Word To PDF Converter

This repository contains a simple web application for converting .docx Word documents to PDF format. The project is split into two main parts:

• Backend – an Express server handling file uploads and conversion using docx-pdf.
• Frontend – a Vite-powered React application providing a user interface.

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🛠️ Backend

Located in the Backend/ directory.

Features

• Accepts file uploads via a POST request to /convertFile.
• Saves uploaded .docx files in uploads/.
• Converts documents to PDF using the docx-pdf package.
• Returns the generated PDF as a download.

Getting started

cd Backend
npm install
node index.js

Access the server at http://localhost:3000 (default port).

The port and other settings are currently hard-coded; you can introduce environment variables later if needed.

Dependencies

• express
• multer
• cors
• docx-pdf

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🎨 Frontend

The React application is inside Frontend/vite-project.

Running the client

cd Frontend/vite-project
npm install
npm run dev

This will start the Vite development server (typically at http://localhost:5173).

The UI allows users to select a .docx file and submit it to the backend for conversion.

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📁 Directory structure

Backend/
  index.js
  package.json
  files/
  uploads/
Frontend/
  vite-project/
    src/
      components/
      App.jsx
      main.jsx
    package.json
    vite.config.js

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📝 Notes

• No environment variables are currently used, everything is configured inline in index.js.
• Be sure to create the files/ and uploads/ directories if they don’t already exist—they are used for storage.

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🙌 Contributions

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to add features such as:

• Environment variable support (e.g. configurable port/path).
• Authentication or rate‑limiting.
• Support for additional document formats.

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Enjoy converting your documents!