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| PDF to Word | 97/100 DOCX · Output attached | 94/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
| PDF compression | 97/100 PDF · Output attached | 71/100 PDF · Output attached | |
| PDF merge & split | Not tested in topic | 96/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | 123apps PDF to Word 97/100 Seven-aspect task score 123apps (pdf.io/pdf2doc) offers blazing-fast anonymous PDF-to-Word conversion. In real testing, a two-page document containing financial tables was converted in just 0.72s into a 14.8 KB standard .docx file; deterministic XML inspection verified 100% text retention across 4 headings and 3 key body phrases, with the 4x4 financial table reconstructed into a native Word table object (16 cells perfectly aligned) and two-page layout preserved without watermarks or forced registrations. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-30 | Foxit Online PDF to Word Converter PDF to Word 94/100 Seven-aspect task score Foxit’s service delivered complete text and tables free without login; a desktop trial promotion appears without blocking the download. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | 123apps site-wide free usage and single Premium subscription system · 2026-10-30 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-30 ↗ Free Free Free 51 tools included, unlimited files per day, 10 GB max file size Fast standard processing speed, audio/video tools, PDF utilities；Includes display ads, standard queue priority Premium (Monthly)2026-10-30 ↗ USD 6/month — Monthly 51 tools included, unlimited files/day, 10 GB max file size, faster queue No ads, faster dedicated server pipeline, concurrent batch tasks Premium (Annual)2026-10-30 ↗ — USD 48/year Annual Billed annually at $48 ($4/mo equiv, 20% savings), unlimited files/day, 10 GB Full year ad-free experience, dedicated faster queue, priority support 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All 51 utilities are free to use with up to 10 GB file limits; Premium subscription costs $6/mo or $48/yr ($4/mo equiv, saves 20%) with no ads and faster processing queues. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified 123apps Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗ | Foxit free web converter and personal/team PDF Editor plans; USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free online converter2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Up to 15 MB/file; no account; count and page limits not listed. PDF Editor (Annual, paid in full)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 129.99/year Annual Per user/year; Windows, macOS and web, conversion and OCR; includes 300 free AI credits/month. PDF Editor (Annual plan, billed monthly)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 10.99/month — Monthly USD 10.99 per user/month under an annual commitment billed monthly (USD 131.88/year total); Windows, macOS, web and 300 AI credits/month. Rules [1] PDF Editor (Monthly plan)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 16.99/month — Monthly USD 16.99 per user/month without an annual contract; Windows, macOS, web and 300 AI credits/month. PDF Editor+ (Annual, paid in full)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 159.99/year Annual Per user/year; additionally includes mobile apps (iOS/Android), AI Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. PDF Editor+ (Annual plan, billed monthly)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 13.99/month — Monthly USD 13.99 per user/month under an annual commitment billed monthly (USD 167.88/year total); includes desktop, web, mobile, Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. Rules [1] PDF Editor+ (Monthly plan)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 19.99/month — Monthly USD 19.99 per user/month without an annual contract; includes desktop, web, mobile, Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. PDF Editor 14 · Perpetual2026-10-20 ↗ USD 209.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time One-time per-user perpetual licence; not equivalent to all subscription benefits. 14-day trial2026-10-20 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial No credit card; actual trial entitlement is subject to activation page. Volume Licensing2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted 30+ seats quoted (up to 30% volume discount); local taxes extra. 10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Verified across all three billing tabs on 2026-10-21: Annual plan paid in full is USD 129.99/year (PDF Editor) and USD 159.99/year (PDF Editor+); Annual plan billed monthly is USD 10.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 13.99/month (PDF Editor+); flexible Monthly plan is USD 16.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 19.99/month (PDF Editor+); plus USD 209.99 perpetual licence and 30+ seat Volume Licensing by quote. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Foxit PDF Editor pricing page capture across all three billing tabs ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free support for files up to 10GB, no daily task locks | Free no-login single-file online conversion; bulk processing, deep editing, and advanced OCR upsell to Foxit PDF Editor+ |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Immediately provides clear Download button upon completion with zero hidden paywalls | Upfront and transparent with zero post-conversion registration walls |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 16 · Page 2 preserved: Yes | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 16 · Page 2 preserved: Yes |
| Fixture findings | Exceptional benchmark sample performance: deterministic XML inspection confirmed 100% editable text retention, native Word table reconstruction, and complete page 2 integrity with zero character corruption. | Exported editable Word without login with text and tables retained; scans were not tested. |
| Original historical observation | 123apps (pdf.io/pdf2doc) completed conversion in 0.72s, outputting a 14.8 KB .docx file with fully editable text and neatly aligned table cells in Word. | Unlike Adobe Acrobat Online's aggressive repeat-visitor paywall, enterprise rival Foxit keeps its web converter genuinely free: exporting a clean 12.9 KB .docx in 4.5s without login and reconstructing all 16 native table cells flawlessly (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users needing lightning-fast anonymous conversion of formatted PDFs with tables into editable Word documents | Business and academic users who want an enterprise PDF vendor engine with clean OpenXML paragraph structure and no-login export |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Scans / OCR | The fixture is a text PDF; scans and OCR were not tested | The fixture is a text PDF; scans and OCR were not tested |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | DOCX · Output attached · No watermark in test | DOCX · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Full 2-page native .docx (61 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, Zero watermark) | Full 2-page native .docx (45 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free) |
| Watermark observation | No watermark | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Fast single-file processing supporting up to 10GB files | Offers enterprise Foxit PDF Conversion SDK and Cloud API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Free: 51 tools included, unlimited files per day, 10 GB max file size · Fast standard processing speed, audio/video tools, PDF utilities · Includes display ads, standard queue priority | Free online converter: Up to 15 MB/file; no account; count and page limits not listed. / 14-day trial: No credit card; actual trial entitlement is subject to activation page. |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 0.72s · End-to-end reference: 0.72s | Network-observed server wait: 4.5s · End-to-end reference: 5.3s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-30 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-19 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Anonymous usage without login, Email/password, Google OAuth | No login required for direct conversion and download |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Anonymous upload and download without login or credit card trial requirements; banner ads do not interfere with core actions. | Provides a direct orange 'Download Your File →' link at the top of the completion modal, with an optional Foxit PDF Editor+ free trial banner below that never blocks free export. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | 123apps LLC | Foxit Software Inc. |
| Recorded origin | Not verified | Fremont, California, USA (Founded 2001) |
| Domain history record | Not verified | 2001–Present (25-year global PDF leader) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Developed and operated by Foxit Software Inc. (founded 2001, Fremont, California), the world's #2 enterprise PDF technology vendor. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Tag Manager · Google AdSense | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Stateless cloud processing where temporary files are purged after a few hours; TLS encrypted transfer. | Enterprise cloud HTTPS encryption with automatic scheduled deletion of temporary documents from Foxit servers. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32.5 / 35 Explicitly promises 'No software to install, no account required' on the landing page (01_landing.png); uploading our 2-page anchor PDF and clicking Start Conversion without login immediately pops up 'Success! Your file has been converted. Download Your File →' (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 Anonymous upload and download without login or credit card trial requirements; banner ads do not interfere with core actions. | 26.5 / 30 Provides a direct orange 'Download Your File →' link at the top of the completion modal, with an optional Foxit PDF Editor+ free trial banner below that never blocks free export. |
| Background & reputation | 19.5 / 20 Developed and operated by Foxit Software Inc. (founded 2001, Fremont, California), the world's #2 enterprise PDF technology vendor. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Stateless cloud processing where temporary files are purged after a few hours; TLS encrypted transfer. | 14 / 15 Enterprise cloud HTTPS encryption with automatic scheduled deletion of temporary documents from Foxit servers. |
| Task quality | 64 / 65 Deterministic DOCX XML inspection: 100.0% text retention (4/4 headings, 3/3 body phrases, page 2 verification passed), and 4x4 financial table reconstructed into a 16-cell native Word table (64.0/65). | 62.5 / 65 100.0% text retention across 45 clean editable paragraphs (1,250 chars with zero duplicate header clutter), 16/16 native Word <w:tbl> table cells, and full Page 2 preservation (62.5/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Direct anonymous export of standard OpenXML (.docx) document (14.8 KB) with no page limits, zero watermarks, and no daily task locks (20.0/20). | 18.5 / 20 Exports a complete, watermark-free 12.9 KB .docx without login or single-page truncation (18.5/20) |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 Cloud conversion task (s85.pdf.io/pdf/process) completed in 0.72s verified network server wait (15.0/15). | 13 / 15 Foxit cloud conversion finishes in ~4.5s with crisp responsiveness (13.0/15) |
