Text cleaner · Formatting Converters

HTML to Plain Text Converter

Extract readable text from HTML fragments, copied email templates and CMS content.

✓ Free✓ No sign-up✓ Text stays in your browser
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Change and inspection report

Paste text to see a transparent report.

Annotated input

Highlighted labels show unusual or transformed characters at their original positions.

Extract text instead of deleting between tags

The converter uses the browser's HTML parser to read text content safely. It is designed for snippets and copied markup, not for downloading remote web pages.

Scripts in pasted markup are not executed. Review complex tables and navigation lists because their visual layout cannot be represented exactly in plain text.

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Example transformations

Input

<article><h1>Hello</h1><p>Clean <strong>text</strong>.</p></article>

Output

Hello
Clean text.

HTML elements are removed and their text remains.

FAQ

Questions about HTML to Plain Text

Does pasted HTML run?

No. The browser parses the string in an isolated document and reads its text content.

Can it fetch a URL?

No. Paste the HTML source or copied fragment directly.

Does it keep links?

It keeps visible anchor text. Use the Markdown or tracking-link tools when URL handling matters.

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