Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Doc file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to txt in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.doc -c "convert to txt" (how).
Let your AI agent convert Word for DOS Document to TXT
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the Word for DOS Document files in my Downloads folder to TXT”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.doc -c "convert to txt"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert Word for DOS Document to TXT?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.doc -c "convert to txt" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
A Word for DOS document is a text document made with Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 to 6.0. It holds formatted text and refers to a separate style sheet and printer driver.
A TXT file is a standard text document that contains unformatted text. It is recognized by any text editing or word processing program and can also be processed by most other software programs.
