample PDF document
            doc.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.pdf");

            //Use PS mode for converting PDF to Word, and set the recognition mode to flow
            doc.ConvertOptions.SetPdfToDocOptions(true, true);

            //Convert PDF to Docx and save it to a specified path
            doc.SaveToFile("ToDocx.docx", FileFormat.DOCX);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Convert PDF to Word

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