docx2txt ☆

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Description:
Converts Microsoft Office docx documents to equivalent text documents

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: text-processing documents cli productivity perl

Install: brew install docx2txt

About:
docx2txt is a command-line utility that extracts plain text content from Microsoft Office Open XML (DOCX) files. It operates by parsing the underlying XML structure of the document to retrieve text, ignoring complex formatting and embedded media. This tool is invaluable for content migration, indexing, and processing documents in environments where proprietary word processors are unavailable.

Key Features:

Preserves paragraph structure and basic text formatting
Handles both .docx files and standard input streams
Lightweight, fast, and scriptable for automation
Requires only a standard Perl interpreter to run

Use Cases:

Batch converting documents for text-based indexing or search
Extracting raw content for data analysis or migration pipelines
Quickly reading document content on headless servers without a GUI

Alternatives:

pandoc – Pandoc is a universal document converter that supports many formats but is significantly larger and more complex.
textutil – textutil is a native macOS utility for text conversion, but it is platform-specific and not available on Linux or Windows.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Bottles available for: all

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