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EPUB to TXT converter, without the upload.

Turn EPUB e-books into TXT. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop EPUB files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert EPUB to TXT

  1. Add your EPUB e-books

    Drop EPUB files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. TXT is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the TXT, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The EPUB to TXT converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your e-books are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

EPUB to TXT: what to expect

EPUB needs an e-reader app and does not print with a fixed layout. Plain text opens on every device and is easy to search or paste elsewhere. EPUB is at home in e-books that adapt to any screen size; TXT is the usual choice for notes, logs and text that must be read by anything.

Chapters are joined in the book's reading order and its pictures are embedded; an e-book with copy protection (DRM) is refused because its text cannot be read.

EPUB vs TXT

EPUB

EPUB e-book

EPUB is the open standard for e-books. Text reflows to fit the screen and the reader chooses the font and size. Almost every e-reader other than older Kindles opens it directly.

Opens in Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, Calibre and, since 2022, Send to Kindle

EPUB converter
TXT

Plain text

A TXT file is characters and nothing else: no fonts, no images, no layout. That makes it the most portable document there is, and the easiest to search, diff or feed into another program.

Opens in Every device and every text editor

TXT converter
EPUB compared with TXT
EPUBEPUB e-bookTXTPlain text
Stands forElectronic PublicationPlain text
TypeReflowable e-bookUnformatted text
CompressionZIP container of XHTMLNone
Introduced2007, by the International Digital Publishing Forum (now W3C)The 1960s, by no single author
Opens inApple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, Calibre and, since 2022, Send to KindleEvery device and every text editor
Best forE-books that adapt to any screen sizeNotes, logs and text that must be read by anything
File extension.epub.txt, .text, .log

Questions

Are my e-books uploaded anywhere?

No. The EPUB to TXT conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting EPUB to TXT?

Text is kept. Formatting carries over only as far as TXT supports it.

Can I convert several EPUB files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert EPUB to TXT on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the EPUB file, press Convert and save the TXT. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files up to 150 MB are accepted; a larger one is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.