diff --git a/BasicNodes/File/WriteText.cs b/BasicNodes/File/WriteText.cs
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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using FileFlows.BasicNodes;
+using FileFlows.Plugin;
+using FileFlows.Plugin.Attributes;
+
+namespace BasicNodes.File;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A flow element that writes text to a file
+/// </summary>
+public class WriteText : Node
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override int Inputs => 1;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override int Outputs => 1;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override FlowElementType Type => FlowElementType.Process;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override string Icon => "fas fa-file-signature";
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override string Group => "File";
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override string HelpUrl => "https://fileflows.com/docs/plugins/basic-nodes/write-text";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the output text location
+    /// </summary>
+    [TextVariable(1)]
+    [Required]
+    public string File { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the text to write, if blank writes the current file
+    /// </summary>
+    [TextVariable(2)]
+    public string Text { get; set; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public override int Execute(NodeParameters args)
+    {
+        string file = args.ReplaceVariables(File, stripMissing: true);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(file))
+        {
+            args.FailureReason = "No file set";
+            args.Logger?.ELog(args.FailureReason);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        string text = GetText(args, Text, file);
+
+        args.Logger?.ILog($"Text: {text}");
+        args.Logger?.ILog($"File: {file}");
+
+        var result = args.FileService.FileAppendAllText(file, text);
+        if (result.Failed(out var error))
+        {
+            args.FailureReason = "File writing file: " + error;
+            args.Logger.ELog(args.FailureReason);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        args.Logger?.ILog($"Text written to file");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the text to write
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="args">the node parameters</param>
+    /// <param name="text">the original text</param>
+    /// <param name="outputFile">the file to write to</param>
+    /// <returns>the text to write</returns>
+    public static string GetText(NodeParameters args, string text, string outputFile)
+    {
+        if (outputFile?.ToLowerInvariant().EndsWith(".csv") == true)
+        {
+            var parts = text?.Split([";", ","], StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries) ?? [];
+            if (parts.Length == 0)
+            {
+                return CsvEncode(args.WorkingFile);
+            }
+
+            return string.Join(",", parts.Select(x => CsvEncode(args.ReplaceVariables(x, stripMissing: true))));
+        }
+
+        return args.ReplaceVariables(text, stripMissing: true)?.EmptyAsNull() ?? args.WorkingFile;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// CSV encodes a string
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="text">the text to encode</param>
+    /// <returns>the CSV encoded string</returns>
+    private static string CsvEncode(string text)
+        => $"\"{text.Replace("\"", "\"\"")}\"";
+}
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diff --git a/BasicNodes/Tests/WriteTextTests.cs b/BasicNodes/Tests/WriteTextTests.cs
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+#if(DEBUG)
+
+using BasicNodes.File;
+
+namespace BasicNodes.Tests;
+
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class WriteTextTests : TestBase
+{
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void WorkingFile_Csv()
+    {
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"/test/file.mkv", new TestLogger(), false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
+
+        var output = WriteText.GetText(args, "", "file.csv");
+        Assert.AreEqual("\"/test/file.mkv\"", output);
+    }
+    
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void WorkingFile_Text()
+    {
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"/test/file.mkv", new TestLogger(), false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
+
+        var output = WriteText.GetText(args, "", "file.txt");
+        Assert.AreEqual("/test/file.mkv", output);
+    }
+    
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void CsvArgs()
+    {
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"/test/file.mkv", new TestLogger(), false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
+        args.Variables["file.Name"] = "file.mkv";
+        args.Variables["ext"] = "mkv";
+
+        var output = WriteText.GetText(args, "{file.Name};{ext}", "file.csv");
+        Assert.AreEqual("\"file.mkv\",\"mkv\"", output);
+    }
+    
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void CsvArg()
+    {
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"/test/file.mkv", new TestLogger(), false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
+        args.Variables["file.Name"] = "file.mkv";
+
+        var output = WriteText.GetText(args, "{file.Name}", "file.csv");
+        Assert.AreEqual("\"file.mkv\"", output);
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/BasicNodes/i18n/en.json b/BasicNodes/i18n/en.json
index 35b9ccb7..cfbab138 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/i18n/en.json
+++ b/BasicNodes/i18n/en.json
@@ -501,6 +501,18 @@
             "Options": "Options",
             "Options-Help": "The string to match against."
           }
+        },
+        "WriteText": {
+          "Description": "Writes text to a file",
+          "Outputs": {
+            "1": "Text written to file"
+          },
+          "Fields": {
+            "File": "File",
+            "File-Help": "The file to write the text to.",
+            "Text": "Text",
+            "Text-Help": "The text to write to the file.  If left blank the current working file full path will be written."
+          }
         }
       }
     }