Batch convert JSON files to TXT files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert JSON files to TXT files?

Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop JSON to TXT converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch convert JSON 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 JSON file(s) to online services.
Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “Files” “JSON” To “Files” “TXT”.

And config the first source JSON file.

List source JSON files.

After converting, you can view output TXT files.

JSON → TXT reference

Value kind	in JSON	in TXT
Int	`1234 (number)`	`1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column`
Decimal	`1234.56 (number)`	`1234.56`
Float	`1.234e10 (number)`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`"text" (string)`	`written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout`
Long text	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`	`written as-is`
Date	`"2026-09-18" (string)`	`whatever the writer chose`
Datetime	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`	`whatever the writer chose`
Binary	`"base64:..." (string)`	`not representable`
Boolean	`true / false (boolean)`	`Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE`
JSON	`nested object or array, kept as structure`	`written as-is`

Both JSON and TXT are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in JSON	in TXT
identifiers	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`	`None by convention`
dates	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`	`Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed`
binary	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`	`Not supported`
separator	`Braces and commas`	`Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths`
encoding	`UTF-8 by definition`	`No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM`
typing	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`	`None - every field is text`
shape	`Nested objects and arrays`	`Free form; a parser has to be told the layout`
ceiling	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`	`No formal limit`

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