diff --git a/locales/ar-SA/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/ar-SA/opencadstudio.ftl
index 29309aebe..ec1945846 100644
--- a/locales/ar-SA/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/ar-SA/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  أدخل خيار وضع النسخ [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: لم يتم تحديد نص.
     .angle-override-shown = تجاوز الزاوية: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = معاينة الطباعة
     .link-a-csv-data-source = ربط مصدر بيانات CSV
diff --git a/locales/bg-BG/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/bg-BG/opencadstudio.ftl
index 0e9311cba..ac46e236a 100644
--- a/locales/bg-BG/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/bg-BG/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .displacement = COPY  Задайте преместване:
     .mode = COPY  Въведете режим на копиране [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: няма избран текст.
     .angle-override-shown = Замяна на ъгъла: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Преглед на печата
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Свързване на CSV източник на данни
diff --git a/locales/cs-CZ/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/cs-CZ/opencadstudio.ftl
index 776d38f4f..b70fa38a8 100644
--- a/locales/cs-CZ/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/cs-CZ/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Zadejte režim kopírování [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: není vybrán žádný text.
     .angle-override-shown = Přepsání úhlu: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Náhled tisku
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Propojit zdroj dat CSV
diff --git a/locales/de-DE/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/de-DE/opencadstudio.ftl
index 4b79b2aaf..80f05cec8 100644
--- a/locales/de-DE/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/de-DE/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Kopiermodus eingeben [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: kein Text gewählt.
     .angle-override-shown = Winkelvorgabe: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Plotvorschau
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV-Datenquelle verknüpfen
diff --git a/locales/el-GR/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/el-GR/opencadstudio.ftl
index ea2c1bc31..6b70539b3 100644
--- a/locales/el-GR/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/el-GR/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Επιλέξτε λειτουργία αντιγραφής [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: δεν επιλέχθηκε κείμενο.
     .angle-override-shown = Παράκαμψη γωνίας: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Προεπισκόπηση εκτύπωσης
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Σύνδεση πηγής δεδομένων CSV
diff --git a/locales/en-US/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/en-US/opencadstudio.ftl
index 5aaf066de..f39393ae5 100644
--- a/locales/en-US/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/en-US/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Enter a copy mode option [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: no text selected.
     .angle-override-shown = Angle Override: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .browser-cannot-open-typed-path = The browser cannot open a typed path; pick the file instead.
     .recover-drawing = Recover Drawing
diff --git a/locales/es-ES/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/es-ES/opencadstudio.ftl
index a736af26d..0375abb4d 100644
--- a/locales/es-ES/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/es-ES/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Indique modo de copia [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: no se ha seleccionado ningún texto.
     .angle-override-shown = Modificación de ángulo: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Vista previa de trazado
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Vincular un origen de datos CSV
diff --git a/locales/fi-FI/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/fi-FI/opencadstudio.ftl
index 8965ec556..44e0c7743 100644
--- a/locales/fi-FI/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/fi-FI/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Valitse kopiointitila [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: tekstiä ei ole valittu.
     .angle-override-shown = Kulman ohitus: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Tulostuksen esikatselu
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Linkitä CSV-tietolähde
diff --git a/locales/fr-FR/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/fr-FR/opencadstudio.ftl
index df8ae715c..a0f804fbb 100644
--- a/locales/fr-FR/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/fr-FR/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Entrez le mode de copie [Single/Multiple] <Multiple> :
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP : aucun texte sélectionné.
     .angle-override-shown = Remplacement d’angle : __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Aperçu du tracé
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Lier une source de données CSV
diff --git a/locales/hi-IN/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/hi-IN/opencadstudio.ftl
index b27d163e6..af70fa6a1 100644
--- a/locales/hi-IN/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/hi-IN/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  कॉपी मोड विकल्प दर्ज करें [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: कोई टेक्स्ट चयनित नहीं।
     .angle-override-shown = कोण ओवरराइड: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = प्लॉट पूर्वावलोकन
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV डेटा स्रोत लिंक करें
diff --git a/locales/hu-HU/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/hu-HU/opencadstudio.ftl
index 5a1cfd97e..5699219b3 100644
--- a/locales/hu-HU/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/hu-HU/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Adja meg a másolási módot [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: nincs kijelölt szöveg.
     .angle-override-shown = Szög felülbírálása: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .parametric-coincident = Egybeeső
     .parametric-colinear = Egy egyenesbe eső
diff --git a/locales/it-IT/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/it-IT/opencadstudio.ftl
index 330532d2c..f99f20f76 100644
--- a/locales/it-IT/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/it-IT/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Specificare modalità di copia [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: nessun testo selezionato.
     .angle-override-shown = Sostituzione angolo: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Anteprima di stampa
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Collega un'origine dati CSV
diff --git a/locales/ja-JP/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/ja-JP/opencadstudio.ftl
index 5a03654fe..d42694451 100644
--- a/locales/ja-JP/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/ja-JP/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  コピーモードを入力 [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: 文字が選択されていません。
     .angle-override-shown = 角度の優先: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = 印刷プレビュー
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV データ ソースをリンク
diff --git a/locales/ko-KR/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/ko-KR/opencadstudio.ftl
index 34e1b6146..27a7f46be 100644
--- a/locales/ko-KR/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/ko-KR/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  복사 모드 옵션 입력 [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: 선택된 문자가 없습니다.
     .angle-override-shown = 각도 재지정: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = 플롯 미리 보기
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV 데이터 원본 연결
diff --git a/locales/lo-LA/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/lo-LA/opencadstudio.ftl
index c0320371c..f2634923b 100644
--- a/locales/lo-LA/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/lo-LA/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  ປ້ອນຕົວເລືອກໂໝດການຄັດລອກ [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: ບໍ່ໄດ້ເລືອກຂໍ້ຄວາມ.
     .angle-override-shown = ກຳນົດມຸມແທນ: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .remote-image-url-could-not-be-fetched-the-request-timed-out = ບໍ່ສາມາດດຶງຮູບພາບທາງໄກ "__ocs_fmt_0__" ໄດ້: ການຮ້ອງຂໍໝົດເວລາ.
     .remote-image-url-was-not-loaded-it-exceeds-the-64-mb-remote-image-limit = ບໍ່ໄດ້ໂຫຼດຮູບພາບທາງໄກ "__ocs_fmt_0__": ມັນເກີນຂີດຈຳກັດ 64 MB ຂອງຮູບພາບທາງໄກ.
diff --git a/locales/nl-NL/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/nl-NL/opencadstudio.ftl
index ba4b42c03..ae7e2f9cb 100644
--- a/locales/nl-NL/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/nl-NL/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Geef kopieermodus op [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: geen tekst geselecteerd.
     .angle-override-shown = Hoekoverschrijving: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Plotvoorbeeld
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV-gegevensbron koppelen
diff --git a/locales/pl-PL/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/pl-PL/opencadstudio.ftl
index 5bff69231..4779f1c48 100644
--- a/locales/pl-PL/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/pl-PL/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Podaj tryb kopiowania [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: nie wybrano tekstu.
     .angle-override-shown = Zastąpienie kąta: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Podgląd wydruku
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Połącz źródło danych CSV
diff --git a/locales/pt-BR/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/pt-BR/opencadstudio.ftl
index 2fbe84c78..1878bd9bf 100644
--- a/locales/pt-BR/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/pt-BR/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Informe o modo de cópia [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: nenhum texto selecionado.
     .angle-override-shown = Substituição de ângulo: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Visualização da plotagem
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Vincular uma fonte de dados CSV
diff --git a/locales/ru-RU/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/ru-RU/opencadstudio.ftl
index 5a3b3eec2..463bc5316 100644
--- a/locales/ru-RU/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/ru-RU/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Задайте режим копирования [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: текст не выбран.
     .angle-override-shown = Переопределение угла: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Предварительный просмотр печати
     .link-a-csv-data-source = Связать источник данных CSV
diff --git a/locales/tr-TR/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/tr-TR/opencadstudio.ftl
index 131d2af77..246c460fe 100644
--- a/locales/tr-TR/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/tr-TR/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  Kopyalama modu seçin [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: metin seçilmedi.
     .angle-override-shown = Açı geçersiz kılma: __ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = Çizim önizleme
     .link-a-csv-data-source = CSV veri kaynağı bağla
diff --git a/locales/zh-CN/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/zh-CN/opencadstudio.ftl
index ae45b0d03..39b1f20aa 100644
--- a/locales/zh-CN/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/zh-CN/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  输入复制模式选项 [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: 未选择文字。
     .angle-override-shown = 角度替代：__ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = 打印预览
     .link-a-csv-data-source = 链接 CSV 数据源
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW/opencadstudio.ftl b/locales/zh-TW/opencadstudio.ftl
index 62df4ca51..1f56ac9dc 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW/opencadstudio.ftl
+++ b/locales/zh-TW/opencadstudio.ftl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ command-copy =
     .mode = COPY  輸入複製模式選項 [Single/Multiple] <Multiple>:
 
 common =
+    .txtexp-no-text-selected = TXTEXP: 未選擇文字。
     .angle-override-shown = 角度取代：__ocs_fmt_0__
     .plot-preview-task = 出圖預覽
     .link-a-csv-data-source = 連結 CSV 資料來源
diff --git a/src/app/commands/dim.rs b/src/app/commands/dim.rs
index 489c140ee..ba4a89d96 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/dim.rs
+++ b/src/app/commands/dim.rs
@@ -1303,6 +1303,38 @@ impl OpenCADStudio {
                 }
             }
 
+            // TXTEXP — text becomes the polylines of its character outlines.
+            "TXTEXP" => {
+                let selected: Vec<_> = self.tabs[i]
+                    .scene
+                    .selected_entities()
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|(handle, _)| !self.tabs[i].scene.is_layer_locked(*handle))
+                    .collect();
+                if selected.is_empty() {
+                    use crate::modules::draw::select::SelectObjectsCommand;
+                    let cmd = SelectObjectsCommand::new("TXTEXP");
+                    self.command_line.push_info(&cmd.prompt());
+                    self.tabs[i].active_cmd = Some(Box::new(cmd));
+                } else {
+                    use crate::modules::draw::modify::explode::apply_explode_replacements;
+                    use crate::modules::draw::modify::txtexp::plan_text_explode;
+                    let replacements = plan_text_explode(&selected, &self.tabs[i].scene.document);
+                    let exploded = replacements.len();
+                    if exploded > 0 {
+                        self.push_undo_snapshot(i, "TXTEXP");
+                        apply_explode_replacements(&mut self.tabs[i].scene, replacements);
+                        self.tabs[i].dirty = true;
+                        self.refresh_properties();
+                        self.command_line
+                            .push_output(crate::tf!("{exploded} object(s) exploded.").as_ref());
+                    } else {
+                        self.command_line
+                            .push_info(crate::t!("TXTEXP: no text selected.").as_ref());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             "OFFSET" => {
                 use crate::modules::draw::modify::offset::{is_offsettable, OffsetCommand};
                 let all_entities: Vec<_> = self.tabs[i]
diff --git a/src/app/control/mod.rs b/src/app/control/mod.rs
index b30ed9953..895eacb15 100644
--- a/src/app/control/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/control/mod.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ fn command_category(name: &str) -> &'static str {
         "BREAK",
         "JOIN",
         "EXPLODE",
+        "TXTEXP",
         "STRETCH",
         "ARRAY",
         "PEDIT",
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ fn command_selection_policy(name: &str) -> &'static str {
         "CUTCLIP",
         "ERASE",
         "EXPLODE",
+        "TXTEXP",
         "GROUP",
         "LAYFRZ",
         "LAYLCK",
diff --git a/src/locale_catalog.rs b/src/locale_catalog.rs
index 6647f6f77..472fa90d2 100644
--- a/src/locale_catalog.rs
+++ b/src/locale_catalog.rs
@@ -3697,6 +3697,7 @@ pub(super) fn message_attribute(source: &str) -> Option<(&'static str, &'static
         "Width factor" => Some(("common", "width-factor-sentence-case")),
         "Width: %{value}" => Some(("ui", "width-value")),
         "Window" => Some(("common", "window")),
+        "TXTEXP: no text selected." => Some(("common", "txtexp-no-text-selected")),
         "Windows desktop" => Some(("styles", "windows-desktop")),
         "Wipeout" => Some(("common", "wipeout")),
         "Wireframe" => Some(("common", "wireframe")),
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/modify/mod.rs b/src/modules/draw/modify/mod.rs
index d8e35bd8d..0f821ac61 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/modify/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/modify/mod.rs
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ pub mod stretch;
 pub mod torient;
 pub mod translate;
 pub mod trim;
+pub mod txtexp;
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/modify/txtexp.rs b/src/modules/draw/modify/txtexp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adc851ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/draw/modify/txtexp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// TXTEXP — replace text with the outlines of its characters.
+//
+// Each glyph contour of a TEXT or MTEXT becomes a polyline on the text's
+// layer and with its properties: a lightweight polyline when the text lies
+// flat, a 3D polyline when it is tilted.
+
+use codec::entities::{LwPolyline, LwVertex, Polyline3D, Vertex3DPolyline};
+use codec::types::Vector2;
+use codec::{CadDocument, EntityType, Handle};
+
+use crate::scene::convert::acad_to_render::{convert, RenderObject};
+
+/// The outlines replacing each explodable text of `selected`, as
+/// (text, polylines) pairs ready for `apply_explode_replacements`.
+pub fn plan_text_explode(
+    selected: &[(Handle, &EntityType)],
+    document: &CadDocument,
+) -> Vec<(Handle, Vec<EntityType>)> {
+    selected
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|(handle, entity)| {
+            let outlines = text_outlines(entity, document);
+            (!outlines.is_empty()).then_some((*handle, outlines))
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// The character outlines of a TEXT or MTEXT; empty for anything else.
+pub fn text_outlines(entity: &EntityType, document: &CadDocument) -> Vec<EntityType> {
+    let (common, elevation) = match entity {
+        EntityType::Text(text) => (&text.common, text.insertion_point.z),
+        EntityType::MText(text) => (&text.common, text.insertion_point.z),
+        _ => return Vec::new(),
+    };
+    let Some(RenderObject::Text(groups)) = convert(entity, document).map(|render| render.object)
+    else {
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    let mut common = common.clone();
+    common.handle = Handle::NULL;
+    let mut outlines = Vec::new();
+    for group in &groups {
+        for stroke in group.strokes.iter().filter(|stroke| stroke.len() >= 2) {
+            let mut points: Vec<[f64; 3]> = stroke
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&[x, y]| {
+                    let (x, y) = (x as f64, y as f64);
+                    match group.plane {
+                        Some(plane) => std::array::from_fn(|axis| {
+                            plane.origin[axis] + plane.x_axis[axis] * x + plane.y_axis[axis] * y
+                        }),
+                        None => [group.origin[0] + x, group.origin[1] + y, elevation],
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect();
+            let closed = points.len() > 2 && {
+                let (first, last) = (points[0], points[points.len() - 1]);
+                (0..3).all(|axis| (first[axis] - last[axis]).abs() <= 1e-9)
+            };
+            if closed {
+                points.pop();
+            }
+            let z = points[0][2];
+            if points.iter().all(|point| (point[2] - z).abs() <= 1e-9) {
+                let mut polyline = LwPolyline::new();
+                polyline.common = common.clone();
+                polyline.is_closed = closed;
+                polyline.elevation = z;
+                polyline.vertices = points
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|point| LwVertex::new(Vector2::new(point[0], point[1])))
+                    .collect();
+                outlines.push(EntityType::LwPolyline(polyline));
+            } else {
+                let mut polyline = Polyline3D::new();
+                polyline.common = common.clone();
+                polyline.flags.closed = closed;
+                polyline.vertices = points
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|point| Vertex3DPolyline::from_xyz(point[0], point[1], point[2]))
+                    .collect();
+                outlines.push(EntityType::Polyline3D(polyline));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    outlines
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/draw/select.rs b/src/modules/draw/select.rs
index f434bfeeb..8b7798220 100644
--- a/src/modules/draw/select.rs
+++ b/src/modules/draw/select.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ inventory::submit!(crate::command::CommandRegistration {
         "MOVE",
         "ROTATE",
         "SCALE",
-        "STRETCH"
+        "STRETCH",
+        "TXTEXP"
     ]
 }); // SelectObjectsCommand