Convert DOCX to HTML
Convert DOCX to HTML free in your browser. No upload, no signup, no watermark. Files stay on your device.
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Drop your DOCX file
Drag your DOCX file into the drop zone above, or click the box to pick a file from your computer or phone. The browser reads the file directly — nothing uploads.
Click Convert
The page runs mammoth.js on your device to decode the Microsoft Word document and encode it as HyperText Markup Language. Most conversions finish in a few seconds; large or codec-heavy files (RAW, video) can take longer.
Download the HTML file
When the conversion finishes, the HTML files arrive as a ZIP — one HTML per source page. Open the ZIP and save the pages anywhere on your device.
FAQ
common questions
Will my Word formatting be preserved in the HTML?
Structurally yes, visually approximately. Word's Heading 1 / 2 / 3 styles convert to HTML <h1>/<h2>/<h3>, paragraphs become <p>, lists become <ul>/<ol>, bold and italic preserve, tables render as <table>/<tr>/<td>. Word-specific extras (tracked changes, comments, drawing canvases, complex multi-column layouts, custom theme colours) don't have direct HTML equivalents and are dropped or simplified.
What happens to embedded images in my DOCX?
Images are extracted and embedded directly in the HTML as base64-encoded data URIs. The resulting HTML file is self-contained — no external image dependencies, no broken references when you move the file around. This makes the HTML easy to email or paste into a CMS, at the cost of a larger HTML file size.
Does the HTML use semantic tags or visual styling?
Semantic. The converter produces clean structured HTML — heading levels, paragraph structure, lists, tables, links — without inlining Word's visual styling. The output is meant to be readable as document content, not to reproduce Word's exact pixel layout. If you need pixel-perfect rendering, use Word's 'Save As Web Page' which inlines all the styling.
Why convert DOCX to HTML instead of just opening it in Word?
Three common reasons: (a) publishing the content to a website or CMS (HTML is the native format for the web); (b) sharing content with someone who doesn't have Word; (c) extracting clean text and structure from a Word document for further processing (programmatic parsing, conversion to other formats). For viewing, Word is the right tool; for re-use, HTML is the more portable format.
What about Word's tracked changes and comments?
Not preserved. The converter shows the accepted version of the document — tracked changes appear as if accepted, and comments are dropped. If you need to preserve revision history, save the DOCX from Word with 'All Markup' visible and export to PDF instead (PDF can preserve the visual markup).