From the 70's to 2007 the open source .txt filename extension format commonly referred to plain text documents encoded using the ASCII character set. To support internationalization and localization, .txt text documents are today text files encoded using the UTF-8 or UTF-16LE standard which is a superset of the ASCII character set. Text documents of type .txt typically have minimal formatting for example no support for bold or italic characters or support for bullet points etc. This allows .txt documents to use minimum storage space and be platform independent as long as the operating system supports the underlying encoding character set used to create the .txt document. On windows .txt file support has existed since 1985 when Windows 1.0 was released and since then has been mostly associated with the notepad application on Microsoft Windows.
A .dbf extension file is a database file that came into existence in the year 1983 when dBASE II was introduced. The DBF format files have a wide acceptance in commercial applications where .dbf extension files are considered to be the standard format to store structured data.
FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for TXT to DBF conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.
Upload TXT files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized DBF results on any device you rely on.
Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent DBF audio with dependable progress tracking.
Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16LE) is the defacto character encoding set for .txt files. It is supported by all major operating systems, with many having native applications that can open .txt documents.
Originally, Wayne Ratliff started the dBASE database in the year 1978 as part of a project called Project Vulcan. It was a simple tabular file in which the ASCII characters were used to add, delete, modify and print the data. The product evolved and became more popular over a period of time with additions and modifications to improve the user experience.
Upload your document file in the TXT format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Select DBF as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.
Download the converted document file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.