raw text viewer

Definitions

A software utility designed to display the unformatted, literal contents of a file without applying styling or interpretation.

A tool that allows users to inspect the underlying character data of a document, bypassing any markup or binary encoding.

Examples

The developer used a raw text viewer to inspect the hidden characters in the configuration file.

If you want to see the underlying code of the document, open it in a raw text viewer.

Most modern browsers include a built-in raw text viewer for debugging web page source code.

Synonyms

plain text reader text editor source code viewer ASCII viewer text file inspector unformatted text display log file viewer

Antonyms

rich text editor WYSIWYG processor formatted document viewer graphical user interface multimedia player rendered web browser PDF viewer