TXT Sample Files
Plain text or TXT files are the simplest files available. These plain text files simply contain the data that you add. There is no formatting, images, or rich data that be added to them, they simply contain text and numbers in the way that it is entered. They have lots of uses, including taking notes, but also more advanced uses like save files for other apps. We've included a number of sample TXT files below for you to use.
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Download TXT Sample Files
| File | File type | File size | Generator | Mime type | Download example file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaintext Document Example File Download | Plaintext Document | 42 B | Notepad | text/plain | Download example file |
What is a TXT file?
A TXT file is plain text with no formatting, styling or embedded objects. It is the simplest and most portable document format: every operating system, editor and programming language can read and write it without any special library. That simplicity is exactly why plain text is so widely used for notes, logs, configuration and data.
How these sample TXT files were made
The samples are plain UTF-8 encoded text. Because there is no formatting layer, the content of the file is exactly the bytes you see, which makes TXT ideal for testing how software reads, encodes and displays raw text.
Technical details
Plain text behaviour depends on two things: the character encoding, usually UTF-8 today, and the line-ending convention, which is a line feed on Linux and macOS and a carriage return plus line feed on Windows. Testing with plain text files is a good way to confirm that an application handles both correctly.
Common uses
Use these files to test text import and parsing, character encoding handling, line-ending conversion, log processing, or as simple input for any tool that reads plain text.