# Text File viewer within post

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077 "2022-10-05T22:07:52Z")
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### Author: ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-file-viewer-within-post/241077/1 "2022-10-05T22:07:52Z")

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Currently this is how text files are being displayed in posts:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/b/b/4bb2ff1a3169aa8a6e25d2a3ba04b989267e620c.png)  
Instead, it can be presented like this:  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/b/4/3b45812e7134a8881cb1a0cf8555746366b690d2.png)

This way allows for you to know what’s in a text file without having to download it and open it on your system.