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Allowed file types: one, docx, doc, wbk, rtf, rvf, odt, abw, txt, dotx, docm, hwp, wpd, wps, tmd, py, inp

2) Set converting DOC to TXT options

3) Get converted file

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How to convert DOC to TXT?

💾 Upload Your File: Go to the site, click on «Upload File,» and select your DOC file.

✍️ Set Conversion Options: Choose TXT as the output format and adjust any additional options if needed.

Convert and Download: Click 👉«Download Converted File»👈 to get your TXT file.

Cloud Based

Convert DOC to TXT without Microsoft Office or any editor. Upload the document in your browser and download the TXT in seconds, on any device.

Secure

Documents can include personal and business information. Your DOC upload is encrypted in transit with HTTPS/TLS and processed in data centers with multi-factor access control during the conversion to TXT.

Ease of Use

Converting Word DOC files to plain text online has never been so simple. Drop your .doc file and the converter extracts all paragraph text, list items, and table cell content and writes a clean UTF-8 .txt file. Formatting, images, and macros are stripped — what remains is pure text ready for NLP pipelines, full-text indexing, CMS migration, or eDiscovery processing.

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The contents of your DOC are never read or reused. After the conversion to TXT, both files are deleted automatically from our servers. Privacy Policy.

Doc (Word) File

File extension	.DOC
Category	Document File
Description	DOC is a native MS Word text format that supports markup and rich text styling. As opposite to TXT, together with texts DOC file can contain various formatting parameters, tables, images, other graphic elements and charts. Documents of such type are readable by MS Word, free Microsoft Word Viewer and many open source packages like LibreOffice. DOC files can be read and edited on Android OS by Kingsoft Office For Android. Since Word 2007 new, improved format version is used - DOCX.
Associated programs	AbiWord Apple Pages AppleWorks KWord Microsoft Word StarOffice
Developed by	Microsoft
MIME type	application/msword
Useful links	More detailed information on DOC files
Conversion type	DOC to TXT

TXT File

File extension	.TXT, .TEXT
Category	Document File
Description	TXT format is the simplest text file standard that doesn’t support formatting. Such file contains text characters, tab and line feed characters. Being outdated in functionality it has one major advantage - compact file size, comfortable for sharing, data export/import. It supports various charsets (DOS, WIN, ISO, KOI-8). The charset can be changed to make TXT file compatible with any text reader. The lack of formatting is solved by setting up format params in the reader program.
Associated programs	Notepad TextEdit WordPad
Developed by	Various
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2026-02-05

I batch-converted 500 Word DOC files to plain text for an NLP training pipeline — the output was clean UTF-8 with no leftover formatting tags or binary garbage characters.

Priya Venkataraman

2026-04-14

Used it to strip Word formatting from a library of articles before importing into our CMS; the text extraction was accurate and preserved paragraph breaks correctly.

Marcus Weber

2026-05-18

Needed plain text from a large archive of legacy .doc documents for a content migration project — the converter handled different DOC versions consistently without any failed files.

Oluwaseun Adeyemi

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Convert DOC to TXT — Frequently Asked Questions ▼

Does the TXT output include all the text from the DOC file?

Yes. All body text, headings, and paragraph content from the DOC file is extracted into the TXT output. Headers, footers, text boxes, and footnotes are also extracted where the parser can access them.

What formatting is removed during conversion?

All binary formatting data is stripped: fonts, colors, bold, italic, tables structure, embedded images, macros, and revision history. Only plain character content remains.

Can I convert DOC files created in Word 97, Word 2000, or Word 2003?

Yes. The DOC binary format was consistent from Word 97 through Word 2003 (BIFF8 structure). All files from this era are supported.

What about DOCX files — can I convert those to TXT too?

Yes. DOCX is also available as an input format on this converter. DOCX is the modern XML-based Word format introduced in Word 2007.

What happens to tables in the DOC file?

Table cell text is extracted and placed in the output, typically with tab-separated values per row. The visual table grid cannot be represented in plain text.

What encoding does the TXT output use?

The output is UTF-8 encoded, correctly handling accented characters, symbols, and non-Latin scripts from the source DOC file.

How do I convert an archive of hundreds of DOC files to TXT for a text processing project?

Total Doc Converter ($29.90) processes entire directories: TotalDocConvertor.exe C:\doc_archive C:\txt_output /ConvertTo txt /ProcessRecursively. It handles thousands of files in a single automated run.

Convert DOC to TXT Online

Programmers, data engineers, and content managers convert DOC files to plain TXT to extract readable text from old Word documents for processing, indexing, or migrating to systems that do not support binary Word format.

Pure plain text output — all Word binary encoding, styles, themes, and objects are stripped
Universal compatibility — TXT files are readable by every text editor, scripting tool, and programming language
Lightweight output — a 500 KB DOC file typically produces a TXT file under 50 KB
Works with old Word 97–2003 files — no need to open DOC in Word to convert
No Microsoft Office required — conversion happens online without any installed software

What Is DOC?

DOC is Microsoft Word's binary document format used in Word 97 through Word 2003. It stores text alongside complex binary structures for formatting, styles, revision history, embedded objects, and macros. The format is proprietary and requires Word or a compatible library to parse. Without the right software, DOC files appear as binary noise.

What Is TXT?

TXT (plain text) is the most basic document format — characters and line breaks, nothing else. It is accepted by every application that works with text, from Notepad to Python to database import utilities. For text processing, machine learning training data, or CMS migration, plain TXT is typically the required input format.

Online Converter vs Desktop Converter — DOC to TXT

Feature	Online (this page)	Total Doc Converter (desktop)
Batch conversion	✓ Single file	✓ Entire folders, recursive
File size limit	Up to 50 MB	No limit
Automation / scripting	✗	✓ Command-line, .bat, Task Scheduler
Files stay local	✗	✓ No upload required
Price	Free	From $29.90

Batch CLI example: TotalDocConvertor.exe C:\doc_files C:\txt_output /ConvertTo txt /ProcessRecursively

How to Convert DOC to TXT

Click Choose File and select your .doc file
The format is detected automatically
Select TXT as the output format
Click Convert — processing takes a few seconds
Click Download to save your TXT file
Open the TXT file in a text editor to verify the text content was extracted correctly

When Do You Need DOC to TXT?

Text analysis — extract text from Word documents for sentiment analysis or keyword extraction
Search indexing — many search engines and indexers ingest TXT but not binary DOC
Training data — create plain-text corpora for machine learning from legacy Word document archives
CMS migration — import document content into a content management system as plain text
Archive accessibility — preserve text from old DOC files in a format readable without Word

Feature	Online Converters	CoolUtils Desktop	WinWord Built-in	Other Software
Batch Conversion	Limited	✅ Unlimited	Manual only	Limited
File Size Limit	1-5MB	✅ No limits	System dependent	Varies
Privacy & Security	Upload required	✅ 100% offline	✅ Local only	Varies
Conversion Speed	Internet dependent	✅ Fast local processing	Slow	Medium
Advanced Options	Basic	✅ Full customization	Limited	Basic
Cost	Free/Premium	One-time purchase	Requires Office	Subscription
Formatting Preservation	Good	✅ Excellent	Good	Varies
Multiple Formats Support	Limited	✅ 40+ formats	Few formats	Limited