Convert CSV to Text — Batch CSV to TXT Converter for Windows

Need your CSV data as plain, platform-independent text? Total CSV Converter converts CSV files to TXT in batch, with control over the delimiter, which columns to keep, and the output encoding — processing hundreds of files in one run. Unlike renaming a file or copy-pasting, our converter:

• Converts CSV files to clean TXT that any editor or terminal can read
• Processes an entire folder of CSV files in a single batch
• Lets you choose delimiters (comma, semicolon, tab, custom)
• Selects and reorders columns, and skips unwanted rows
• Controls encoding (UTF-8, ANSI, Unicode) so special characters survive
• Works 100% offline — no files uploaded anywhere
• Includes a 30-day free trial with no limitations

Download Total CSV Converter and turn your CSV files into plain text today.

 

Quick answer: To convert CSV to TXT, install Total CSV Converter, browse to your CSV files, check the ones you need, click the TXT button, set the delimiter, columns, and encoding, then press Start. Each file becomes a plain-text file in one offline batch, with no file-size limit. You can also right-click a CSV in Explorer and pick Convert To, or automate the job from the command line.

CSV vs TXT: What Is the Difference?

CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a specific kind of text file: each line is a record and each field is separated by a delimiter. Programs treat the delimiter as structure, which is why a CSV opened in a spreadsheet splits into columns.

TXT is unstructured plain text. It carries no column meaning, no formatting, and no delimiter contract — just lines of characters that any text editor, terminal, or script can read on any platform. That makes TXT the safest format for logs, imports into tools that expect free text, and long-term readability.

When you convert CSV to TXT with Total CSV Converter, you decide how the columns are laid out in the text, which fields to keep, and how the file is encoded — so the output is exactly the plain text your target tool expects, not a raw dump.

How to Convert CSV to TXT

• Step 1. Launch Total CSV Converter. The left panel shows a folder tree for quick navigation.
• Step 2. Browse to the folder that contains your CSV files. The file list in the center displays all supported files.
• Step 3. Check the files you want to convert. Use Check All to select every file in the folder for batch conversion.
• Step 4. Click TXT in the format toolbar at the top of the window.
• Step 5. In the wizard, set the delimiter, choose which columns to keep, skip any unwanted rows, and pick the output encoding.
• Step 6. Press Start. The converter writes a TXT file for each CSV and saves it to your chosen folder.

Total CSV Converter also integrates into the Windows right-click menu. Right-click a CSV file, choose Convert To, and pick TXT without launching the program first.

Command-Line Conversion

Total CSV Converter includes a command-line interface for converting CSV files without the GUI. Example:

CSVConverter.exe C:\Data\export.csv C:\Output\export.txt -c TXT -SepChar ;

Wrap this in a .bat file or a scheduled task to convert nightly CSV exports to plain text automatically — useful for feeding logs or legacy tools that read only TXT.

Why Use Total CSV Converter?

Batch processing. Select 1,000 CSV files and convert them all to TXT in a single run — no opening and re-saving files one at a time.

Column selection. Keep only the columns you need and reorder them, so the text output contains exactly the fields that matter.

Encoding control. Choose UTF-8, ANSI, or Unicode so accented letters, CJK text, and symbols come through correctly instead of turning into garbled characters.

Right-click integration. Convert a CSV to TXT straight from Explorer without opening the program — handy for one-off files.

Saved settings. Your input and output options are remembered, so repeat jobs with the same layout take one click.

Many output formats. Besides TXT, convert CSV to Excel, PDF, JSON, XML, HTML, DBF, and DOC — all from the same program.

Online Converters vs Desktop Converter

Feature	Online Tools	Total CSV Converter
File size limit	5–50 MB typical	No limit
Batch conversion	One file at a time	Unlimited
Privacy	Files uploaded to cloud	100% offline
Encoding control	Default only	UTF-8, ANSI, Unicode
Column selection	No	Choose & reorder columns
Automation	Manual only	Command line + right-click
Pricing	Subscription or per-file	One-time $59.90

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Total CSV Converter Customer Reviews 2026

Rate ItRated 4.7/5 based on customer reviews

"A legacy billing tool here only ingests fixed plain-text files, not CSV. Total CSV Converter lets me pick the columns and encoding and drops out exactly the TXT layout it needs. The command line runs it on a schedule, so nobody touches it anymore."

Paul Ostrowski Systems Administrator

"We export tickets as CSV but our knowledge tool imports plain text. Batch-converting a whole folder to TXT with the right encoding takes seconds, and the accented names finally come through correctly."

Grace Whitfield Support Team Lead

"The right-click Convert To option is the feature I use most for one-off files. Being able to skip header rows and keep only two columns saved me from cleaning the text by hand."

Sam Delacroix Freelance Data Wrangler

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