URL to Text Converter

Extract clean text or Markdown from any website or link

YouTube video detected. We'll get the full transcript. Other options are turned off because they don't apply.

TikTok video detected. We'll get the caption, stats and TikTok's transcript when it has one. Other options are turned off because they don't apply.

Instagram post detected. We'll get the caption, author and stats. Spoken words in videos aren't included yet.

Include timestamps

Start each line of the transcript with the time it's spoken, e.g. [01:23]. No extra cost.

Output Format:

Extract Only Main Content with AI

This option uses AI to attempt to extract only the main relevant content on the page.

Render JavaScript

Enable this option to render JavaScript on the page before converting to Markdown.

Residential IP

Use a residential IP address for the request, which may help bypass certain restrictions. Note: Only one proxy option can be selected at a time.

Premium Residential IP

Please create an account to use this option. Note: Only one proxy option can be selected at a time.

Add AI Prompt

Enable this option to add an AI-generated prompt for custom extraction.

Define End of Article

Enable this option to stop extracting content at a specific point (e.g., 'End of Article').

Wait for JS

Enable this option to wait for JavaScript to fully load on the page before fetching content. Useful for pages with dynamic content.

Wait Time (milliseconds):

Extract Content with CSS

Enable this option to specify the css selector to extract

CSS Selector

This CSS selector may not work. Please try a different one in this format, such as .button, #navbar, or title.

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How to extract text from a website

1
Copy the link

Copy the page's URL from your browser's address bar, or use the Share button in an app.
2
Paste and convert

Paste it into the box above, pick Text or Markdown, and click Convert.
3
Copy the text

Copy the clean text or download it, then paste it wherever you need it.

Convert any link to text

Just the words, none of the clutter

Menus, ads, cookie banners and code are stripped out, so you get the article or page content you actually want.

Text or Markdown for ChatGPT and Claude

Markdown keeps headings, lists, links and tables, the format AI tools read best. Paste it in to summarize, translate or ask questions about any page.

Works on hard pages too

Render JavaScript for pages built with scripts, and use residential IPs for sites that block ordinary requests.

YouTube links become transcripts

Paste a YouTube link to get the video's full transcript, or open the YouTube Transcript Generator.

Who uses URL to Text

AI users feed articles, docs and reports into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini without copy-and-paste mess.
Researchers and students collect clean text from sources for notes, quotes and analysis.
Writers and SEO teams pull competitors' page copy to review headings, structure and word count.
Developers use the URL to Text API to turn web pages into text for apps, RAG pipelines and LLM datasets.

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URL to Text FAQ

How do I extract text from a website? +

Paste the page's URL into the box above and click Convert. You get the page's text without the menus, ads and code, ready to copy or download. Pick Markdown to keep headings, lists and links.

Can I convert a link to text? +

Yes. Any link you can open in a browser works: articles, blog posts, documentation, product pages and YouTube videos. Paste the link and click Convert.

Is URL to Text free? +

Yes. Convert web pages for free without an account. Free use is rate limited to keep it fast for everyone. Paid credits unlock JavaScript rendering, residential IPs, AI content extraction, AI prompts and the API.

Does it work on JavaScript-heavy websites? +

Yes. Turn on Render JavaScript (signed-in users) and the page is loaded in a real browser first, so text that only appears after scripts run is included.

Should I choose plain text or Markdown? +

Plain text is best for reading, notes and documents. Markdown keeps headings, lists, links and tables, which is the best format to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or other AI tools.

Can I get the transcript of a video from its link? +

Yes, for YouTube. Paste a YouTube link here or use the YouTube Transcript page to get the full transcript, with timestamps if you want them.

Does it keep images? +

No. URL to Text returns the text of the page. In Markdown mode, links and formatting are kept.

Is there an API? +

Yes. Send a URL to the URL to Text API and get the text or Markdown back as JSON, with the same options as the website. See the API docs for details.

Is my data private? +

We fetch the page you ask for and return its text. We don't sell the content or look at it unless we need to debug a problem you report.

How do I report a problem or ask a question? +

Use the chat button in the corner of the page. We read every message.