Why convert PAGES to TXT?
Plain text is universally readable on any device without special software - useful for pasting content into other tools, processing with scripts, or archiving just the words. All formatting, images, and layout are stripped in the process.
How to convert PAGES to TXT
Pages Converter FREE
Open the .pages file in Apple Pages, choose File > Export To > Plain Text, select UTF-8 encoding, and export to get a .txt file.
LibreOffice Writer OPEN-SOURCE
On Windows, download a .docx from iCloud.com, open it in LibreOffice Writer, and use File > Save As to save as Plain Text (.txt).
Programs that convert PAGES
About these formats
.PAGES
Apple Pages document
A .pages file is a document created in Apple Pages, the word processor in Apple's free iWork suite (the Mac/iPad equivalent of a Word .docx). On a Mac or iPhone/iPad, double-click or tap…
Open .PAGES details →
.TXT
Plain Text File
A TXT file is plain, unformatted text - the simplest document format on any computer. Double-click it: Windows opens it in Notepad, macOS in TextEdit, Linux in gedit. Nothing to install. If…
Open .TXT details →Quality & what to watch
- All formatting is lost on export: bold, italic, font size, colours, tables, and images are removed; only the character stream is preserved.
- Footnotes and endnotes may or may not appear in the exported
.txtdepending on the Pages version; check the output if they matter. - iCloud.com exports only
.docxand PDF, not plain text; on Windows, the DOCX-then-save-as-TXT workaround is the only path.
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert PAGES to TXT without a Mac?
.docx via iCloud.com and open it in LibreOffice Writer or Word, then save as plain text.
