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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "criptogus-hermesoffice--convert-pdf-to-editable-word-locally",
 "repo": "criptogus/HermesOffice",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/criptogus/HermesOffice",
 "repo_slug": "criptogus-hermesoffice",
 "title": "Convert a PDF into an editable Word file on your own machine",
 "page_title": "How to convert a PDF into an editable Word file on your own machine with Hermes Office",
 "summary": "Turn a PDF into a .docx locally with no upload, including scanned pages on macOS and Windows.",
 "who": "An office worker or student who received a PDF that needs changes and does not want to upload it to a cloud converter.",
 "problem": "A PDF cannot be edited easily, and online converters require sending the file to a third party.",
 "outcome": "An editable .docx file produced entirely on your machine, ready to open in Hermes Office Docs.",
 "steps": [
  "Download the latest .dmg from the README download link for macOS Apple Silicon, or build from source on another platform.",
  "Open the app. On first launch, right-click the app and choose Open, or allow it under System Settings, Privacy & Security.",
  "Open the PDF in Hermes Office PDF.",
  "Run the PDF to Word conversion. For a scanned PDF on macOS or Windows, the system OCR reads the pages first.",
  "Open the resulting .docx in Hermes Office Docs and check that the text and page layout match the original."
 ],
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 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Only the macOS Apple Silicon build has a published artifact, and the macOS bundle is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so the first launch needs a manual confirmation.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
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  "A Mac with Apple Silicon running macOS 11 or later for the published download, or a build from source for Intel Mac, Windows, or Linux",
  "An API key from a supported provider such as Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini, or a Genspark sign-in, only if you want the AI features"
 ],
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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 "score": 1.0,
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