If you have a direct link to a .txt file, browsers often open it in a tab instead of downloading it.
: Often pre-installed on macOS and Linux, and available on Windows 10/11. Basic command: curl -O https://example.com . Redirect to file: curl https://example.com > mytext.txt . Method 3: Automation & Scripting
: To save a standard webpage (HTML) as plain text, go to the browser menu, choose "Save Page As..." , and select "Text Files (*.txt)" as the file type. Method 2: Command Line Tools (Terminal)
: If the text is already open in your browser, press Ctrl + S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + S (Mac) to save it directly to your computer.
For those who need to extract text from a website programmatically: How to download a file from a website via terminal?
Downloading a .txt file or saving webpage content as text over HTTPS can be done through your browser, command-line tools, or simple scripts.