# Issue with Playing TXT Group in ParaView
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 29, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742 "2025-05-29T08:06:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Qwenthur](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qwenthur)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/1 "2025-05-29T08:06:04Z")
Hi all,
When opening a TXT group, I encountered the following issue: the TXT group cannot be played , but a VTK group opened using the same method can be played.
By comparing the information of the two groups, I noticed that the VTK group includes two lines of information: “# of Time Steps” and “Current Time”, while the TXT group lacks these. What causes this difference? Is there a way to enable playback for the TXT group, similar to how it works for the VTK group?(ParaView-5.13.1, MacOs)
Best regards,
Qwenthur
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/2 "2025-06-02T09:29:10Z")
Indeed, I confirm that the txt reader does not support reading multiple files as a time series sadly.
It should not be hard to add though, alternatively, you can store your file as .vtt files.
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### Author:  [@Qwenthur](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qwenthur)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/3 "2025-06-04T10:42:24Z")
Hi Mathieu,
I couldn’t find a TXT reader that supports reading multiple files as a time series, so I generated a .vtt file based on my .txt files. When I open the .vtt file, the “Supported Types” section lists .vtt as a valid format. However, after opening it, ParaView reports that a reader for .vtt file could not be found.
Is this issue caused by using an older version (5.13.1) of ParaView? Or do I need to download an additional plugin to support .vtt files?
Best regards,
Qwenthur
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/4 "2025-06-04T10:54:14Z")
please share your vtt file
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### Author:  [@Qwenthur](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qwenthur)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/5 "2025-06-04T11:10:01Z")
[m\_simulation.vtt](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/87ctu3KrMuVieR2G286FuL3LDqP.vtt) (17.3 KB)
Do you need .txt files?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/6 "2025-06-04T11:11:26Z")
That is not a .vtt file though, it looks like a list of txt file in xml format ?
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### Author:  [@Qwenthur](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Qwenthur)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/issue-with-playing-txt-group-in-paraview/16742/7 "2025-06-04T11:16:14Z")
Yes. I’m sorry, I thought this was the .vtt file. 😭