Simple Document Converter

A straightforward web application that converts PDF files to DOCX and vice versa. This project uses Python for backend processing and HTML/CSS for the frontend interface.

Features

• Convert PDF to DOCX
• Convert DOCX to PDF
• Convert DOC to PDF
• Simple and intuitive web interface
• File upload and download functionality

Technologies Used

• Backend: Python 3.12
• Frontend: HTML, CSS
• Web Framework: Flask
• File Conversion Libraries:
  • docx2pdf
  • python-docx
  • pdf2docx

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/achobandu/document_converter.git cd document_converter
2. Install the required dependencies: pip install flask werkzeug docx2pdf python-docx pdf2docx
3. Run the application: python app.py
4. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000

Usage

1. Open the web application in your browser.
2. Click on the "Choose File" button to select a PDF, DOCX, or DOC file.
3. Click "Convert" to start the conversion process.
4. Once conversion is complete, click the "Download Converted File" button to get your converted document.

File Structure

• app.py: The main Python script containing the Flask application and conversion logic.
• templates/index.html: The HTML template for the web interface.
• uploads/: Directory where uploaded and converted files are temporarily stored.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check issues page if you want to contribute.

License

Acknowledgements

• Flask
• docx2pdf
• python-docx
• pdf2docx