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Text to Word

Turn any .txt file into a .docx you can edit and format.

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Text to Word

Turn a plain text file into a Word document

Plain text input

Word (DOCX) output

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How to convert Text to Word

Three steps, all in your browser.

  1. 1

    Add your document

    Drop or open a file, or paste text straight into the box.

  2. 2

    Check the preview

    The converted result updates as you type or change a setting.

  3. 3

    Download

    Save the converted file, or copy the text.

Text to Word: what to know

A .txt file has no formatting at all, which is why it opens everywhere but looks plain. This converter puts the text into a Word document in your browser so you can start formatting, track changes or send it to people who expect .docx. Nothing is uploaded and nothing about the text is changed.

Each line becomes one Word paragraph, and each blank line becomes an empty paragraph, so the spacing you see in the text file is the spacing you get in Word. Tabs stay real tabs, so columns lined up with tabs still line up. No text is joined, wrapped or reflowed.

Text in any language works. Files saved as UTF-8 are read as they are, UTF-16 files with a byte order mark are detected, and lines written in right-to-left scripts such as Arabic or Hebrew are marked right-to-left in Word so they display correctly.

Popular uses

  • Turning notes, logs or exported text into an editable document
  • Meeting a requirement to submit work as a .docx file
  • Adding formatting, comments or tracked changes to plain text
  • Printing text with Word's page layout and fonts

Tips for the best result

  • If your file uses Markdown symbols like # and **, use Markdown to Word instead.
  • Lines that were wrapped by hand stay separate paragraphs; join them in Word if you want flowing text.
  • Select all in Word and pick a style to change the font for the whole document at once.

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