Ebooks conversion
Convert AZW3 to TXT
Updated Jul 2026
AZW3 is the Kindle ebook format, built to hold chapters, styling, and images for an e-reader. TXT is plain, unformatted text that opens in anything, from a notes app to a code editor. To convert AZW3 to TXT, open the file in a converter and export it as TXT. Doing this on your own computer means the book's text never has to travel to someone else's server.
- Extension
- .azw3
- Type
- Ebooks
- Typically
- Kindle
- Extension
- .txt
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Plain text files
Convert AZW3 to TXT on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert AZW3 to TXT
- Open Morphjet and drag in the AZW3 file, or a whole folder of ebooks at once.
- Choose TXT as the output format.
- Convert. The plain text file is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
AZW3 vs TXT: what actually changes
| AZW3 | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| Opens everywhere | No, needs a Kindle app or e-reader that supports AZW3 | Yes, opens in any text editor or app on any device |
| File size | Larger, carries formatting, images, and layout data | Much smaller, just the raw words |
| Formatting and images | Keeps chapter breaks, styling, and embedded pictures | None, just words and line breaks |
| Metadata (title, author, cover) | Yes, stored alongside the book | No, stripped out entirely |
| Editable as plain text | No, locked into an ebook structure | Yes, opens and edits like any text file |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert AZW3 to TXT when you want the raw words of a book for searching, quoting, feeding into another program, or reading on something with no ebook reader at all.
Keep the AZW3 if you actually want to read the book the way it was designed, with chapters, images, and page layout intact, because TXT throws all of that away.
Why not just use an online converter?
An online AZW3 to TXT converter asks you to upload the ebook file to its server before it can do anything, which means the contents of a book you own now sit on a stranger's machine. Converting on your own computer skips that step entirely. The file is read, converted, and saved locally, and it never has to leave your device.
Questions
Does converting AZW3 to TXT lose formatting?
Yes, all of it. Chapter styling, embedded images, fonts, and page layout are stripped away, leaving just the plain words and line breaks.
Will the TXT file keep the book's chapters and table of contents?
No. Chapter breaks may survive as plain line breaks at best, but the table of contents itself doesn't carry over to a plain text file.
Can I convert a DRM-protected Kindle book?
No. Many AZW3 books bought from the Kindle store are protected with DRM, and a converter that doesn't remove DRM can't touch those files. This works on AZW3 files that are DRM-free.
Can I convert AZW3 to TXT without uploading it anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet converts the file on your own computer, so the book's contents never travel over the internet, even with your wifi off.
Why would I want a plain text version of an ebook?
Plain text is useful when you want to search the words, paste them elsewhere, feed them into another program, or open the book on a device or app that has no ebook reader at all.
Morphjet converts AZW3, TXT, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.