Word ↔ Plain Text
Extract plain text from DOCX files or turn a TXT file into a Word document. Everything runs in your browser.
Strip a DOCX document down to plain text - no fonts, images, or formatting, just the words - or take a plain TXT file and turn it into a real Word document with each line as its own paragraph. Useful for feeding a document into a tool that only accepts plain text, stripping tracked-changes clutter before pasting elsewhere, or converting a script or notes file into a shareable Word document. Both directions run locally in your browser.
Runs on your device. This tool processes your file inside this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, so it also works offline once the page has loaded, and closing the tab discards the file from memory.
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How it works
- 01
Upload a .docx or .txt file.
- 02
The tool detects the direction based on file type.
- 03
Download the converted result.
Details
- Category
- Documents & PDF
- Formats
- DOCX
- Runs
- In your browser
- Files uploaded
- No
- Cost per run
- Free
- Sign-in
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes, once loaded
Last updated 2026-08-12
Common questions
Does DOCX to TXT preserve formatting?
No. Plain text intentionally removes fonts, images, tables, and styling while preserving readable text.
How is a TXT file added to Word?
Each text line becomes a Word paragraph, including blank lines.
Does it upload my file?
No - conversion runs entirely in your browser.
Will tables or bullet lists survive DOCX to TXT?
Table cell text and list item text are extracted as plain lines, but the visual table grid and bullet markers are not preserved.
Use this from your code
This tool is also a REST endpoint, so you can run it in a pipeline instead of by hand. Each call costs 2 credits and needs an API key. See the API reference for every parameter.
curl -X POST https://fileoven.com/api/v1/tools/word-text \ -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \ -F "file=@input.docx"