Windows: If you just want to change one file from RTF to TXT format, opening and saving it in your document editor of choice is easy enough. If you’ve got dozens you want to shift, Doxillon is a useful tool to have around. More »
Mac OS X only: You already know you can select text in any application on your Mac and drag it to the Desktop to create an instant file with its contents in it. The MacTipper Blog takes saving text snippets to the next level with the Clipper service, which sends text to a file saved in a “Notes” folder in your home directory. Download Clipper and save it to ~/Library/Services/ (you may need to create that directory, I did), and log out and back into your Mac. Then, from any Cocoa application, you can select Clipper from the Services menu to save selected text to Spotlight-friendly, dated plain text file. This method is slightly better than the drag-and-drop approach because you can assign a keyboard shortcut to it; but it does not work with Firefox (Clipper is grayed out), which is a huge bummer. Clipper is a free download for Mac only.
Save Selected Text To a TXT File [The MacTipper Blog]Windows only: Free text-browsing utility Depeche View is a boon for anyone who prefers to work with simple, easy-to-transport text files, but occasionally needs a little web-style search-ability from them. Run the stand-alone app and point it at a directory where any number of text files reside. The program loads them all into one pane, making it simple to edit, locate words, or even bookmark locations inside files to get back to. For anyone running a web site or hunting down a configuration tweak, it’s a definite time-saver. Depeche View is a free program for Windows systems only. Depeche View [via gHacks]
