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What is text file?
Files with text file extension are commonly used for various text files that can be read with any text editor.
text file description
The text file extension is sometimes used for various plain text files in macOS / OS X and Windows environment, much like the more common txt file extension.
MIME types:
text/plain
application/text
application/plain
Software that will open text file

NotePad++ text editor
A free source code and text editor for Windows
TextEdit
The default text editor in Mac OS X
gedit
The official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment
Sublime Text
A sophisticated source code editor for programmersOther text file extensions
text - ArchiCAD for MAC Geometric Description Language object
A gdl file extension is related to the ArchiCAD, a CAD solution and used for its Geometric Description Language.
text - Markdown markup language file
Files with text extension is used by Markdown markup language.
text - yBook text
A text file extension is associated with the yBook and used for its text files.