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Word to PDF Converter Command Line

Turn Word to PDF on Windows.

With Okdo Word to PDF Converter Command Line you can turn Word into PDF without leaving your desktop. Process whole folders in one batch. Everything runs offline, so your files never leave your computer, and you don't need Adobe Acrobat or Reader to get clean, layout-accurate results. In addition, it can password-protect or unlock PDFs.

Standalone — no Adobe Acrobat Batch conversion Files never leave your PC
Word to PDF Converter Command Line screenshot

Key features

Convert entire folders in a single batch with one click
Preserve the original layout, fonts, images, and tables
Fully offline — your files never leave your PC
Standalone — no Adobe Acrobat or Reader required
Encrypt or decrypt password-protected PDF files
Command-line mode for automation, scripts, and scheduled tasks
One-time license with free lifetime updates

Advanced capabilities

  • Convert Word to PDF quickly and easily.
  • Supports MS-Office 2007 and later files.
  • Supports MS-DOS command line operations.
  • Create PDF files from any Microsoft Word format like *.DOC, *.DOCX, *.DOCM.
  • Convert MS Word to editable and searchable PDF document.
  • Preserve original text, images, tables, layout, etc. after conversion.
  • Standalone software, Adobe Acrobat and Reader NOT required.
  • Set open and owner password to protect created PDF.
  • Set PDF document security like permit to print,permit to copy,permit to fill out form,content modification etc.
  • Allows to set PDF properties like Title, Author, Subject and Keywords.
  • Create high-quality PDF documents.
  • Wildcard characters like *.doc or aa*.doc are supported.
  • Load source file paths from a text file.
  • Specify a source folder.
  • Load files from subfolders.
  • Save output files to the same folder as the source.
  • Rename the output file if it already exists, or overwrite it.

Supported formats

➡️ Input

MS
Word Document
Word (*.doc, *.docx, *.docm)

⬅️ Output

Adobe
PDF *.pdf

Command-line usage

Okdo Word to PDF Converter Command Line runs from a DOS command prompt. Change to the installation folder, then invoke the executable using the syntax below.

converter.exe [options] <source file> <target file>

Options

<source file> There are 3 ways to specify the source files to be converted
1. -file=<source file>.
Supports wildcard character like * and ?
* Matches 0 or more characters in document name
? Matches any single character in document name
Source file must contain full type extension
MS Word(*.doc, *.docx, *.docm, )
-file=c:\1.doc
-file=c:\*.doc
-file=c:\document*.doc
-file=c:\document???.doc
2. -list=<file list>.
<File list> is a text file which contains file
names to be converted. One file name per line. eg:
-list=c:\list.txt
3. -sourcefolder=<folder name>.
Convert all files in the specified folder. eg:
-sourcefolder=c:\tempfolder
If you need to load files from sub-folders,
please use the following argument:
-recurse-subfolders
<target file> There are 3 ways to specify target output format
1. -dest=<target file path + file name + file extension>
eg: -dest=c:\out.pdf
2. -dest=<target file path + file extension>
For batch convert an entire folder or convert a list
eg: -dest=c:\*.pdf
3. -format=<target file format>
-targetfolder=<output folder>
For batch convert an entire folder or convert a list
eg: -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
Global Options:
-create-subfolder Create subfolder within target folder
The subfolder will be named using the file name
-same-as-source-folder Save output files in the same folder as source
-same-as-source-name Specify output file name as source file
-overwrite Overwrite existing output file
PDF Information:
-subject=<string> Set subject of PDF
-title=<string> Set title of PDF
-author=<string> Set author of PDF
-keywords=<string> Set keywords of PDF
PDF Permission:
-openpwd=<string> Set open password of PDF
-ownerpwd=<string> Set owner password of PDF
-printing Enable top quality printing
-degraded-printing Enable lower quality printing
-modify-contents Enable modify contents also allow documentassembly
-document-assembly Enable assemble contents
-modify-annotations Enable modify annotations also allow fillin
-fill-in Enable fill in form
-content-copying Enable copy contents, also allow screenreader
-screen-reader Enable read contents with screenreaders
-open Open output folder after conversion
-? Print usage information
-help Print usage information
-more Open the product detail page.
Example
converter.exe -file=c:\in.doc -dest=c:\out.pdf
converter.exe -file=c:\*.doc -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
converter.exe -file=c:\in*.doc -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
converter.exe -file=c:\in??.doc -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
converter.exe -list=c:\filelist.txt -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
converter.exe -sourcefolder=c:\temp -dest=c:\output\*.pdf
converter.exe -sourcefolder=c:\temp -format=pdf -targetfolder=c:\output
converter.exe -file=c:\in.doc -dest=c:\out.pdf -overwrite
converter.exe -file=c:\in.doc -dest=c:\out.pdf -create-subfolder
converter.exe -file=c:\in.doc -dest=c:\out.pdf -ownerpwd=owner -openpwd=user -fill-in -author="okdo soft"

Why convert with Okdo

Batch convert hundreds of files at onceNo Adobe Acrobat requiredOffline — files never uploaded to the cloudOne-time license, free updates30-day money-back guarantee

What customers say

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Clara N.
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Support replied within a day when I had a question about MS Word Document Word (*.doc → Adobe PDF *.pdf. Smooth experience overall.

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Clara W.
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Converted a 300-page document in seconds. Preserves the original layout, fonts and images.

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Great value for a one-time purchase. Clean interface with practically no learning curve.

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Noah F.
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Dropped in a folder of MS Word Document Word (*.doc → Adobe PDF *.pdf files and it was done — refreshingly simple. Free updates are included with the license.

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Clara F.
Systems Engineer
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Free online tools choke on large files and upload everything to the cloud. Word to PDF just works locally. Fast enough for daily, high-volume workloads.

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Emma B.
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Our locked-down machines can't install Acrobat, so a standalone tool like Word to PDF was exactly what we needed. Fast enough for daily, high-volume workloads.

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