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Convert PDFs into editable working drafts

PDF to Word

PDF to Word is best when a text-based PDF needs to become editable again for revision. Kona extracts readable text, builds a Word-compatible file, and saves the result into Documents for signed-in users.

Worker-backedOutputEditable draft

Best for

Legal edits

Primary user task this route is designed to explain.

Output

Word-compatible file

What the logged-in workspace will hand back after processing.

Workspace

Login required

Public pages explain the workflow; the signed-in workspace runs it.

This page is written for search and discovery. The actual file work happens in the signed-in PDF workspace so preview, versions, sharing, and job history stay in one place.

How it works

Understand the job here, then finish it inside the workspace.

The public route stays simple on purpose: explain the use case, show the output, and route signed-in users into the workspace where the file can be previewed, edited, versioned, and shared.

What this route does

Creates an editable text-first output for downstream revision

Jobs land in the same ledger as other document operations

Pairs well with OCR for scanned source documents

Workflow in the app

01

Upload the PDF

02

Run the conversion and let Kona extract readable text

03

Reopen the editable output from Documents or download it directly

Signed-in workspace

Open the file once, then keep every action attached to the same document.

Preview, actions, versions, sharing

What happens after login

Upload the source file into the document library.

Open the file in the full-screen PDF workspace.

Run the action against the saved document directly.

Keep versions, outputs, and share links tied to that same file.

Why this is simpler

No duplicate public-vs-private execution flows to learn.

The workspace runs actions against the saved file, not a throwaway upload.

Job history and version history stay readable from the same document.

Workspace outcomes

Word-compatible file

Documents output

Job history record