Extract Text from a Word Document
Get Plain Text Out of a .docx File
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Unpacks the .docx file's internal XML directly in your browser and pulls out just the paragraph text.
Features
- Runs entirely in your browser
- Privacy-first — your data is never uploaded
- Real-time, instant results
- 100% free, no sign-up required
- Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- No installation needed
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About Extract Text from a Word Document
A .docx file is actually a ZIP archive containing XML markup describing every formatting detail — fonts, styles, page layout — wrapped around the actual text content. When all you need is the raw text (to paste into a plain-text field, feed into a script, or strip out formatting from a document someone sent you), opening Word just to copy-paste the content is more effort than the task needs.
This tool reads an uploaded .docx file directly in your browser, unpacks it as the ZIP archive it actually is, parses the underlying document XML, and extracts just the text content, paragraph by paragraph, with formatting, styles, and layout completely stripped away.
This extracts body text only — tables, headers, footers, footnotes, and embedded images are not included in the output, since those live in separate parts of the document's internal structure beyond the main body text this tool targets. For a document that's primarily tables or has significant content in headers/footers, some content may not appear in the extracted text.
How it works
- Upload a .docx file. Choose a Word document from your device.
- Review the extracted text. See the plain text content, formatting stripped.
- Copy the result. Copy the plain text for use anywhere formatting isn't wanted.
Examples
Simple document
Input
A .docx file with two paragraphs of formatted text
Output
Plain text with the same two paragraphs, no bold/italic/font formatting.