Text files don't have bold, italics, header sizes, margin tabs, or anything that might get lost in travel from one word editing tool to another. Text files just have text, and I love them for it.

Discover how using plain text files with the PARA folder system can simplify note-taking across devices, without the overhead ...

"Plain txt 4eva!" Plain text will live forever. OK, maybe not forever, but if you look back over the history of computers, it's clear that popular file formats come and go.

This system is based on two simple principles: All notes are saved in plain-text files, and I follow some basic but strict guidelines for creating and storing them.

Plain text file lovers, rejoice: web-based text editor MyTextFile offers plenty of space to store your notes and lists plus a revision history of the file in question.

Both files should be plain text files to compare differences, but you may find FileMerge works on some other limited types of text files as well.

Any longtime Evernote user who switched to a different note-taking app, like Obsidian, knows this pain. When you try to leave ...

Here are some strategies to remove plain text passwords from configuration files and your code base. It's one way a secure Java app can deter a malicious attack.