Experiencing difficulties in opening a TEXT file, or simply intrigued by its contents? Allow us to elucidate the characteristics of these files and provide you with software options to seamlessly open or manage your TEXT files.

What is a TEXT file?

Files with the .text file extension are commonly used to store standard text document files. These files contain unformatted text documents that can be read by various word processing and text editing applications. Applications like yBook, Microsoft Word, Notepad, Open Office Writer, and Star Office Writer are some examples that can create standard TEXT files.
Standard TEXT files are typically saved in the ASCII text-based format, conserving drive space on a user’s computer. Additionally, in the context of ArchiCAD for MAC software, the .text file suffix is used for geometric description language files utilized by the software program.

How to open TEXT files

To facilitate the opening of TEXT files, we’ve identified one TEXT opener specifically compatible with this file type.

Various apps that use files with this extension

The versatility of TEXT files means they can be opened by a wide range of text editors and word processing software. Here is one option:

Microsoft Web Platform Extensions

CalibreE-book viewer

progeCAD Professional