Word to Text Converter
Strip a Word document down to its raw text. Upload a DOCX file and get back a clean UTF-8 .txt file with every heading, style and layout element removed — just the words.
Plain text is the most portable format there is: it opens on any device ever made, pastes cleanly into code editors, terminals, forms and CMSs, and is ideal for feeding documents into scripts and text-processing tools.
How the Word (DOCX) to Plain Text (TXT) conversion works
Filembly opens the DOCX container and walks its document structure, extracting the text of every paragraph in order. Paragraph breaks are kept as blank lines so the output stays readable; everything else — fonts, colors, tables, images, headers and footers — is dropped by design.
How to convert Word (DOCX) to Plain Text (TXT)
- Upload your DOCX file above.
- Make sure TXT is selected as the destination.
- Click Convert — text extraction is nearly instant.
- Download the .txt file and open it in any text editor.
Limitations to know about
- All formatting is intentionally removed — that is the point of plain text. If you need to keep headings and structure, convert to PDF instead.
- Text inside images is not extracted (there is no OCR).
- Tables are flattened to their cell text without column alignment.
Privacy and security
Your file is uploaded over HTTPS, converted entirely in memory and streamed straight back to your browser. It is never written to disk, never logged and never retained after the conversion — there is nothing to delete because nothing is stored. Files are validated by extension, type and content signature, and uploads are never executed. Read more in our privacy policy.
Frequently asked questions
Is the extracted text encoded correctly?
Yes — output is UTF-8, so accented characters, non-Latin scripts and symbols survive intact. Any modern editor (Notepad, TextEdit, VS Code) opens it correctly.
What happens to tables and images?
Images are dropped entirely. Table cells are extracted as text but lose their grid layout — each cell's content simply appears in reading order.
Why would I convert Word to plain text?
Common reasons: pasting into systems that mangle rich text, preparing content for scripts or data pipelines, counting or searching words with command-line tools, and archiving content in the most future-proof format available.