DOCX to TXT Converter

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Pure Text Extraction

Strip away all Word formatting and get clean, lightweight TXT output. Ideal for developers, writers, and data workflows.

Processed in the Cloud

Conversion runs on Convertio servers — your local machine does nothing. Fast results even on older devices or slow connections.

Batch Conversion

Upload multiple DOCX documents and convert them all to TXT at once. Save time when you need plain text from many files.

How to convert DOCX to TXT

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose txt or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your txt file right afterwards

About formats

DOCX is the default document format for Microsoft Word since Office 2007, based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) standard published as ECMA-376 and adopted as ISO/IEC 29500. A DOCX file is a ZIP archive containing XML documents that describe the document body (document.xml), styles, themes, headers, footers, footnotes, comments, numbering definitions, and relationships between parts. Media assets like images and embedded objects reside in dedicated directories within the package. The XML structure means document content is human-inspectable and programmable — developers can create, modify, and extract content from DOCX files using standard XML libraries in any programming language without requiring Word. One significant advantage is openness and interoperability: the published specification enables any software to implement DOCX support, and the format is read and written by LibreOffice, Google Docs, Apple Pages, and dozens of other tools across all platforms. Built-in ZIP compression is another practical strength — DOCX files are substantially smaller than equivalent DOC files, and the modular XML structure improves crash recovery since corruption in one part does not necessarily destroy the entire document. The format supports all modern Word capabilities including SmartArt, content controls, bibliography management, accessibility metadata, and real-time co-authoring. DOCX has become the universal standard for document interchange in business, education, and government.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: January 30, 2007
TXT (Plain Text) is the most fundamental digital document format, storing unformatted text as a sequence of character codes with no embedded styling, layout instructions, or metadata beyond the characters themselves. The foundation of plain text computing traces to the ASCII standard published in 1963 by the American Standards Association (now ANSI), which defined 128 character codes including uppercase and lowercase Latin letters, digits, punctuation, and control characters. Modern plain text files typically use UTF-8 encoding, a variable-width Unicode scheme that encompasses virtually every writing system worldwide while maintaining backward compatibility with ASCII. Line endings vary by platform convention — LF on Unix/macOS, CR+LF on Windows — though most contemporary tools handle both transparently. One advantage is absolute universality — TXT files can be created, read, and edited on every computing device ever manufactured, from 1960s mainframes to modern smartphones, without any specialized software. The minimal overhead is another core strength: plain text carries zero formatting baggage, making TXT files ideal for configuration files, log output, data interchange, source code, scripts, and any context where content must be processed programmatically. Plain text serves as the substrate for structured formats like CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, and Markdown, and remains the input/output medium for virtually all command-line tools and programming environments. Despite decades of richer alternatives, TXT endures as the one truly universal document format.
Developer: ANSI
Initial release: 1963

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert DOCX to TXT?

TXT strips all formatting, leaving pure text. Perfect for data processing, scripting, pasting into code editors, or reducing file size.

What opens TXT files?

Any text editor — Notepad, VS Code, Sublime Text, nano, vim, TextEdit, and every programming IDE read TXT without issues.

Will images and tables be preserved?

TXT is plain text only — images, tables, and styling are removed. The textual content of your DOCX is fully extracted.

Can I convert multiple DOCX to TXT at once?

Yes. Upload several DOCX documents and batch-convert them all to TXT in a single Convertio session.

Is DOCX to TXT free?

Basic conversion is free on Convertio. Premium tiers support larger files and higher daily volumes.

Does it work without installing software?

Completely — Convertio is browser-based. Convert on any device with internet access, no downloads or plugins needed.

DOCX to TXT Quality Rating

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