Want to convert TXT to JSON array?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading JSON file(s) to online services.
Convert TXT to JSON array
Choose TXT file -> Set target JSON array file -> Convert TXT to JSON array
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Open a TXT file.
The TXT file content:
2. Config target JSON array file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert TXT to JSON array.
See JSON array file
Convert TXT to JSON array in command line
Save “TXT to JSON array” session, then you can:
- Convert TXT to JSON array in Windows command line.
- Convert TXT to JSON array in Linux command line.
- Convert TXT to JSON array in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting TXT to JSON array
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to JSON array” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to JSON array” conversion.
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TXT → JSON Array reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | 1234 (number) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | "text" (string) |
| Long text | written as-is | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | not representable | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | written as-is | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Both TXT and JSON Array are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in TXT | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | None by convention | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| binary | Not supported | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths | Braces and commas |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | None - every field is text | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | No formal limit | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
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