Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TEXTCLIPPING file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert TEXTCLIPPING to another file type
To convert your TEXTCLIPPING file to another format, you need Apple macOS Finder or other Text software.
Convert a file to TEXTCLIPPING
To convert other file formats to the "System Clipboard Scrap" file type, you need software like Apple macOS Finder or a similar tool.
About TEXTCLIPPING files
A .textclipping file is a proprietary system format created by Apple macOS when a user highlights text in an application (like Safari, Notes, or Mail) and drags the selection directly to the Desktop or Finder. Essentially a "scrap" of the system clipboard, these files serve as a quick way to save text snippets without opening a text editor. While convenient within the Apple ecosystem, .textclipping files create significant barriers for cross-platform work. They are read-only containers that cannot be edited directly; double-clicking them merely opens a Quick Look preview rather than a word processor. More critically, they are completely incompatible with Microsoft Windows and Linux, often appearing as empty or corrupt files because they rely on macOS-specific structure (formerly resource forks, now often binary property lists). To make the text usable, editable, and shareable across devices, it is essential to convert them. For general use, convert to TXT (Plain Text). To preserve fonts and layout, convert to RTF (Rich Text Format) or DOCX. For archiving, convert to PDF.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TEXTCLIPPING file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert TEXTCLIPPING file to PDF, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN or LOG, you can use Apple macOS Finder or similar software from the "Drag-and-Drop Text Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to TEXTCLIPPING, try Apple macOS Finder or another comparable tool in the "Drag-and-Drop Text Storage" category.
The TEXTCLIPPING Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our TEXTCLIPPING converter.