# Save a text file without utf 8

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-a-text-file-without-utf-8/8061>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-a-text-file-without-utf-8/8061 "2019-02-03T05:09:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grimtin10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Grimtin10](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Grimtin10)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-a-text-file-without-utf-8/8061/1 "2019-02-03T05:09:49Z")

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How do I save a text file in Processing without it converting to UTF-8?

Please help.  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-a-text-file-without-utf-8/8061/2 "2019-02-04T07:06:34Z")

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I am willing to bet [createOutput](https://processing.org/reference/createOutput_.html) would do it. If this does not work, you can google `"saving a file not using utf8 encoding" "java"` and it should show you some options in Java that you can bring to Processing. If you are stuck, show us your resources, code and error messages.

Kf

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**Author:** ![Grimtin10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Grimtin10](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Grimtin10)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-a-text-file-without-utf-8/8061/3 "2019-02-06T04:10:08Z")

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> [@kfrajer](#):
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> `"saving a file not using utf8 encoding" "java`

Thanks. I will try this.