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PLAIN File - What is a .plain file and how do I open it?
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What is a PLAIN file? A PLAIN file is a plain text file that can be opened by any text editor. It contains plain text with no special formatting. PLAIN files may be used for a variety of purposes, such as storing a plain text version of a document, a copy of an email in HTML , or a receipt from a business.
More Information If you receive a PLAIN file you can use any number of free text editors to open the file. Notepad and Wordpad are bundled with Windows, while TextEdit is bundled with macOS. NOTE: You can change the ".plain" extension to ".txt" to make it a .TXT file.
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Plain Text File
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What is a PLAIN file?
A PLAIN file is a plain text file that can be opened by any text editor. It contains plain text with no special formatting. PLAIN files may be used for a variety of purposes, such as storing a plain text version of a document, a copy of an email in HTML , or a receipt from a business.
More Information
If you receive a PLAIN file you can use any number of free text editors to open the file. Notepad and Wordpad are bundled with Windows, while TextEdit is bundled with macOS.
NOTE: You can change the ".plain" extension to ".txt" to make it a .TXT file.
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Programs that open PLAIN files
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Windows
Microsoft Notepad
Included with OS
Microsoft WordPad
Microsoft Word 365
Free Trial
Corel WordPerfect 2021
Free Trial
Helios TextPad
Free Trial
Notepad++
Free
Notepad2
Free
Geany
Free
Other text editor
Mac
Apple TextEdit
Included with OS
Bare Bones BBEdit
Free Trial
MacroMates TextMate
Free
Microsoft Word 365
Free Trial
Wondershare PDFelement
Free Trial
Geany
Free
Other text editor
Linux
Leafpad
Free
gedit
Free
KWrite
Free
Geany
Free
Other text editor
Category: Text Files
Updated: December 21, 2017