TXT files are simple plain text documents with no formatting, using basic character encoding, while UOF files are complex office document formats supporting rich text, embedded objects, and extensive metadata. The conversion process involves translating plain text into a structured document with potential formatting inference and metadata generation.

Users convert TXT to UOF to transform basic text into professionally formatted documents, enable rich text editing, add structural elements like headers and paragraphs, and improve compatibility with modern office productivity software.

Common conversion scenarios include preparing meeting notes for corporate presentations, converting programming documentation into readable reports, transforming raw research notes into formatted academic documents, and standardizing text-based content for professional communication.

The conversion typically maintains original text content with high fidelity while introducing potential formatting enhancements. Some special characters or unique encoding might require careful translation to preserve exact original representation.

Converting from TXT to UOF generally increases file size by 50-200%, depending on the complexity of formatting and metadata added during the conversion process. A simple 10KB text file might expand to 20-30KB in UOF format.

Conversion limitations include potential loss of extremely specialized text encodings, challenges with non-standard character sets, and inability to automatically infer complex document structures from plain text.

Avoid converting when maintaining absolute text purity is critical, when working with extremely large text files that might become unwieldy, or when preserving exact original character-level formatting is essential.

Alternative approaches include using lightweight markup languages like Markdown, maintaining plain text with minimal formatting, or using intermediate formats that preserve more original characteristics.