TextEdit on macOS is a basic text editor used to read and write text files with basic or no formatting.
Issue : Not able to save .txt text file with no formatting in TextEdit
Description : When you try and save using TextEdit there is no option to save as a .txt file
![TextEdit No Save txt Option](https://www.daftlogic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/no-txt-save-as-expanded-1-300x258.png)
TextEdit No Save txt Option
Resolution : For a file that is currently opened you need to select Format > Make Plain Text
![TextEdit Make Plain Text](https://www.daftlogic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/make-plain-text-300x160.png)
TextEdit Make Plain Text
For a long term solution, select TextEdit > Preferences… then change Format from Rich text to Plain text
![TextEdit Preferences Change To Plain Text](https://www.daftlogic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/preferences-change-288x300.png)
TextEdit Preferences Change To Plain Text
This will ensure that the save dialog will allow the file to be saved as a plain text (.txt) file
![TextEdit Save txt File](https://www.daftlogic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/save-text-300x199.png)
TextEdit Save txt File