How to convert HEX to TXT
- Add your .HEX file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .TXT in a few seconds.
- Download your new .TXT file.
What to expect
- Intel HEX is already ASCII text - renaming does not alter a single byte inside the file, only which app opens it.
- Do not confuse HEX to TXT with HEX to BIN: if you need a flat binary to flash a chip, use a dedicated tool such as
avr-objcopyor the SRecord toolkit instead. - If your
.hexfile shows binary noise in a text editor, it is a raw binary image with a misnamed extension, not Intel HEX, and cannot be meaningfully read as text.
Frequently asked questions
Does renaming .hex to .txt change the file content?
No. The bytes inside the file are identical after renaming; only the extension changes, which affects how your OS picks an application to open the file.
My .hex file shows gibberish in Notepad - is it not a text file?
A genuine Intel HEX file displays readable lines beginning with colons. If you see binary noise, the file is a raw firmware binary saved with a
.hex extension by mistake and cannot be read as text.Can I read the actual firmware instructions from a .hex file?
Renaming to
.txt shows you the Intel HEX encoding, not disassembled instructions. Reading assembly code requires a disassembler such as avr-objdump - that is a separate process from format conversion.Is there a dedicated converter program for HEX to TXT?
No dedicated converter is needed because Intel HEX files are already plain text. Any text editor or a simple file rename accomplishes the task instantly.
