What are Text Files? Definition and list of extensions

A text type file is one that stores plain text information, that is, it does not contain control characters, it only contains printable characters such as letters, numbers and symbols, usually from the ASCII character set. The ASCII standard allows text files to be freely exchanged and readable between platforms such as Unix, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, DOS.

A text file can be created or edited using a text editor and can usually be imported into any plain word processor such as Notepad.

Text file extensions allow the operating system to identify plain text documents. The most used text file extensions are: .txt (Microsoft Windows) and .mime (MAC OS X, Linux).

Here is a list of text file extensions:

Extension Description
1st Readme File
abw AbiWord Document
ac AC3D geometry file
aim AIMMS ASCII Model File
years ANSI Text File
apt Almost Plain Text File
asc ASCII text file
ascii ASCII Text File
there Association Type Placeholder
awp Ability Write Template
awt AbiWord Template
aww Ability Write Document
bad Exchange Badmail File
bbs Bulletin Board System Text
bdp Exchange Diagnostic Message
bdr Exchange Non-Delivery Report Body File
bean Bean Rich Text Document
bib BibTeX Bibliography Database
Become Thomson Speedtouch Firmware File
bna Atlas Boundary file
boc EasyWord Big Document
btd Business-in-a-Box Document
bzabw Compressed AbiWord Document
charset Character Set
chart Feedback Chart File
chord Song Chords File
clg QIP list of ignored contacts file
cnm NoteMap outline file
crwl Windows Crawl File
cws Claris Works Template
cyi Clustify Input File
dca DisplayWrite Document
dgs Dagesh Pro Document
it says Description in Zip File
on Netica Text File
doc Microsoft Word Document
doc# Microsoft Word Document
docm Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document
docx Microsoft Word Open XML Document
docxml Microsoft Word XML Document
docz ThinkFree Online Note Document
dotm Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document Template
dotx Word Open XML Document Template
dpf F-Secure default policy file
dsv DeSmuME Save File
two Device Independent Format File
dx DEC WPS Plus File
eml E-Mail Message
emlx Email Message
emulecollection eMule Data File
eng English language localization file
err Error Log File
esd ExpertScan survey document file
etf ENIGMA Transportable File
etx Setext Structure Enhanced text file
euc Extended Unix Code File
faq Frequently Asked Questions Document
fbl CADfix Command Level Log File
fcf Final Draft Converter File
fdf Acrobat Forms Data Format
fdr Final Draft Document
fdt Final Draft 5-7 Template
fdx Final Draft Document
fdxt Final Draft 8 Template
flr Netscape Live3D file
born OpenDocument Flat XML Document
frg dBASE IV uncompiled report file
frt FoxPro Report Memo
fwdn fWriter Document
gdoc Google Drive Document
gpd Generic Printer Description File
gpn GlidePlan Map Document
gsd General Station Description File
gthr Gather Log File
gv Graphviz DOT File
hbk Mathcad Handbook File
hht Help and Support Center HHT File
hvc ASCII file
hwp Hanword Document
hz Chinese (Hanzi) Text
he CleanSweep Installation Log
ipspot iPhoto Spot File
jarvis Jarvis Subscriber File
he Japanese Industry Standard Text
joe JOE Document
jp1 Japanese (Romaji) Text File
jrtf JAmes OS Rich Text File
who Kurzweil 3000 Document
klg Log File
knt KeyNote Note File
could Yahoo! Widget XML File
kwd KWord Document
latex LaTeX Document
lbt FoxPro Label Memo
linx Bridge Base file
lis SQR Output File
log Log File
lp2 iLEAP Word Processing Document
lst Data List
ltr Letter File
ltx LaTeX Document
read Norton LiveUpdate Log File
luf Lipikar Uniform Format File
lwp Lotus Word Pro Document
lxfml LEGO Digital Designer XML File
luxury LyX Document
man Unix Manual
mbox E-mail Mailbox File
mcw Microsoft Word 5 for Mac document file
md5txt Message Digest 5 Hash File
me Readme Text File
breast Mellel Word Processing File
breasted Mellel Word Processing Document
mmo RapidFile memo document file
mnt FoxPro Menu Memo
msg Outlook Mail Message
msw Microsoft Word 5 Document file
mtx Microsoft Visual Studio manual test text file
mwd MarinerWrite Document
mwp Lotus Word Pro SmartMaster File
ndoc Naver Word
nfo Warez Information File
njx NJStar Document
note Notability for iPad note file
notes Memento Notes File
now Readme File
nwctxt NoteWorthy Composer Text File
ocr FAXGrapper Fax Text File
odif Open Document Interchange Format
odo Online Operating System Write Document
odt OpenDocument Text Document
and more Ots File List
opd Durango Interferometry Software document file
openbsd OpenBSD Readme File
location COREX orthographic transcriptions file
there OpenDocument Document Template
p7s Digitally Signed Email Message
pages Pages Document
pages-tef Pages iCloud Document
ceo SSreader document file
pfs PhotoFiltre Studio Saved Selection File
pjt FoxPro Project Memo
plg Microsoft Developer Studio build log file
pml PADGen program information file
psw Pocket Word Document
pvj ProofVision Job Ticket
pwd Pocket Word Document
pwdp Password Pad Document
pwdpl Password Pad Lite Document
prices Pocket Word Document
qdl QDL Program
qvd Quaanta Interactive Media Desktop file
qvt Quantum Streaming video stream url file
readme Readme File
rep BusinessObjects report file
res Research Information Systems Citation File
rst reStructuredText File
rtf Rich Text Format File
rtfd Rich Text Format Directory File
rtx Rich Text Document
rzk File Crypt Password File
n Red Zion Notes File
s01 Corel WordPerfect distribution file
s02 Corel WordPerfect distribution file
safetext SafeText File
sam Ami Pro Document
alone Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange file format
save Nano Temporary Save File
wrote Scrivener Document
scrivx Scrivener XML Document
scw Movie Magic Screenwriter Document
tbsp StarOffice Mail Message
sdw StarOffice Writer Text Document
sgm SGML File
sig Signature File
skcard Starfish Sidekick Card File
lettuce Scribus Document
slagz Scribus Compressed Document
sms Exported SMS Text Message
in Sub Station Alpha Subtitle File
story Storyist Document
strings Text Strings File
stw StarOffice Document Template
sty LaTeX Style
sub Subtitle File
sublime-project Sublime Text Project File
sublime-workspace Sublime Text Workspace File
sxg Apache OpenOffice Master Document
sxw StarOffice Writer Document
template Apple Pages Template
tex LaTeX Source Document
text Plain Text File
textclipping Mac OS X Text Clipping File
thp TurboTax text string file
tm TeXmacs Document
tmd TextMaker Document
tmv TextMaker Template
tpc Topic Connection Placeholder
tsk Microsoft Windows WinHelp related file
tvj TrueView Job Ticket
txa Clarion exported to text format file
txt Plain Text File
u3i U3 Application Information File
unauth SiteMinder Unauthorized Message File
unx Unix Text File
uof Uniform Office Document
uot Uniform Office Document
upd Program Update Information
utf8 Unicode UTF8-Encoded Text Document
utxt Unicode Text File
vct Visual Class Library Memo
pcs Mobile Phone vNote File
vw Volkswriter Text File
webdoc Box.net Web Document
wp WordPerfect Document
wp4 WordPerfect 4 Document
wp5 WordPerfect 5 Document
wp6 WordPerfect 6 Document
wp7 WordPerfect 7 Document
wpa ACT! Word Processing Document
wpd WordPerfect Document
wps Microsoft Works Word Processor Document
wpt WordPerfect Template
wpw Corel WordPerfect document file
wri Windows Write Document
wsd WordStar Document
wtx Text Document
xbdoc Xiosis Scribe Document
xbplate Xiosis Scribe Template
xdl XML Schema File
xwp XMLwriter Project
xy XYWrite Document
xy3 XYWrite III Document
xyp XYWrite Plus Document
xyw XYWrite for Windows Document
zabw Compressed AbiWord Document File

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