Word to Text
Extract plain text from Word and text documents.
Drag and drop, or paste a screenshot
Image, PDF, Word (DOCX) or text - drop, browse, paste, or use a URL
🔒 Your files are processed privately and deleted automatically.
Pull clean, copyable text out of a Word (.docx) or text file in seconds, no formatting, no clutter, ready to paste anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Word .docx files and plain text (.txt, .md, .csv). Old .doc binaries are not yet supported.
No, we only read the text. Your original file is left untouched.
Use this via the API
Run this tool programmatically with a single POST. Authenticate with the API token from your account page.
curl -X POST https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-F "file=@your-file.docx" \
-F "tool=word-to-text"
Files of 5 pages or fewer return the result inline; otherwise poll the job, then download it as txt:
curl -L "https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/JOB_UUID/download/?format=txt" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -o result.txt
Read the API docs →
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