File Extension TXT

File type: Text File

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Notes about the TXT file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The TXT file type is primarily associated with 'Text File'.

Open in Notepad, WordPad, or many other programs designated as text editors.

A true text file will be pure ASCII text with no formatting.

The Macintosh file type is: TEXT.

The following initial hex bytes designate the specific file type: BOCU-1 Encoded = FBEE28 SCSU Encoded = 0EFEFF UTF-EBCDIC Encoded = DD736673 UTF-32 (LE) Encoded = FFFE0000 UTF-32 (BE) Encoded = 0000FEFF UTF-16 (LE) Encoded = FFFE UTF-16 (BE) Encoded = FEFF UTF-8 Encoded = EFBBBF UTF-7 Encoded = 2B2F76

Cannot access TXT files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open TXT files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .TXT

Detailed information for file extension TXT:

Primary association: Text File

File classification: Text

Mime type: text/plain, application/txt, browser/internal, text/anytext, widetext/plain, widetext/paragraph

Program ID: txt_auto_file , txtfile , UltraEdit.txt

Other applications associated with file type TXT:

DisplayWrite Document
EasyPlot (Saved Data) by Spiral SoftwareEasyPlot is a data analysis tool for scientists and engineers. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 20 45 61 73 79 50 6C 6F 74 20 73 61 76 65 20 66 69 6C 65 20 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A 0D 0 , ASCII: ******** EasyPlot save file ********
Wireshark (Traffic Log) by Gerald Combs, Wireshark is a free packet sniffer computer application. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education. , , In June 2006 the project was renamed from Ethereal due to trademark issues. , This association is classified as Text. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 46 72 61 6D 65 20 , ASCII: Frame Related links: Wikipedia Wireshark Page

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .TXT

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: CorelDRAW.Graphic.11, FileType: CorelDRAW 11.0 Graphic, AppName: CorelDRAW(R)
EXEFile: coreldrw.exe

ProgramID: EasyWord.Document

ProgramID: txt_auto_file, FileType: Text Document, AppName: NOTEPAD

ProgramID: txtfile, FileType: Text Document, AppName: EditPad Pro

ProgramID: txtfile, FileType: Text Document, AppName: Notepad
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: txtfile, FileType: Text Document, AppName: Wincode: Multi-Purpose Encoder/Decoder for Windows

ProgramID: txtfile, FileType: Text Document, AppName: Windows Notepad
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: txtfile, FileType: Text Document, AppName: WordPad

ProgramID: UltraEdit.txt, FileType: Text Document, AppName: UltraEdit-32 Professional Text/Hex Editor
EXEFile: uedit32.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ULTRAEDT\UEDIT32.EXE %1

ProgramID: NoteTab.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NoteTab Pro\NotePro.exe %1

ProgramID: pnptxtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\A Tech Group\Professional Notepad\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: CopyWriter TXT-File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CopyWriter\CopyWriter.exe %1

ProgramID: Word.Document
EXEFile: notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: Notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: UltraEdit.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UltraEdit\uedit32.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\dllcache\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JGsoft\EditPadPro5\EditPadPro.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EDITOREN\WordPadWinXP\wordpad.exe %1

ProgramID: GetDiz.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GetDiz\GetDiz.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Bred2r\Bred2r.exe %1

ProgramID: ConTEXT
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ConTEXT\ConTEXT.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Boxer Text Editor\b.exe

ProgramID: Nfodiz.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NfoDiz\Nfodiz.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Scintilla Text Editor\SciTE.exe

ProgramID: UltraEdit.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit-32\uedit32.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Edit Pad Lite\EditPad.exe %1

ProgramID: TXTfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dan's LCARS Editor System\LCARSEdi.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EditPadPro\EditPadPro.exe

ProgramID: GetDiz.Document
EXEFile: notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Bred3\Bred3_2k.exe %1

ProgramID: EasyPad.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EasyOffice\EASYPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: Notepad++_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\notepad++.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JGsoft\EditPadLite\EditPadLite.exe

ProgramID: TextPad.txt
EXEFile: notepad.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD2.EXE

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JGsoft\EditPadPro6\EditPadPro.exe

ProgramID: PFE32
EXEFile: notepad.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JGsoft\EditPadLite\EditPad.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BOXERT~1\B.exe

ProgramID: hidemaru.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Hidemaru\Hidemaru.exe

ProgramID: TextFile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: NoteTab.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NoteTab Pro\NotePro.exe

ProgramID: emeditor.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EmEditor3\EMEDITOR.EXE

ProgramID: EasyPad.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles% PER UFFICIO\EASYPAD.EXE

ProgramID: NoteTab.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NoteTab Std 5\NoteTab.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CNotePad.exe

ProgramID: emeditor.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_PCUtils\Apps\EmEditor\emeditor.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\bred2r\bred2r\Bred2r.exe

ProgramID: hexovikfile
EXEFile: blank

ProgramID: UltraEdit.txt
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IDM Computer Solutions\UltraEdit\Uedit32.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .TXT

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type text/anytext text/plain text/plain widetext/paragraph widetext/plain

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