diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/base/data/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/base/data/utils.py
index 03f6de046..a9aaed45b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/base/data/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/base/data/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
+import json
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from concurrent import futures
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional, Text
+from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Text
+
+import yaml
 
 from langflow.schema.schema import Record
 
+# Types of files that can be read simply by file.read()
+# and have 100% to be completely readable
+TEXT_FILE_TYPES = [
+    "txt",
+    "md",
+    "mdx",
+    "csv",
+    "json",
+    "yaml",
+    "yml",
+    "xml",
+    "html",
+    "htm",
+]
+
 
 def is_hidden(path: Path) -> bool:
     return path.name.startswith(".")
@@ -11,10 +30,10 @@ def is_hidden(path: Path) -> bool:
 
 def retrieve_file_paths(
     path: str,
-    types: List[str],
     load_hidden: bool,
     recursive: bool,
     depth: int,
+    types: List[str] = TEXT_FILE_TYPES,
 ) -> List[str]:
     path_obj = Path(path)
     if not path_obj.exists() or not path_obj.is_dir():
@@ -35,12 +54,14 @@ def retrieve_file_paths(
 
     glob = "**/*" if recursive else "*"
     paths = walk_level(path_obj, depth) if depth else path_obj.glob(glob)
-    file_paths = [Text(p) for p in paths if p.is_file() and match_types(p) and is_not_hidden(p)]
+    file_paths = [
+        Text(p) for p in paths if p.is_file() and match_types(p) and is_not_hidden(p)
+    ]
 
     return file_paths
 
 
-def parse_file_to_record(file_path: str, silent_errors: bool) -> Optional[Record]:
+def partition_file_to_record(file_path: str, silent_errors: bool) -> Optional[Record]:
     # Use the partition function to load the file
     from unstructured.partition.auto import partition  # type: ignore
 
@@ -59,6 +80,33 @@ def parse_file_to_record(file_path: str, silent_errors: bool) -> Optional[Record
     return record
 
 
+def read_text_file(file_path: str) -> str:
+    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def parse_text_file_to_record(file_path: str, silent_errors: bool) -> Optional[Record]:
+    try:
+        text = read_text_file(file_path)
+        # if file is json, yaml, or xml, we can parse it
+        if file_path.endswith(".json"):
+
+            text = json.loads(text)
+        elif file_path.endswith(".yaml") or file_path.endswith(".yml"):
+
+            text = yaml.safe_load(text)
+        elif file_path.endswith(".xml"):
+
+            text = ET.fromstring(text)
+    except Exception as e:
+        if not silent_errors:
+            raise ValueError(f"Error loading file {file_path}: {e}") from e
+        return None
+
+    record = Record(data={"file_path": file_path, "text": text})
+    return record
+
+
 def get_elements(
     file_paths: List[str],
     silent_errors: bool,
@@ -68,15 +116,23 @@ def get_elements(
     if use_multithreading:
         records = parallel_load_records(file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency)
     else:
-        records = [parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors) for file_path in file_paths]
+        records = [
+            partition_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors)
+            for file_path in file_paths
+        ]
     records = list(filter(None, records))
     return records
 
 
-def parallel_load_records(file_paths: List[str], silent_errors: bool, max_concurrency: int) -> List[Optional[Record]]:
+def parallel_load_records(
+    file_paths: List[str],
+    silent_errors: bool,
+    max_concurrency: int,
+    load_function: Callable = parse_text_file_to_record,
+) -> List[Optional[Record]]:
     with futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_concurrency) as executor:
         loaded_files = executor.map(
-            lambda file_path: parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors),
+            lambda file_path: load_function(file_path, silent_errors),
             file_paths,
         )
     # loaded_files is an iterator, so we need to convert it to a list
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/components/data/Directory.py b/src/backend/langflow/components/data/Directory.py
index f05b11e2c..bc949343a 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/components/data/Directory.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/components/data/Directory.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 from langflow import CustomComponent
 from langflow.base.data.utils import (
     parallel_load_records,
-    parse_file_to_record,
+    parse_text_file_to_record,
     retrieve_file_paths,
 )
 from langflow.schema import Record
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from langflow.schema import Record
 
 class DirectoryComponent(CustomComponent):
     display_name = "Directory"
-    description = "Load files from a directory."
+    description = "Load Text Files from a Directory and Convert Them to Records."
 
     def build_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class DirectoryComponent(CustomComponent):
     def build(
         self,
         path: str,
-        types: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         depth: int = 0,
         max_concurrency: int = 2,
         load_hidden: bool = False,
@@ -54,16 +53,20 @@ class DirectoryComponent(CustomComponent):
         silent_errors: bool = False,
         use_multithreading: bool = True,
     ) -> List[Optional[Record]]:
-        if types is None:
-            types = []
+
         resolved_path = self.resolve_path(path)
-        file_paths = retrieve_file_paths(resolved_path, types, load_hidden, recursive, depth)
+        file_paths = retrieve_file_paths(resolved_path, load_hidden, recursive, depth)
         loaded_records = []
 
         if use_multithreading:
-            loaded_records = parallel_load_records(file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency)
+            loaded_records = parallel_load_records(
+                file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency
+            )
         else:
-            loaded_records = [parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors) for file_path in file_paths]
+            loaded_records = [
+                parse_text_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors)
+                for file_path in file_paths
+            ]
         loaded_records = list(filter(None, loaded_records))
         self.status = loaded_records
         return loaded_records