TXT Reader
Drop a .txt, .log, .md, .csv or .json file and read it instantly in your browser — even the huge ones that freeze Notepad. Line numbers, instant search, encoding fix. No install, no signup to read.
TXT · LOG · MD · CSV · JSON · Reads in your browser
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The annoying part
You only want to read what's inside. Instead the file is too big, the characters are garbled, or you're on a phone with nothing that opens it.
A big log or data export opens and your editor hangs, spins, or runs out of memory before you can read a single line.
The text shows boxes and question marks because it was saved in an encoding your viewer guessed wrong.
You're away from your desk and just want to glance at a .txt or .log without installing an app to do it.
From file to readable
No install. No account needed to read. Three steps and your text is on screen with line numbers and search.
Pick any .txt, .log, .md, .csv or .json, paste a direct link, or paste raw text. Nothing to install.
We read the bytes locally and show them with line numbers, search and word-wrap — odd encodings fixed automatically.
Save the file, or host it on Fylo.Host for a clean link you can drop in email, Slack or WhatsApp.
Built for real text files
A reader that handles the things that trip up Notepad — size, encoding and search — right in your browser.
Read with a clean numbered gutter, or flip on word wrap so long log lines stay on screen without sideways scrolling.
Type to highlight every match, see the total count and jump between hits — find that one error line in a huge log fast.
UTF-8 and UTF-16 byte-order marks are detected and decoded properly, so garbled boxes and question marks turn back into real text.
Save the file straight away, or host it on Fylo.Host to get a shareable link with analytics on paid plans.
Honest note: you can read files up to 25 MB in the browser. For very large files the reader shows the leading portion for smooth scrolling, while still reporting the full line, word and character counts — download or host to keep every byte.
Your privacy
Reading runs entirely in your browser — the file is opened and shown on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you choose to host the result, and even then privacy is the default, not a paid add-on.
Opening the file and rendering it both happen in your browser. The file stays on your device until you decide to host it.
If you host the file, the link is kept out of search engines by default and known AI scrapers are blocked at the edge.
On paid plans, lock a hosted file behind a password so only the people you choose can open it.
Hosted something by mistake? One click removes the file and the link for good — from storage, our database and the cache.
We don't sell your data and we don't read your files to train anything. It's your file, full stop.
Hosted files sit on Cloudflare's secure infrastructure and are served over 256-bit encryption across a global network.
Made for text files
If a .txt or .log has landed in front of you, reading it should take seconds — and sharing it should take one more.
Skim logs, configs and dumps with search and line numbers, no terminal required.
Open the giant log a client emailed and find the error line in seconds.
Read big text exports, transcripts or drafts on any device with nothing installed.
Peek at a raw CSV, JSON or export as plain text before loading it anywhere.
When you host the file
Read free, then add the extras that make your hosted link feel like yours.
Claim your-name.fylo.dev so the link reads like your own.
Share privately with one person — nobody else gets in.
See opens over time, countries and devices — proof it got seen.
Point files.yoursite.com at it for a fully branded link.
Drop a scannable code on a slide, handout or printed report.
Your link stays live for as long as you need it on a paid plan.
Why not just…
All the things you've tried before, side by side.
Simple, honest pricing
Reading is always free. Add analytics, password protection and a custom domain when you start hosting your files.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can open text files up to 25 MB right in your browser. For very large files the reader shows the leading portion for smooth scrolling, while still reporting the full line, word and character counts. Download or host the file to keep every byte.
No. Reading the file happens entirely in your browser. The file only leaves your device if you choose to host the result on Fylo.Host.
Yes. Reading is free and no account is needed. If you host the file, anonymous links last 30 minutes — create a free account to keep your link permanently.
Any plain-text format, including .txt, .log, .md, .markdown, .csv, .tsv, .json, .xml, .yml, .yaml, .ini and .conf.
Often, yes. The reader detects UTF-8 and UTF-16 byte-order marks and decodes accordingly, which clears up most cases of strange symbols caused by the wrong encoding.
Yes. Type in the search box to highlight every match, see the total count and jump between matches. You also get line numbers and a word-wrap toggle.
Open any text file in your browser in seconds. Free to start, no signup required to read.
Open your file freeTXT, LOG, MD, CSV, or JSON · Reads in your browser · Up to 25 MB