Word to Text

What this tool does

It reads a Word .docx file in your browser and gives you the plain text. Formatting, fonts, colours and images are dropped, and paragraphs are separated by blank lines. You can copy the text or download it as a .txt file. The document is not uploaded.

How to use it

1. Choose a .docx file.
2. Click Convert to text.
3. Copy the text or download it.

When this is useful

• Moving content from a Word document into a plain-text field, an email or a CMS without carrying over hidden formatting.
• Checking the length of a document with the word counter.
• Cleaning a list that lives in a document using the duplicate line remover.

What is and is not included

• Included: the main body text, including text inside tables (as text).
• Not included: images and drawings. Headers, footers and comments are not part of the body text and may not appear, so check the result if you need them.
• Only .docx. Older .doc files are not supported. Open them in Word or LibreOffice and save as .docx first. The tool says so if you try.
• Password-protected or damaged files cannot be read, and the tool shows an error.

If you need more than text

To keep headings, lists and tables, use Word to HTML or Word to Markdown instead.