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jb43
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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Edit a text (*.txt) file in Chrome browser

Hi there,   I'm struggling to edit a TXT file in Chrome browser on Dropbox. I'm sure I've done it with a .docx file before.  When I search for this feature, Google returns results asking for it ba...
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  • Hannah C's avatar
    Hannah C
    2 years ago

    Hi jb43 

     

    I know it's been a while since the request, but we are excited to share that Dropbox now supports text file editing on web. See this post for more information.

     

    We appreciate your patience and please let me know if you have any other questions or feedback.

     

    Thanks!

    Hannah

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Roxx13
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I was wondering also if i could edit a text file online in the Cloud....apparently this is not possible without downloading it, editing it and syncing it back online....would love to see a better solution to this problem....:)

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AngeliqueL
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3 years ago

Hi jb43 Roxx13 dick6jane L0, I'm on the design team here at Dropbox. We do have a TXT editor on our mobile app. If you install that on your phone or other mobile device, bring up a TXT file and in the lower left (on iPhone) you'll see a icon that looks like cursor. Tap that to edit the file. I hope that helps! Angelique

  • onewil's avatar
    onewil
    Collaborator | Level 8
    2 years ago

    Hi Angelique, so great to see the comment here. It's wonderful to be able to edit on iPhone. Unfortunately, it's a pain to do all my editing on my phone instead of opening up the browser and making changes with a keyboard. 
    Based on the forum request volume, there's a lot of interest in text editing (.txt) in the web browser for those of us who can't install apps (work computers) but want to use Dropbox! Hope the team can take it into consideration. 

     

     

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