Documents conversion
Convert DOCX to BMP
Updated Jul 2026
DOCX is a Word document, and BMP is an uncompressed image format built into Windows. Converting turns each page of your document into a flat picture, so open the DOCX in a converter and export it as BMP. Doing that on your own computer means the document's text and author details never reach anyone else's server.
- Extension
- .docx
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Word documents
- Metadata
- Carries EXIF
- Extension
- .bmp
- Type
- Images
- Typically
- Legacy Windows images
- Transparency
- None
Convert DOCX to BMP on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert DOCX to BMP
- Open Morphjet and drag in the DOCX file, or a whole folder of them, that you want turned into images.
- Choose BMP as the output format.
- Convert. Each page is written as its own BMP file right next to the original, and nothing leaves your machine.
DOCX vs BMP: what actually changes
| DOCX | BMP | |
|---|---|---|
| Editable text | Yes, fully editable | No, it's a fixed picture of the page |
| Searchable text | Yes | No |
| File size | Small, even for long documents | Large, since BMP stores every pixel uncompressed |
| Quality | Lossless, native text and layout | Lossless as an image, but text is now fixed pixels at one resolution |
| Opens everywhere | Needs a word processor | Yes, including very old Windows software |
| Keeps author and edit history | Yes | No, that document metadata isn't part of an image file |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert DOCX to BMP when you need a plain picture of a page, for instance to drop a document into an old Windows program that only accepts bitmaps, or to make a thumbnail preview, and you don't need the text to stay editable or searchable.
Keep the original DOCX if anyone still needs to edit, search, or copy text from it, because once it's a BMP it's just pixels.
Why not just use an online converter?
A DOCX file carries more than the words on the page. It can hold the author's name, the company it was created under, and a record of past edits and comments. Send that file to an online converter and all of that travels with it. Converting on your own computer keeps the document, and everything embedded in it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting DOCX to BMP lose any text quality?
The text itself doesn't blur or degrade, since BMP stores pixels without compression. But it stops being text: you can't select it, search it, or edit it anymore, it's just a picture of the page at whatever resolution it was rendered.
Will a multi-page DOCX become one BMP or several?
Each page becomes its own BMP file, since a bitmap can only hold one flat image. A ten-page document turns into ten separate image files.
Why would I need BMP instead of a more common image format?
BMP is mostly needed for older Windows software, embedded systems, or specific tools that expect an uncompressed bitmap. For everyday sharing, a compressed format is usually a better fit, but BMP still has its place in those older workflows.
Does the BMP keep the document's author and metadata?
No. Image formats like BMP don't have a place to store author names, edit history, or comments, so that document metadata is dropped once it becomes a picture.
Can this be done without uploading the document anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so the document never travels over the internet, even with the wifi off.
Morphjet converts DOCX, BMP, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.