Extract Text from Word

Pull the body text, headings and table content out of a DOCX file and download it as clean UTF-8 plain text, with no styling, no markup and no embedded objects.

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Supports .docx; encrypted throughout processing

About Extract Text from Word

Pull the body text, headings and table content out of a DOCX file and download it as clean UTF-8 plain text, with no styling, no markup and no embedded objects.

Best for

Migrate legacy Word content into a new system
Feed a document to an AI model for summarisation
Strip heavy formatting to get at the words

Frequently asked questions

Do you support the older .doc format?

Only DOCX is supported directly. Save a .doc file as .docx in Word first, or run it through the Word to PDF converter.

Can it read text inside images?

No. Text baked into an image needs OCR — use the OCR Data Extraction tool instead.

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