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HTML → Text ??? (?? Tags & Clean Line Breaks)

Q: "Line breaks look odd"

" , , and are converted to line breaks. Try changing the line break rule (standard/minimal/detailed) and the max line breaks setting."

Q: "Are script/style kept?"

"???. and are always removed for safety and readability."

Q: "What happens to entities like &?"

"You can choose to decode or keep entities. Turn on Decode HTML entities to convert & into &."

Q: "I want fewer breaks and spaces"

"Use Minimal line breaks, enable Collapse consecutive spaces, and set max line breaks to 1 or 2."

Q: "Can I keep URLs too?"

"Set Link handling to “Text + URL” to keep context and URLs together."

Extract readable text from pasted HTML. Paragraphs and lists keep natural line breaks, script/style are always removed, and entity decoding is optional.

.html / .htm / .txt

?? (HTML)

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?? (Text)

Lines: 0 Chars: 0

?? actions

Formatting ??

??: <script> and <style> are always removed.

?? formatting options

Line break rules Max consecutive line breaks

Decode HTML entities Turn & into & Collapse consecutive spaces Compress runs of spaces/tabs ?? HTML comments Strips  blocks

Link handling Image handling ? handling

?? HTML tags and extract clean text

Strip HTML tags

?? markup and keep the readable body text only.

Paragraph & list line breaks

Treat <p>/<br>/<li> as natural line breaks.

Script/style excluded + entity toggle

script/style are always removed, and entity decoding is optional.

How to use

Paste HTML

Paste HTML into the input area or load a file.

Adjust options

Choose line break rules and how to handle links/images.

Convert & copy

Click Convert, then copy or download as .txt.

Sample

<article>
  <h2>Headline</h2>
  <p>Paste HTML to convert.</p>
  <ol>
    <li>Step 1</li>
    <li>Step 2</li>
  </ol>
  <p>Details at <a href="https://example.com">official site</a>.</p>
</article>

Standard

Headline
Paste HTML to convert.
• Step 1
• Step 2
Details at official site.

Minimal

Headline
Paste HTML to convert. Details at official site.
• Step 1
• Step 2

Detailed

Headline

Paste HTML to convert.

1. Step 1
2. Step 2

Details at official site.

Conversion rules

Line breaks and exclusions follow these rules.

Elements converted to line breaks (standard)

<br>
<p>...</p>
Headings: <h1>–<h6>
Lists: <li> (adds a marker)
Blocks: <div>, <section>, <article>, <header>, <footer>, <blockquote>

Elements that often add blank lines

</p>, </section>, </article> (combined with max line breaks)

Always excluded

<script>...</script>
<style>...</style>
<noscript>...</noscript>

List formatting examples

<ul><li>Item</li></ul> → • Item
<ol><li>Item</li></ol> → 1. Item (detailed mode)

???? & tips

Client-side only

Your input stays in the browser and is never uploaded.

script/style removed

For safety and readability, script/style are always stripped.

? export choices

TSV is the default, with space or single-line options available.

?? ?? ??

Line breaks look odd

<p>, <br>, and <li> are converted to line breaks. Try changing the line break rule (standard/minimal/detailed) and the max line breaks setting.

Are script/style kept?

???. <script> and <style> are always removed for safety and readability.

What happens to entities like &?

You can choose to decode or keep entities. Turn on Decode HTML entities to convert & into &.

I want fewer breaks and spaces

Use Minimal line breaks, enable Collapse consecutive spaces, and set max line breaks to 1 or 2.

Can I keep URLs too?

Set Link handling to “Text + URL” to keep context and URLs together.