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DOCX to DOC converter, free and without sign-up.

Turn DOCX documents into DOC. This conversion runs on our server: after you confirm, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection, converted and then deleted.

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How to convert DOCX to DOC

  1. Add your DOCX documents

    Drop DOCX (Word) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. DOC is already chosen

    Press Convert and confirm the upload. The file is sent to the ToAny conversion server, converted to DOC and removed afterwards.

  3. Download

    Save the DOC, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Honest about uploads

    Browsers cannot convert DOCX to DOC reliably, so this pair runs on our server. You are asked before anything is sent, and the page says so plainly.

  • Removed afterwards

    The uploaded file and the result are deleted once the conversion has finished. Nobody looks at them and they are not used for anything else.

  • No account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark on the result.

DOCX to DOC: what to expect

A DOCX can look different on another computer, and not everyone has a word processor. DOC opens in copies of Word older than 2007. DOCX is at home in documents that will be edited again; DOC is the usual choice for compatibility with very old copies of Word.

DOCX vs DOC

DOCX

Word document

DOCX is the format Microsoft Word has saved by default since Office 2007. Inside it is a ZIP archive of XML files describing text, styles and images. Layout can shift between Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice because each lays the text out itself.

Opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Pages, LibreOffice

DOCX converter
DOC

Word 97–2003 document

DOC is the binary format used by Word 97 through Word 2003. Word replaced it with DOCX in 2007, and newer tools increasingly treat DOC as a legacy format.

Opens in Microsoft Word and LibreOffice; newer apps open it with warnings

DOC converter
DOCX compared with DOC
DOCXWord documentDOCWord 97–2003 document
Stands forOffice Open XML DocumentWord 97–2003 Document
TypeEditable word-processor documentEditable word-processor document (binary)
CompressionZIP container of XMLNone
Introduced2007, by Microsoft1997, by Microsoft
Opens inMicrosoft Word, Google Docs, Pages, LibreOfficeMicrosoft Word and LibreOffice; newer apps open it with warnings
Best forDocuments that will be edited againCompatibility with very old copies of Word
File extension.docx.doc

Questions

Is my DOCX file uploaded?

Yes, for this conversion. Browsers cannot convert DOCX to DOC reliably, so after you confirm, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection to the ToAny conversion server, converted automatically and deleted once the conversion has finished. Most other conversions on ToAny run in your browser and upload nothing.

Is anything lost when converting DOCX to DOC?

Text is kept. Formatting carries over only as far as DOC supports it.

Can I convert several DOCX files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert DOCX to DOC on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the DOCX file, press Convert and save the DOC. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files sent to the conversion server are capped in size, and the page tells you when a file is too large to upload.