Cross-browser Save As .txt

javascript save-as execcommand data-uri
Christophe picture Christophe · Jun 24, 2011 · Viewed 12.6k times · Source

Is there a JavaScript library that allows to save strings as txt files, and works cross-browser?

In the past, I have been using Downloadify, but I am looking at another option for a couple reasons:

  • I hope to find a pure JavaScript solution, without the need for Flash
  • it seems that Downloadify is not updated anymore (no update in the past 18 months)
  • I am experiencing an issue with Downloadify in IE 9, where strings are cut off

Answer

Viacheslav Dobromyslov picture Viacheslav Dobromyslov · Feb 27, 2012

Here is what you need. But it's not cross-browser yet. Works in Google Chrome.

<a download="MyFile.txt" 
   href="your-data-uri-here"
   draggable="true" 
   class="dragout"
>Download ready</a>

Also Wikipedia has a good article about Data URI

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