Here are 2 simple steps to convert your TXT to ZIP using our fast and free TXT converter tool.
| Extension | TXT |
| Full Name | Plain Text File |
| Type | Document |
| Mime Type | text/plain |
| Format | Text |
The TXT file type is one of the oldest and simplest file types available and has been used within computer systems for many decades. Earlier examples of text files were developed to store characters using the ASCII format for text encoding though over the years additional encodings are used.
The format offers some advantages over other formats in that you do not have to worry about the padding of bytes in the file, the "Endianness" or word size of the machine reading the TXT file. Many format such as Xml, Json and a host of other formats are all based on text files.
| Extension | ZIP |
| Full Name | ZIP Archive |
| Type | Archive |
| Mime Type | application/zip |
| Format | Binary |
The ZIP file is one of the most common types of compressed file types available and is widely used to compress any file type and give great compression results leading to smaller file sizes. ZIP files were originally released in 1989 and over time the format has received many revisions.
ZIP archives can contain any number of folders and files and can use many different compression algorithms to perform the file compression, though DEFLATE is the most common one in use. The format has built in support in many operating systems including Mac OS and Microsoft Windows.
Our TXT file converter will compress your uploaded file to a ZIP archive ready for download. This tool is great for compressing those large TXT files and save yourself some harddrive space. ZIP archives can be opened later on in most operating systems usually with no additional software.
First click the "Upload..." button, select your TXT file to upload. Your TXT file will be uploaded to our servers. When the TXT to ZIP conversion has completed, you can download your ZIP file straight away.
We aim to process all TXT to ZIP conversions as quickly as possible, this usually takes around 5 seconds however this can be longer for certain files, so please be patient.
We aim to provide the best conversion experience. Our tools are under constant review and development with new features being added every week.