LIT to TXT Converter
Convert Microsoft Reader (LIT) files to TXT. Turn Microsoft's discontinued e-book format, abandoned in 2012, which no current reader opens into plain text that will still open in fifty years.
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About Converting LIT to TXT
LIT is Microsoft Reader’s book format, an ITOLITLS container of LZX-compressed HTML related to Microsoft’s CHM help files. Microsoft Reader was retired in 2012, so the format is fully obsolete and nothing current opens it. When you need to move away from LIT, the usual reason is simple: discontinued in 2012.
Converting your LIT e-book to TXT solves that. TXT is unformatted plain text — the simplest, most portable document format. It contains only characters, no styling, and opens instantly everywhere. In practice you gain universally readable and tiny files. PrivConvert runs the whole LIT-to-TXT conversion in server memory and deletes your file the instant the TXT is ready — nothing is stored, logged or reused.
When this conversion helps
- You need universally readable
- You need tiny files
- You need future-proof
- Reworking a fixed LIT file back into an editable TXT document
- Escaping a proprietary LIT file for the open TXT standard
Tips for best results
- After converting, open the TXT and skim the formatting — complex layouts occasionally need a small touch-up.
- Files up to 250 MB are supported, and you can batch-convert several LIT files at once; each is processed privately and deleted immediately.
How to Convert LIT to TXT Online
Converting LIT to TXT with PrivConvert takes three quick steps and no software to install. The key change: a fixed LIT becomes an editable TXT you can rework.
Drag and drop your file into the upload area, click to browse your device, or paste a URL to a file hosted online. You can upload files up to 250 MB and batch convert up to 20 files at once.
Once uploaded, the conversion from LIT to TXT starts automatically. The process runs entirely in an isolated environment - your data never leaves the secure pipeline.
Your converted file is ready instantly. Click the download button to save it to your device. The file is deleted from memory immediately after download.
Why convert LIT to TXT with PrivConvert?
PrivConvert turns your LIT into TXT without ever storing, logging or sharing it. Here is what that looks like in practice:
We never keep a copy. Once your TXT is delivered, both the original and the result are gone — there is nothing left to leak or misuse.
Every conversion runs in its own locked-down process with no network access, so files can never leak or interfere with one another.
Your files are handled entirely by automated code. No staff, partner or AI model ever reads, stores or trains on your data.
Files are processed in volatile memory (RAM) and purged the instant your download is ready — nothing is ever written to disk, cached or backed up.
LIT vs TXT - Format Comparison
| Feature | LIT | TXT |
|---|---|---|
| File extension | .lit | .txt |
| Full name | Microsoft Reader eBook | Plain Text |
| Encoding | Binary | Text |
| Editable | No | Yes |
| Open standard | — | Yes |
| Supported by PrivConvert | Yes (as input) | Yes (as output) |
| Privacy-safe conversion | In-memory, zero storage | |
| Max file size | 250 MB per file | |
| Batch support | Up to 20 files simultaneously | |
Built for people who value their privacy
From one-off files to daily batches, thousands of people rely on PrivConvert precisely because it keeps nothing once the job is done.