There are 8 other file types using
the TXT file extension!
.txt - Ascii text parameter description data
.txt - RTTTL / Nokring mobile ring-tone format
.txt - Steinberg LM-4 sound bank
.txt - EasyPlot saved data
.txt - T602 document file
.txt - Subtitles
.txt - MilkShape 3D ASCII data
.txt - Atari Jaguar binary image of program text segment
TXT file extension - Simple plain text
What is txt file? How to open txt files?
File extension txt is traditionally used for simple plain text files. Many MS-DOS, Unix, Windows applications and text editors used this file extension for common unformatted text files. Only character encoding charset may vary from simple ASCII to UTF, etc., which depends on the author's language or operating system native charset.
Text files are also frequently used for various text logs and reports many programs generate.
MIME types:
text/plain
application/text
Updated: November 7, 2023
The default software associated to open txt file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Notepad is basic text editor distributed with Microsoft Windows operating system. It is used to view and edit simple text files as well as simple tool to create Web pages and source code editor.
Notepad has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985.
Company or developer:
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
Sublime Text is advanced text editor used to write source codes in various programming languages. It is a great tool for programmers and offers great feature and performance. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.
Company or developer:
Apple, Inc.
TextEdit is native plain text editor distributed as a part of Mac OS X that can open edit variety types of text files.
List of software applications associated to the .txt file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open txt file, edit txt file, convert txt file, view txt file, play txt file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting txt files.
Software that open txt file - Simple plain text
Programs supporting the exension txt on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open txt file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with txt file by default:
Microsoft Windows NotePad
Sublime Text
Other suggested software:
NotePad++ text editor
PSPad
PolyEdit
Microsoft WordPad
AbiWord
Programmer's Notepad
Microsoft Word
SC UniPad
LinkTreeNote
Corel WordPerfect
ConTEXT
EditPlus
DAMN NFO Viewer
StarOffice
TextPad
Ability Write
Source Edit
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with txt file by default:
TextEdit
Other suggested software:
TextMate
NeoOffice
Sublime Text for Mac
Mariner Write
Typinator