DOCX Text Extractor
The DOCX text extractor reads a Word document and gives you its plain text, without formatting, images or styles. Table cells are kept in order, deleted tracked changes are left out, and you can copy the result or save it as a TXT file. Everything happens in your browser.
Extract text from a Word file
How it works
A .docx file is a ZIP package. The words you type live in a file called word/document.xml. This tool opens the package in your browser, reads that XML and joins the text of every run in order, adding tabs for tab characters and new lines for line breaks. No Word installation is needed.
What is not extracted
- Images, charts, drawings and the text inside them
- Headers, footers, footnotes and comments (only the main body is read)
- Text that was deleted with tracked changes (inserted text is kept)
- Formatting such as bold, fonts, colours and page layout
Common uses
- Moving a Word draft into a CMS, email or chat without formatting problems.
- Counting words with the word counter or finding repeated words with the word frequency extractor.
- Feeding text into other tools or scripts.
Frequently asked questions
Is my document uploaded?
No. The file is unzipped and read locally in your browser.
Why is some text missing?
Text in headers, footers, footnotes, text boxes and images is outside the main body and is not extracted.
Does it work with Google Docs files?
Yes, if you first download the document as a Word (.docx) file from Google Docs.