Convert Word to Text
Extract plain text from a Word DOCX document in your browser. Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, footnotes, and links are read in document order, while pictures and visual formatting are omitted; the Word file never leaves your device.
Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.
- Price
- Free
- Uploads
- None, it runs on your device
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- Batch
- Unlimited files
- Output
- Text (TXT)
- Install
- Nothing to install
How it works
How to convert Word to Text
Add your Word files
Drop Word files onto the converter, click to choose them, or paste from the clipboard. Add as many as you like.
Check the settings
Text (TXT) is already selected.
Download your text files
Copy the result from the preview, or download it. With several files, Download all saves them in one ZIP file.
The formats
Word and Text at a glance
What is a Word file?
DOCX is the document format Microsoft Word has used since 2007. It stores editable text with styles, tables, images, comments, and tracked changes, and it's what most people mean when they ask for a Word file. It opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer, WPS Office, and the Word app on phones.
What is a TXT file?
A TXT file is plain text: characters only, with no fonts, images, or layout. It's the most universal document format there is, readable by every device and program, and ideal for notes, code, and feeding text into other tools. It opens in every computer and phone, including Notepad, TextEdit, VS Code, and any browser or word processor.
Good to know
What changes when you convert Word to Text
- All formatting, images, and layout are dropped. Paragraphs and list items each go on their own line.
- Only .docx files are supported. Save older .doc files as DOCX first, or use the DOC to DOCX converter.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is removed when Word is converted to text?
Plain TXT cannot store fonts, colors, page layout, images, or clickable formatting. The words remain, with line breaks used to keep paragraphs and list items readable.
Is this Word to Text converter free?
Yes. It's completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many files you convert. It costs Ethical Tube nothing to run, because the conversion happens on your own device rather than on a server.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser with pdf.js and open-source document libraries, so your files never leave your device. Once the page has loaded, it even works offline.
Can I convert several Word files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like. They're converted one after another, and you can download each TXT file as soon as it's ready or all of them in one ZIP file.
Does it work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?
Yes. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, on computers and phones.
What can open a TXT file?
Every computer and phone, including Notepad, TextEdit, VS Code, and any browser or word processor.
Is there a file size limit?
There's no upload limit because nothing is uploaded. The practical limit is your device's memory: everyday files are fine, and most computers handle documents with hundreds of pages.
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