How to convert Plain text to FictionBook (FB2)
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Plain text to FictionBook (FB2)
NexMedia converts Plain text to FictionBook (FB2) on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Plain text
A plain text file contains only characters, usually encoded as UTF-8, with no formatting, images or chapters.
Notes, public-domain books such as those on Project Gutenberg, and any text a program needs to read.
Turning a book into plain text drops all formatting, images and tables.
Convert Plain text to FB2 online free, no account required — FB2 is an XML-based ebook format.
Change Plain text to FB2 without losing quality — convert Plain text to FB2 free in your browser.
Why does my TXT file lose all the bold, italics and headings from my document? Plain text stores characters and nothing else, so any styling has no place to live — a format like EPUB or PDF is needed to keep it.
About FictionBook (FB2)
FictionBook (FB2) is an XML-based ebook format that describes the structure of a book (sections, titles, notes) rather than its appearance.
Ebooks in Russia and Eastern Europe, where many free libraries offer FB2.
Kindle and Apple Books do not read FB2, and its styling options are minimal.
Why convert an ebook to FB2? For Russian-language readers and apps built around FictionBook, where metadata and structure map cleanly.
What changes when you convert Plain text to FB2
- Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the Plain text carry over to FB2, but layout and styling can change.
- Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the Plain text may not survive the move to FB2.
Settings you can change
Before you convert Plain text to FB2, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted FB2 file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
Plain text to FB2: questions and answers
Does converting Plain text to FB2 reduce quality?
Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the Plain text carry over to FB2, but layout and styling can change.
What is the difference between Plain text and FB2?
Plain text is unformatted plain text. FB2 is an XML-based ebook format.
Can I change the settings when converting Plain text to FB2?
Before you convert Plain text to FB2, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Do I need an account to convert Plain text to FB2?
No. You can convert Plain text to FB2 without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted FB2 file kept?
The FB2 file you convert from Plain text is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Will the page layout of my Plain text survive in the FB2?
Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the Plain text may not survive the move to FB2.
Will my FB2 look exactly like my Plain text?
Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the Plain text carry over to FB2, but layout and styling can change.