LaTeX to Word Converter (Free)

Yes. Free, no credit card, no per-page or per-document limits. You can convert as many .tex files to .docx as you want. The reason it's free is that TypeTeX is a full academic writing platform — the converter is a tool we offer to bring researchers in.

Three common reasons: (1) journals like Elsevier, Wiley, and many medical journals require .docx for revision rounds with track-changes; (2) NSF, NIH, and other grant agencies often mandate Word format; (3) co-authors who don't use LaTeX want to edit using Word's familiar interface.

Yes. LaTeX equations are converted to native Microsoft Word equation format (OOXML math), which means you can click any equation in Word and edit it using Word's built-in equation editor. They are not embedded as images. This is the single biggest pain point with most LaTeX→Word converters, and our pipeline handles it correctly for both inline and display math.

Pandoc is the best free command-line tool for LaTeX to Word, and our converter uses Pandoc internally with additional pre/post-processing. The advantages over raw Pandoc: (1) we handle macro expansion before conversion so custom commands work; (2) we map LaTeX section styles to proper Word heading styles; (3) figure positioning is preserved; (4) you don't need to install Pandoc, MikTeX, or anything locally — drop your .tex and download .docx in your browser.

Tabular environments convert to native Word tables with cell borders, alignment, and multi-row/multi-column support preserved. Booktabs (\toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule) maps to Word's professional table style. Long tables and tabularx are supported.

Yes. Figures referenced via \includegraphics are embedded directly into the .docx file. PDF figures are rasterized at 300dpi for compatibility; PNG/JPEG figures are embedded at original resolution. Captions and labels are preserved.

Citations like \cite{key} are converted to text in your chosen style (numbered [1] for IEEE-style, author-year for natbib, etc.). The bibliography is rendered as a formatted reference list. For active reference management in Word (Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote integration), you'd re-link in Word — but the conversion produces a fully self-contained document that's ready to submit.

TikZ figures are compiled to PDF first and then embedded as high-resolution vector images. pgfplots and most graphics packages work the same way. Algorithm pseudocode (algorithm/algpseudocode), listings (lstlisting), and amsmath are all supported.

Cross-references convert to text (e.g., 'see Figure 3', 'Equation 2.1'). They become hyperlinks within the Word document where possible. Active link updating in Word requires re-establishing field references — most authors don't bother for revision rounds.

Most papers convert in 5–15 seconds. A complex 30-page paper with TikZ figures and a long bibliography typically takes 20–30 seconds. The page shows a progress indicator while conversion runs.

Conversion runs server-side (LaTeX has to compile in a real TeX environment to handle macros), so your .tex is sent to TypeTeX's converter. We process it in a sandboxed worker, return your .docx, and delete the source within minutes. Files are never persisted unless you save the project to your TypeTeX account.

A free TypeTeX account is required to use the LaTeX→Word converter (it prevents abuse of our compute resources). Sign-up is one click with Google or GitHub, no credit card. The Typst→PDF and LaTeX→Typst converters work without an account.