TXTZ to TXT Converter

Convert TXTZ (Zipped text e-book) files to TXT online, for free, with nothing to install.

To convert TXTZ to TXT, select or drop your .txtz file above, check that TXT is chosen as the output, and click Convert. This conversion runs on our server, and your files are deleted 72 hours later.

What is a TXTZ file?

TXTZ – Zipped text e-book. TXTZ is a ZIP of a text file and its pictures: a plain e-book that calibre makes and reads.

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What is a TXT file?

TXT – Plain text. TXT is plain text with no formatting, fonts or pictures. Every device opens it and it never goes out of date.

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How to convert TXTZ to TXT

  1. Click Select File, or drop your .txtz files anywhere on this page. You can add several at once.
  2. Check that TXT is chosen as the output format. On this page it is picked for you.
  3. Click Convert. When a file has to go to our server, the button says Upload and convert instead.
  4. Click Download next to each file when it's done.

TXTZ vs TXT: how they compare

TXTZTXT
LayoutFlowing textFlowing text
EditableYes, in a text editorYes
Created bycalibre, 2010Plain text has no single inventor
Best forPlain text e-books with picturesNotes, logs and anything that must open everywhere

Good to know

  • The TXTZ e-book is converted by calibre. Copy-protected (DRM) e-books cannot be converted: ConvertKitty does not remove DRM, so use books you have bought without it or that are free of it.
  • Only the text is kept: pictures, fonts and the table of contents are not.
  • Only the text is kept: fonts, colors, tables and pictures are not.

Frequently asked questions

Is converting TXTZ to TXT free?

Yes. Everyone gets 25 free credits a day, with no account needed. Conversions on our server use one credit per started minute of work, so most cost a single credit. Credits reset at midnight UTC.

Are my TXTZ files uploaded anywhere?

This conversion runs on our server, because reading a TXTZ file needs calibre, which does not run in a browser. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, and both it and the result are deleted 72 hours after the conversion. The server has no internet access while it works on your file.

How large can the TXTZ file be?

Up to 1 GB per file. This conversion runs on our server, which accepts files up to that size.

Will the TXT look the same as the TXTZ?

Only the text is kept: pictures, fonts and the table of contents are not.

Can I convert several TXTZ files at once?

Yes. Add as many files as you like; they are converted one after another, and each one gets its own Download button.

How long does converting TXTZ to TXT take?

In our tests a 4 MB novel of 400 chapters took about 3 seconds to become a TXT file. Most books are far smaller and take a few seconds.

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