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HTML to Text Converter

Strip HTML tags and extract plain text — paste, convert, and copy instantly.

Input HTML
Output Text
Plain text will appear here...
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About HTML to Text Converter

HTML to Text Converter is a free online tool that strips every HTML tag from your code and returns only the readable text a browser would actually display. Markup such as <div>, <span>, <a>, inline styles, and attributes are removed, while the words between them are preserved exactly as a reader sees them on the page.

It is built for moments when the formatting gets in the way of the content: cleaning up an HTML email before pasting it into a document, pulling the article text out of a saved web page, or stripping markup from a snippet you copied from a CMS. Instead of manually deleting tags one by one, you get clean plain text in a single click.

Every conversion runs entirely in your browser using the native DOMParser API. Your HTML is never uploaded, logged, or sent to a server, so even confidential emails and internal documents stay private on your own machine. There are no limits, no sign-up, and no cost.

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Key Features

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100% client-side

Parsing happens in your browser with the native DOMParser. Nothing is uploaded, making it safe for confidential or proprietary content.

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Browser-accurate output

Text is extracted the way the page renders, so spacing between paragraphs and blocks matches what a human reader would see.

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Handles messy markup

Unclosed tags, missing quotes, and copy-pasted email HTML are all parsed gracefully without throwing errors.

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Removes scripts and styles

Inline <script> and <style> blocks are dropped automatically, so no code or CSS leaks into your plain text.

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Instant and unlimited

Convert documents of any size as many times as you like — no rate limits, accounts, or paywalls.

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One-click copy

Grab the cleaned text with a single button and paste it straight into your editor, email, or spreadsheet.

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How to Use

01

Paste HTML

Copy your HTML code and paste it into the left editor pane.

02

Convert

Click "Convert" to strip all HTML tags and extract plain text.

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Copy Result

Use the copy button to grab your plain text output.

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Example

Tags, attributes, and inline styling are removed, leaving the readable text with paragraph breaks intact.

HTML input
<h1>Quarterly Update</h1>
<p>Revenue grew <strong>18%</strong> this
quarter. Read the <a href="/report">full
report</a> for details.</p>
Plain text output
Quarterly Update

Revenue grew 18% this quarter. Read the
full report for details.
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Common Use Cases

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    Cleaning up HTML emails

    Marketing and transactional emails are full of nested tables and inline styles. Paste the source and keep only the message copy for archiving, translation, or reuse.

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    Extracting article content

    Pull the readable body text out of a saved web page or CMS export without dragging along navigation, ads, or layout markup.

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    Preparing text for word counts and NLP

    Word counters, readability checkers, and language models expect plain text. Strip the HTML first so tag names and attributes do not skew the results.

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    Migrating content between systems

    When moving copy from one platform to another, convert to clean text first to avoid importing broken or incompatible markup.

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    Quoting content in plain-text channels

    Turn a formatted snippet into plain text before pasting into a terminal, code comment, or plain-text email.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HTML to Text Converter? expand_more
HTML to Text Converter is a free online tool that removes all HTML tags, attributes, and markup from your code, leaving only the readable plain text content.
Is my content secure? expand_more
Yes. All conversion happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No data is sent to any server, ensuring your content remains private and secure.
Does it preserve line breaks? expand_more
The tool extracts the text content as the browser would render it. Block-level elements like paragraphs and divs naturally create text separation, while inline elements are joined together.
Can it handle malformed HTML? expand_more
Yes. The tool uses the browser built-in DOMParser which is very tolerant of malformed HTML. It will extract whatever text content it can find, even from imperfect markup.
Does it keep links and image URLs? expand_more
No. Anchor tags are reduced to their visible link text and images are dropped entirely, because the goal is clean reading text. If you need the underlying URLs, use a dedicated link extractor instead.
What happens to scripts and CSS? expand_more
Inline <script> and <style> blocks are removed during parsing, so JavaScript and CSS rules never appear in the output — you only get the human-readable text.
How is this different from an HTML stripper? expand_more
The result is similar, but this tool focuses on producing readable text the way a browser renders it, including sensible spacing between blocks, rather than only deleting tag characters.
Is there a limit on input size? expand_more
There is no fixed limit. Because everything runs locally in your browser, you can process large documents, with performance depending only on your device.