Open a Word document online.

Drop a DOCX file and read it in your browser. No copy of Microsoft Word required.

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Key points

  • Drop a DOCX file and read it in your browser without Microsoft Word installed.
  • Renders the document with its formatting intact on any modern device.
  • Designed for reading and sharing. Editing still happens in your usual word processor.
  • Convert to PDF first if you need pixel-identical results before sending the file on.

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Word documents are everywhere, but Microsoft Word is not. You can't count on it being installed on every phone, on every Chromebook, or on a machine you've borrowed for ten minutes. Opening a DOCX online removes that dependency entirely. The document renders in your browser with its formatting intact.

If you want to send the document to someone else, the cleaner path is usually to convert it first: the DOCX to PDF converter so the recipient sees identical formatting on every device, then put a PDF online so they open it with a single click. PDF travels better than DOCX precisely because it doesn't depend on the reader's software.

You can also keep the file as a Word doc and share a DOCX as a link in its original format. The recipient lands on a viewer like this one. For other document types, the open a PDF online works the same way.

This viewer is free with no limits. Sharing features like custom domains and passwords are on upgrade to Pro.

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