How Do You Convert a Kruti Dev PDF to Word?
You convert a Kruti Dev PDF to Word by adding it to QuickCatPDF's Kruti Dev PDF to Word tool and clicking Convert to Word. Text written in the Kruti Dev or DevLys fonts is converted to Unicode Hindi, so the Word file shows real Hindi that you can search, email and edit on any device, not Latin letters that only look like Hindi in one font.
The conversion runs in your browser, with no upload and no sign-up.
How to Convert Kruti Dev PDF to Unicode Word With QuickCatPDF
Converting a Kruti Dev PDF takes four steps.
- Click Select PDF files or drop your PDFs on the page.
- Under Hindi text, keep Kruti Dev / DevLys to Unicode on Automatic, or choose All text if the PDF doesn't name its fonts.
- Type a range in Pages if you only need part of the PDF.
- Click Convert to Word, then download the Word file or the ZIP.
What Is Kruti Dev, and Why Does Its Text Look Like Gibberish?
Kruti Dev (often written KrutiDev) and DevLys are older Hindi fonts made for typing with a typewriter-style (Remington) keyboard layout, and they're still common in government offices, courts and typing exams in India. They don't use Unicode: each Hindi letter is stored as an ordinary Latin character, and the font just draws it as Hindi.
So a word that looks like "और" in the PDF is really stored as "vkSj". Copy it into Word or onto a phone without the Kruti Dev font, and you see "vkSj". Searching, spell checking and translating don't work either, because the computer sees Latin letters.
How Does QuickCatPDF Convert Kruti Dev to Unicode?
QuickCatPDF finds text set in a Kruti Dev or DevLys font by the font name stored in the PDF, and maps each character back to Unicode Devanagari. It also reorders what the old keyboard layout typed out of order: the ि matra typed before its consonant, and the reph (र्) typed after its syllable.
In our test, the converted Word file read "भारत एक विशाल देश है।" and "सरकार कार्य परीक्षा श्री ज्ञान" correctly, while an English line in another font stayed unchanged; it took under half a second. Text in other fonts is never touched in Automatic mode, so English and Unicode Hindi in the same PDF stay correct.
If your PDF doesn't record font names, choose All text; then every Latin word is treated as Kruti Dev, so use it only for Hindi-only documents.
What Are the Limits?
The converter handles the standard Kruti Dev 010 and DevLys 010 layout, including common joined letters such as क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ and श्र. Rare ligatures can come out as their separate letters, so check names and technical words.
Kruti Dev text that was turned into pictures, for example in a scan, has no letters to convert; use Hindi PDF to Word, which reads such pages with Hindi OCR. Other legacy fonts, such as Chanakya or Shusha, aren't supported yet.
Scanned Hindi pages without any text layer need Scanned PDF to Word, and Hindi text without formatting can be copied with PDF to Text.
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert Kruti Dev 010 to Unicode for free?
Yes, it's free, with no sign-up and no watermark, and the PDF stays on your device.
Will the Word file need the Kruti Dev font?
No, the converted text is Unicode, so it displays with any Hindi font, including the ones built into Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone.
Does it work with DevLys PDFs?
Yes, DevLys 010 uses the same keyboard layout as Kruti Dev 010 and is detected the same way.
Can I convert a Kruti Dev Word file instead of a PDF?
The converter reads PDFs only. Save the Word file as a PDF first with Word to PDF, then convert it here.
Is my document uploaded?
No, the conversion happens in your browser. More options are on the PDF to Word page.
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