Documents conversion
Convert HTML to TXT
Updated Jul 2026
HTML is the code behind a web page, with tags for links, images, and styling. TXT is just the words, with none of that structure. To convert, open the HTML file in a converter and export it as TXT. Doing this on your own computer means the page's content never has to leave your machine.
- Extension
- .html
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Web pages
- Extension
- .txt
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Plain text files
Convert HTML to TXT on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert HTML to TXT
- Open Morphjet and drag in the HTML file, or a whole folder of saved pages, at once.
- Choose TXT as the output format.
- Convert. The plain text files are written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
HTML vs TXT: what actually changes
| HTML | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Larger, includes tags and markup | Smaller, just the visible words |
| Formatting (bold, headings, colors) | Yes, preserved | No, stripped out |
| Links | Yes, clickable | No, becomes plain text at best |
| Images | Yes, embedded or linked | No, dropped entirely |
| Opens everywhere | Needs a browser to read cleanly | Yes, any text editor |
| Easy for other programs to read | Harder, needs parsing | Yes, straightforward |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert HTML to TXT when you want the readable words out of a web page or saved file, for example to archive it, search it, or feed it into another program that just needs plain text.
Keep the original HTML if you still need its links, images, or layout, because converting to TXT throws all of that away and keeps only the words.
Why not just use an online converter?
A saved HTML page can carry tracking scripts, hidden comments, or content pulled from a page you were logged into. Running it through an online converter means handing all of that to a server you don't control. Converting on your own computer keeps the page, and whatever is buried in it, on your machine the whole time.
Questions
Does converting HTML to TXT lose anything?
Yes, on purpose. Tags, styling, links, and images are all stripped away, leaving just the visible text. If you need the structure back later, keep the original HTML file.
Will the TXT file keep the links?
No. A link's visible label stays as plain text, but it's no longer clickable, and the underlying web address is usually dropped unless it was already written out on the page.
Can I convert a whole folder of saved web pages at once?
Yes. Morphjet can take a folder of HTML files and turn each one into its own TXT file with a matching name.
Is this the same as selecting all the text and copying it?
Roughly, yes. The output is the readable text from the page with the tags and hidden markup removed, similar to what you'd get by selecting everything and pasting it into a plain text editor.
Can I do this without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet converts HTML to TXT locally on your computer, so the page never has to leave your machine or pass through anyone else's server.
Morphjet converts HTML, TXT, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.