HTML to Plain Text Converter
Strip HTML tags and extract clean, readable text from any HTML content. Paste your markup and get plain text in one click.
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Extract the Words, Drop the Markup
You have HTML content from a web page, email template, or CMS export, but you need the plain text. Maybe you are migrating content, building a search index, generating a text-only email version, or just need to read the words without the clutter of tags.
Our converter strips every HTML tag and returns the underlying text content. Paragraph breaks are preserved. Entities like & and are decoded to their readable characters. The result is clean, usable plain text you can paste anywhere.
Processing happens entirely in your browser. Paste HTML from any source, including pages with sensitive information, and nothing is sent to a server. The conversion is instant regardless of how much markup you throw at it.
Smart HTML Tag Removal
More than a simple regex strip
Complete Tag Removal
Strips every HTML tag including nested elements, comments, and script blocks.
Entity Decoding
HTML entities (&, <, ) convert to their readable characters.
Preserve Structure
Paragraph and line breaks are maintained so the text remains readable.
Script & Style Removal
JavaScript and CSS content is removed, not just the tags around them.
Bulk Processing
Handle large HTML documents with thousands of elements instantly.
One-Click Copy
Copy the extracted text to your clipboard or download as a .txt file.
How to Strip HTML Tags
Fast and straightforward
Paste Your HTML
Paste HTML source code from any web page, email, or file.
Get Plain Text
The tool instantly strips tags and returns clean, readable text.
Copy or Download
Copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a text file.