safe-docx guides

# Convert & edit Word documents with an AI agent

Step-by-step tutorials for working with existing `.docx` files through safe-docx — the open-source MCP server for Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and Codex. Each guide uses real tool calls on real templates, with no capability we can't back.

[About safe-docx](/products/safe-docx.md) [safe-docx for Claude Code](/safe-docx/for-claude.md)

## Conversion & export

safe-docx can render an open `.docx` into a portable format with its `export` tool. Export is intentionally lossy and one-way (no round-trip).

### [Convert DOCX to Markdown](/safe-docx/guides/convert-docx-to-markdown.md)

### [Convert DOCX to HTML](/safe-docx/guides/convert-docx-to-html.md)

### [Convert DOCX to PDF](/safe-docx/guides/convert-docx-to-pdf.md)

## Comparing safe-docx to other tools?

Guides are task tutorials. For feature-by-feature breakdowns, see the comparisons.

*   [safe-docx vs python-docx →](/comparisons/safe-docx-vs-python-docx.md)
*   [safe-docx vs docx (npm) →](/comparisons/safe-docx-vs-docx.md)
*   [safe-docx vs Claude's native file editing →](/comparisons/safe-docx-vs-claude-file-editing.md)