HTML to Text Converter
Paste HTML or upload a file and get clean plain text or Markdown. Free, with no sign-up.
Want the text of a live page? Paste its URL into URL to Text.
Can't fetch it from here? Use the Chrome extension
The free URL to Text extension copies the page you have open, even pages behind a login or that block servers.
No text was found.
Something look wrong, or missing a feature? — we read every message.
Want this as an API?
Clean text, not a tag soup
Readable plain text
Paragraphs and line breaks stay, scripts, styles and hidden code go, and table cells are tab-separated.
Or Markdown
Headings, lists, bold, links and tables as Markdown for ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub or a docs site.
Emails and exports
Works on HTML emails, saved web pages, CMS exports and anything else made of HTML.
HTML to Text FAQ
Is this HTML to text converter free? +
Yes. Convert HTML for free without an account. Free use is rate limited to keep it fast for everyone.
How do I convert HTML to plain text? +
Paste the HTML code (or upload an .html file) and click Convert. Tags, scripts and styles are removed, paragraphs and line breaks are kept, and table cells are separated by tabs.
Can I convert HTML to Markdown? +
Yes. Pick Markdown to keep headings, lists, links, bold and tables as Markdown, ready for ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub or a docs site.
What about HTML emails? +
They work too. Paste the email's HTML source and you get its readable text without the layout tables.
Can I convert a live web page instead? +
Yes. Use the URL to Text converter on the home page: paste the page's address and get its text or Markdown.
Is my HTML stored? +
No. It's converted and discarded straight away.
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