When a large number of html, htm, or mhtml web files are saved on a computer, opening them one by one to copy the text and then saving them as txt is very inefficient. This article uses HeSoft Doc Batch Tool as an example to explain how to use the "HTML to TXT" feature to batch import web files, check the pending list, set the output location, and generate plain text TXT files. The tutorial includes before-and-after file effects and software interface screenshots, making it suitable for scenarios such as organizing web data, office archiving, text retrieval, and content analysis that require batch file processing.
Many office users save web pages locally for learning material backup, project evidence retention, product page archiving, or industry information collection. Over time, a folder may accumulate a large number of html, htm, and mhtml web files. Web files are suitable for viewing in a browser, but if you need full-text search, content summarization, keyword analysis, or import into other text systems, TXT plain text is more convenient. The problem is that if you manually open each web page, select the text, copy it to Notepad, and save it as a txt file, the operation is not only repetitive but also prone to omissions.
This article introduces a method more suitable for office scenarios: using HeSoft Doc Batch Tool to convert multiple HTML web files to TXT text format at once. Its positioning is not a single-file editor, but office software oriented towards batch file processing, suitable for standardizing and streamlining numerous repetitive file operations. After reading this article, you can clearly understand what problem this function solves and how to complete the batch conversion of html, mhtml to txt step by step.
Applicable Scenario: Batch Extract Text Content from Web Files
Converting HTML to TXT in batch is not to make web pages look better, but to make text content easier to use. TXT files have no complex formatting, are usually smaller in size, and have better compatibility. Many office tools, search tools, and script programs can read them directly.
- Organizing web favorites collection: Convert long-saved web page materials to txt, facilitating search by file name and content.
- Project document archiving: Organize project-related web page descriptions, announcements, and page snapshots into plain text for easy filing.
- Customer service or operational material accumulation: Extract text from web page FAQs, help center pages, and activity rule pages, making it convenient for internal reuse.
- Pre-processing step for data handling: Before doing text analysis, keyword statistics, or content deduplication, uniformly convert the web page format to TXT.
- Reduce manual copy-pasting: Offload large amounts of repetitive actions to batch processing software, improving office efficiency.
Effect Preview: Changes in File Format Before and After Conversion
In the folder before processing, multiple web files can be seen. The example includes 1.html, 2.mhtml, 3.html, and 4.html, with icons displayed as browser-associated web files. These files usually open in a browser when double-clicked, potentially containing web page body text, tags, styles, and other page structure information.
After batch processing is complete, the output results become corresponding TXT text files, such as 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt, and 4.txt. TXT files can be opened directly with text tools like Notepad or Notepad++, suitable for copying, searching, archiving, and subsequent text processing.
In terms of effect, before conversion it is a web format, and after conversion it is a plain text format; in terms of work style, before conversion requires manual processing one by one, while after conversion it is completed by the software in batch. For situations with a large number of files, this difference directly impacts work efficiency.
Operation Steps: Batch Convert HTML Web Files to TXT Plain Text
Step 1: Find the HTML to TXT Function in the Software
After opening HeSoft Doc Batch Tool , first observe the left-side function navigation. The software is categorized according to office file types and processing tasks, such as Word Tools, Excel Tools, PDF Tools, Text Tools, etc. This task belongs to text-format conversion, so select "Text Tools" on the left.
In the Text Tools area, find "HTML to TXT". In the screenshot, this function is the 8th item in the list, with the description text "Batch convert HTML files to TXT plain text format". This indicates that the function is aimed at the batch office need of converting web files to plain text.
The purpose of this stage is to avoid selecting the wrong conversion function. Because on the same page, you can also see functions like "Text to Word", "Text to PDF", "HTML to Word", "HTML to PDF", "HTML to Markdown", etc. If the goal is to generate txt files, you should select "HTML to TXT". Upon entering, the software will open the corresponding processing flow page.
Step 2: Import the html, mhtml Files to be Processed
After entering the "HTML to TXT" page, there are two import-related buttons at the top of the interface: "Add Files" and "Import Files from Folder". If files are scattered, you can use "Add Files" to select the web files to convert; if all web files are already in one folder, using "Import Files from Folder" is more efficient.
In the example screenshot, the software has imported 4 records. The table lists information such as file name, path, extension, creation time, and modification time. You can see the files include 1.html, 2.mhtml, 3.html, 4.html, with the extension column showing html and mhtml respectively, indicating that these web files have entered the pending processing list.
The purpose of importing files is to hand over the objects to be batch converted to the software for unified management. The expected result is that all files to be converted appear in the list, and the summary section at the bottom shows the correct record count. In the example, the record count is 4, indicating that 4 web files will be processed in batch.
Step 3: Check the Pending List and Remove Unwanted Files
Always check the list before batch conversion. The "Name" column in the table helps you confirm if the right files are selected; "Path" confirms the source location of the files; "Extension" helps judge if they are web page files; creation and modification times can assist in identifying materials from different batches.
If you find files that do not need conversion mixed into the list, you can remove the corresponding record using the delete icon in the operation column. There is also a "Clear" button on the interface, suitable for starting over if the import was wrong. For lists with a large number of files, the screenshot also shows "Filter" and "Sort" buttons, which can assist in viewing and organizing the list.
The purpose of this step is to ensure the accuracy of the batch processing objects. The expected result is that only the HTML, HTM, or MHTML web files needed for this TXT conversion remain in the list, avoiding the generation of irrelevant results.
Step 4: Click Next to Enter Save Location Settings
After confirming the list is correct, click the "Next" button at the bottom of the page. As seen from the process prompt at the top of the page, the current task is divided into three stages: select records to process, set save location, and start processing. The screenshot shows the current stay is at Step 1; clicking Next will proceed to "Set save location".
When setting the save location, it is recommended to output the TXT files to a separate folder, rather than casually placing them on the desktop or mixing them in the source file directory. For example, you can create a folder like "Web to TXT Output" or "HTML Text Results". This allows the pre-conversion web files and post-conversion plain text files to be kept clearly separated, facilitating subsequent quantity checking, backup, or further processing.
The purpose of this step is to determine where the batch-generated txt files are saved. The expected result is that the software gets a clear output directory, and after the conversion is complete, users can view the results centrally in that directory.
Step 5: Start Processing and Check the Result Files
After the save location is set, enter the "Start Processing" stage. Once processing is initiated according to the software flow, HeSoft Doc Batch Tool will execute the HTML to TXT conversion in batch according to the pending processing list. After processing, open the output directory to view the generated txt files.
Based on the final effect image, the original files 1.html, 2.mhtml, 3.html, 4.html are converted into 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt, 4.txt. This naming correspondence is very intuitive, making it easy for users to check for any missed files. For a large number of files, an initial verification can also be done by comparing the number of input records with the number of output files.
Common Questions and Notes
What content is suitable for saving in TXT plain text?
TXT is suitable for saving text content, such as web page body text, descriptions, announcements, tutorial content, etc. It is not suitable for preserving visual styles, complex layouts, image displays, and interactive effects from web pages. If you need text extraction and subsequent retrieval, TXT is a very practical format.
Do MHTML files also need to be converted to TXT?
MHTML is usually a single-file web page format saved by browsers, commonly seen in data archiving. The screenshot example includes 2.mhtml, which was added to the HTML to TXT list. If your source materials contain mhtml files, they can be processed together with html files in batch, but it is recommended to first confirm with a small sample that the output content meets expectations.
How to avoid not finding the files after conversion?
The simplest method is to set a clear output directory and remember or note its location before processing. Do not scatter results across multiple directories. For formal office materials, it is recommended to create output folders by project name or date, such as "2026 Web Page Data TXT Results".
Do filenames need to be organized before conversion?
If the original web page files have messy names, it is recommended to do basic organization first. Because the converted TXT files usually maintain a correspondence with the original file names, clearer source file names make the result files easier to identify. For large collections of web page materials, clear naming can save search time later.
Summary: Turning Web Page Data Organization from Manual Operation into Batch Process
Converting multiple HTML, HTM, MHTML web files to TXT seems just like a format conversion, but it actually solves the problem of repetitive labor in the office. Manual processing might be acceptable for a few files, but faced with large amounts of web page materials, manual copy-pasting consumes a lot of time and makes consistency difficult to guarantee.
Using the "HTML to TXT" function of HeSoft Doc Batch Tool , you can complete the batch conversion through the steps of selecting the function, importing files, checking the list, setting the save location, and starting processing. It is recommended that you prepare the source folder and output folder before formal processing, and then follow the process in this article. This not only improves efficiency but also makes the archiving, retrieval, and subsequent processing of web page materials more standardized.