DOCX – Microsoft Word Document
DOCX is the standard Microsoft Word format. It stores text, styles, images and tables in a zipped XML package.
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or click to choose DOCX files · up to 95MB each
How to convert DOCX to TXT
- Choose your files. Click Select File or drag your DOCX files into the upload box. You can add many at once.
- Pick the settings. TXT is already selected as the output format. The conversion starts as soon as a file is added.
- Download. Each file appears in the list when it is ready. Download them one by one, or all together with Download all.
Why convert DOCX to TXT?
Plain text opens in every program on every device and is the safest format for pasting into websites, forms, code editors and older systems. Converting DOCX to TXT strips the formatting and gives you just the words.
When to keep the DOCX
Keep the DOCX for anything that needs formatting, images, tables or page layout; plain text cannot store any of them.
Tips for the best result
- The text is saved in UTF-8, so accents and non-Latin scripts are kept.
- Paragraph breaks are kept; bold, fonts, colours and images are removed.
- Tables become plain lines of text.
Common problems and fixes
- Strange characters appear in Notepad.
- Very old editors may not detect UTF-8. Open the file in a current text editor, or choose UTF-8 when opening it.
- Text from text boxes or headers is missing.
- Content in floating text boxes and page headers is not always part of the main text. Copy it into the body of the document before converting.
TXT – Plain Text
TXT holds plain unformatted text. Every device can open it, but it cannot store fonts, images or layout.
More TXT conversionsConverting DOCX to TXT
- Layout fidelity depends on the fonts installed on the server.
Frequently asked questions
Does Word to TXT keep images?
No. Plain text cannot hold images or formatting, only the words.
Can I convert TXT back to Word?
You can open a TXT in Word and save it as DOCX, but the original formatting cannot be restored.
How do I convert DOCX to TXT?
Click Select File or drop your DOCX file onto the upload box. The converted TXT appears in the list below with a download button. You can add many files at once and download them together as a ZIP.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark. To keep the service available for everyone there is a 95MB limit per file and a cap on how many files one connection can process in a short period.
Are my files stored?
Your upload is used only to make the converted file. Images are processed in memory; other files are written to a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes. Nothing is kept after the result has been sent back.
Will quality drop?
For images, a little, by design: the image is re-encoded at the Quality you choose (default 75%). Audio and video are re-encoded with high-quality settings; documents keep their text and layout as far as the target format allows. Converting never restores detail that is already missing from the original.
How this works: your file is uploaded over HTTPS and converted on this server with open-source engines (libvips for images, FFmpeg for audio and video, LibreOffice and Pandoc for documents, Calibre for ebooks, Ghostscript and Inkscape for PDF and vector files). Images are processed in memory; other files use a private temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the conversion finishes.