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Convert Word (DOCX) to plain text

Strip a .docx down to its words in a .txt file, with one line per paragraph. Useful for pasting somewhere that will not take formatting.

No upload

This tool does not upload your files

The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your files stay on your device from start to finish, there is no server copy, and nothing is stored once you leave the page. That is true for every tool on FileFlip.

About this tool

A .docx is a zip full of XML, which is why pasting one into a plain text field gives you nothing useful. This tool opens it properly and writes out just the words, one line per paragraph, in a UTF-8 .txt file. Handy for feeding a document into something that only takes plain text, for diffing two versions, or for stripping formatting you did not ask for.

How to word to text

  1. 01

    Add one or more .docx files

    Batches are fine here. Each document becomes its own .txt file.

  2. 02

    Convert

    There is nothing to configure. The text comes out in document order, one line per paragraph.

  3. 03

    Download

    A single file, or a zip when you converted several at once.

What to watch for

Formatting is deliberately dropped

Bold, italic, headings, colours and styles all go. That is the point of plain text. If you want the structure kept, convert to PDF instead.

Tables and images are not included

Only paragraph text is read. A cell's contents may appear as loose lines, and pictures leave nothing behind.

The output is UTF-8

Accented characters and non Latin scripts come through intact, which is not true of every tool that claims to do this.

Frequently asked

Are my documents uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside your browser using code that was downloaded to your device. Your file is never sent to us or to anyone else, so there is no copy to store or leak.
Can it read .doc as well?
No. The older .doc format is binary and quite different. Save it as .docx first.
Are line breaks inside a paragraph kept?
Yes. A soft break in Word becomes a newline in the text file, and each paragraph starts on its own line.
Can I convert a whole folder at once?
Yes. Add every file and you get a zip of .txt files back, one per document.