Want to batch convert HTML files to TXT files?
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop HTML to TXT converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch convert HTML to TXT, Easy and Fast.
- 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 large HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch convert HTML files to TXT files
Select source HTML files -> Set TXT files -> Convert HTML files to TXT files
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select From “Files” “HTML” To “Files” “TXT”.
1. Select source HTML files.
And config the first source HTML file.
2. Config target TXT files.
3. Summary.
List source HTML files.
4. Convert HTML files to TXT files, 1 HTML to 1 TXT.
After converting, you can view output TXT files.
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See also:
HTML → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <td>1234</td> | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | <td>9007199254740993</td> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <td>1234.56</td> | 1234.56 |
| Float | <td>1.234e+10</td> | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | <td>text</td> | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) | written as-is |
| Date | <td>2026-09-18</td> | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | not representable in a cell | not representable |
| Boolean | <td>true</td> | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) | written as-is |
Dialect differences
Both HTML and TXT are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in HTML | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | None by convention |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| binary | data: URIs inside src attributes | Not supported |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths |
| encoding | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | None | None - every field is text |
| shape | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout |
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