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EPUB Word Swap

EPUB to Word

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1 · Choose a EPUB file

…or drop a EPUB file here

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2 · Convert

3 · Download

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FAQ and format details
Why convert EPUB to Word?

A self-published EPUB that needs a developmental edit from someone who will not open Sigil. A public-domain book you are modernizing. Not a tool for stripping DRM off a Kindle purchase.

How this conversion runs

Spine HTML → hub → WordprocessingML. Multiple chapters become one Word document in order. h1s become Heading 1. Publisher class soup is mostly ignored, which is good.

Keep in mind for EPUB → Word

You lose pagination, drop caps, and most CSS. Footnote semantics are weak. A 400-page novel makes a large DOCX and a slow conversion — be patient or split the EPUB first.

After you have a Word file

Open in Word, attach a template, send for comments. Fold changes back into the EPUB in Sigil; do not treat the DOCX as the new master unless you are abandoning EPUB.

Will each EPUB chapter be a Word section?

They are concatenated with heading styles, not Word section breaks. Add section breaks in Word if you need different headers per chapter.

Are fonts embedded?

No. Word will use its defaults. EPUB embedded fonts stay in the original package, not in this DOCX.

This pair at a glance
Accepts
.epub
Writes
.docx · application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Read fidelity
high (EPUB → HTML)
Write fidelity
high (HTML → Word)
Source size
Plan for files under 38 MB

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About EPUB and Microsoft Word (Office Open XML)

Source file

EPUB

The open ebook format: a ZIP of XHTML chapters, CSS, and a package manifest. What Apple Books, Google Play Books, and most non-Kindle readers consume.

EPUB 3 is HTML in a spine. That makes the HTML hub almost native: we concatenate or split XHTML documents and rewrite the OPF package. Kindle’s AZW/MOBI family is a different type and is not in this matrix.

Extensions
.epub
MIME types
application/epub+zip
Kind
zip · binary
Category
ebook
Standard
Open format · since 2007
Comfortable size
Up to about 38 MB in this browser converter
Read into HTML
high fidelity · implemented — Spine XHTML documents are concatenated in reading order.

What this format can hold

  • headings
  • paragraphs
  • lists
  • links
  • images
  • inline formatting
  • chapters
  • table of contents

Usually dropped on the way in

  • per chapter css
  • fixed layout pages
  • media overlays
  • encryption

Apps that consume EPUB

  • Apple Books (Apple) — opens on macOS, iOS
  • Google Play Books (Google) — opens on Web, Android, iOS
  • Calibre — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Thorium Reader — opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Foliate — opens on Linux
  • Kindle (via conversion) (Amazon) — opens on e-ink, iOS, Android
  • Sigil — creates on Windows, macOS, Linux

Catalog notes

  • DRM-encumbered EPUBs are rejected.
  • Kindle AZW3/MOBI is a later type, not an alias of EPUB.

Destination file

Microsoft Word (Office Open XML)

The default Word format since 2007: a ZIP package of XML parts for body text, styles, media, and document settings.

DOCX (Office Open XML WordprocessingML) replaced the binary .doc format. It is the interchange format for business documents: resumes, contracts, manuscripts. Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Pages, and OnlyOffice all read and write it. Macros live in a sibling .docm type, which this converter does not execute or emit.

Extensions
.docx
MIME types
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Kind
zip · binary
Category
word processing
Standard
Open format · since 2006
Comfortable size
Up to about 24 MB in this browser converter
Written from HTML
high fidelity · implemented — A constrained HTML subset is mapped onto WordprocessingML runs and paragraphs.

What this format can hold

  • headings
  • paragraphs
  • lists
  • tables
  • links
  • images
  • inline formatting
  • headers footers
  • styles
  • comments
  • track changes

Usually dropped on the way out

  • css positioning
  • custom fonts as linked webfonts
  • page layout

Apps that consume Word

  • Microsoft Word (Microsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android
  • Google Docs (Google) — creates and opens on Web, iOS, Android
  • LibreOffice Writer (The Document Foundation) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Apple Pages (Apple) — creates and opens on macOS, iOS
  • OnlyOffice — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • WPS Office (Kingsoft) — creates and opens on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

Catalog notes

  • .docm, .dotx, and .dotm are not accepted; strip macros before converting.
  • ZIP sniffing is shared with ODT and EPUB — the engine also checks [Content_Types].xml for WordprocessingML.
Other conversions

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