Why convert ASP to TEXT?
A Classic ASP file is plain text containing HTML markup and VBScript or JScript code enclosed in <% %> delimiters. Its MIME type is text/html and there is no binary layer to decode, so any text editor opens it directly. Saving as .txt is typically done to share the source code in an environment that does not associate .asp files with a text editor.
How to convert ASP to TEXT
NotePad++ text editor EASIEST
Right-click the .asp file, choose Open with NotePad++, then go to File > Save As, change the extension to .txt, and save.
Sublime Text APP
Open the .asp file in Sublime Text and use File > Save As, changing the extension to .txt.
Programs that convert ASP
About these formats
.ASP
Active Server Pages (Classic ASP script page)
An .asp file is a Classic Active Server Pages script that runs on a Microsoft IIS web server. The server executes it and sends your browser plain HTML - you never receive the script itself.…
Open .ASP details →
.TEXT
Plain Text File
A .text file is a plain text file - the same format as .txt, just a less common extension. Any text editor opens it: Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on Mac, gedit on Linux. If double-clicking…
Open .TEXT details →Quality & what to watch
- Saving as
.txtproduces a byte-for-byte identical copy - no content is changed or lost; only the extension differs. - You will see the raw server-side source code with HTML tags and
<% %>script blocks, not the rendered page output that a browser displays. - A
.aspfile opened locally will not execute; script blocks appear as literal text because no IIS server is running the file.
Frequently asked questions
Will the .txt file show what the page looks like in a browser?
Is anything lost when saving as .txt?
Can I open a .asp file without installing extra software?
.asp files directly; right-click the file, choose Open with, and select Notepad.
