Documents conversion
Convert PPTX to TXT
Updated Jul 2026
PPTX is a PowerPoint presentation, built from slides with layout, fonts, and images. TXT is plain text, just the words with no design left in. To convert PPTX to TXT, open the file in a converter and export the slide text as plain text. Doing this on your own computer keeps the presentation's contents off other people's servers.
- Extension
- .pptx
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Presentations
- Extension
- .txt
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Plain text files
Convert PPTX to TXT on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert PPTX to TXT
- Open Morphjet and drag in the PPTX file, or a whole folder of presentations at once.
- Choose TXT as the output format.
- Convert. The text file is written next to your original, and nothing leaves your machine.
PPTX vs TXT: what actually changes
| PPTX | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| File size | Larger, holds fonts, images, and layout data | Small, just the words as plain characters |
| Formatting and design | Full slide layout, fonts, and colors | None, plain text with no styling at all |
| Images and charts | Embedded pictures, charts, and video | Not included, only the text remains |
| Compatibility | Needs PowerPoint or a compatible viewer | Opens in any plain text editor, on any device |
| Editable as a presentation | Yes, slides and layout intact | No, just a flat list of words |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert PPTX to TXT when you want the words out of a presentation, to paste into an email or notes app, search through it, or feed it into another program that only reads plain text.
Keep the PPTX if you still need to present it, edit the slides, or keep the images and design, since none of that survives in a text file.
Why not just use an online converter?
Presentations often hold things people would rather keep private, like unreleased product plans, financial numbers, or internal strategy. An online converter means that deck sits on a stranger's server while it's processed. Converting on your own computer keeps the whole presentation, and everything in it, on your machine the entire time.
Questions
Does converting PPTX to TXT keep any formatting?
No. TXT has no concept of fonts, colors, bullet styles, or slide layout, so all of that is dropped. What's left is just the words.
Will images or charts show up in the text file?
No. Only the readable text on each slide is pulled out. Pictures, charts, and any text baked into an image are not included.
Do speaker notes come along in the conversion?
No, just the text that appears on the slides themselves. Speaker notes are stored separately in a PPTX file and aren't part of this conversion.
Does the slide order stay the same in the text file?
Yes. The text is written out in slide order, so the structure of the presentation is still easy to follow even without the visuals.
Can I convert PPTX to TXT without uploading the file anywhere?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet reads and converts the file on your own computer, so the presentation never has to leave your machine.
Morphjet converts PPTX, TXT, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.