diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51ce94a..9dbe220 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Dummy keys now show the correct locked/unlocked status
 
+### Changed
+- Improved documentation for differences between text and binary messages
+
 ### Deprecated
 - `(key *Key) Check() (bool, error)` is now deprecated, all keys are now checked upon import from x/crypto
 
diff --git a/crypto/message.go b/crypto/message.go
index 1741628..e91d9a3 100644
--- a/crypto/message.go
+++ b/crypto/message.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type ClearTextMessage struct {
 
 // NewPlainMessage generates a new binary PlainMessage ready for encryption,
 // signature, or verification from the unencrypted binary data.
+// This will encrypt the message with the binary flag and preserve the file as is.
 func NewPlainMessage(data []byte) *PlainMessage {
 	return &PlainMessage{
 		Data:     clone(data),
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func NewPlainMessage(data []byte) *PlainMessage {
 
 // NewPlainMessageFromFile generates a new binary PlainMessage ready for encryption,
 // signature, or verification from the unencrypted binary data.
+// This will encrypt the message with the binary flag and preserve the file as is.
 // It assigns a filename and a modification time.
 func NewPlainMessageFromFile(data []byte, filename string, time uint32) *PlainMessage {
 	return &PlainMessage{
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ func NewPlainMessageFromFile(data []byte, filename string, time uint32) *PlainMe
 
 // NewPlainMessageFromString generates a new text PlainMessage,
 // ready for encryption, signature, or verification from an unencrypted string.
+// This will encrypt the message with the text flag, canonicalize the line endings
+// (i.e. set all of them to \r\n) and strip the trailing spaces for each line.
+// This allows seamless conversion to clear text signed messages (see RFC 4880 5.2.1 and 7.1).
 func NewPlainMessageFromString(text string) *PlainMessage {
 	return &PlainMessage{
 		Data:     []byte(internal.CanonicalizeAndTrim(text)),