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HTML to Plain Text Converter

HTML to Plain Text Converter is a free online converter that helps you strip HTML tags and convert to clean plain text; handles entities, scripts, styles, links. Free, instant, in-browser. HTML to Plain Text Converter uses 1 input field, returns 1 output value, and runs in your browser on the device.

Key facts

Inputs
1 field: HTML
Outputs
1 value: Plain Text
Runtime
your browser on the device
Mode
Converter
Privacy
Files and text stay in the browser session.
Cost
$0, no account required

How to use HTML to Plain Text Converter

  1. 1

    Paste or fill in the input

    Enter your text or values into the input fields on the page.

  2. 2

    Run the utility

    Click Compute to run the utility in your browser and review the result.

  3. 3

    Copy the output

    Copy the output value you need from the result panel.

HTML to Plain Text Converter details

First, enter HTML in HTML to Plain Text Converter. Next, review Plain Text. Additionally, HTML to Plain Text Converter uses 1 input field and 1 output block so the result is easy to scan and copy.

Paste any HTML and get clean, readable plain text. This converter strips all HTML tags, removes <script> and <style> blocks, converts <br> to newlines, <p> and block elements to double newlines, decodes HTML entities (&amp;, &lt;, &nbsp;, numeric entities, etc.), preserves link URLs in parentheses, and collapses excess whitespace. Perfect for extracting text from web pages, cleaning up HTML email content, preparing data for plain-text systems, or converting HTML articles to readable format. HTML to Plain Text Converter runs locally in your browser; no data is transmitted.

Common searches

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Frequently asked

What is HTML to Plain Text Converter?

HTML to Plain Text Converter is a free online converter that helps you strip HTML tags and convert to clean plain text; handles entities, scripts, styles, links. Free, instant, in-browser. HTML to Plain Text Converter uses 1 input field, returns 1 output value, and runs in your browser on the device.

What inputs and outputs does HTML to Plain Text Converter use?

HTML to Plain Text Converter uses 1 input field: HTML. HTML to Plain Text Converter returns 1 output value: Plain Text.

Do my files and data stay private?

Yes. HTML to Plain Text Converter runs entirely in your browser using your device's CPU. Files and text are never uploaded to our servers, so your data stays private.

How do I use HTML to Plain Text Converter?

Open HTML to Plain Text Converter, paste or fill in the input fields, and the result updates instantly. HTML to Plain Text Converter runs in your browser with no upload and no waiting.

Which browsers does HTML to Plain Text Converter support?

Any modern browser works in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on desktop and mobile. HTML to Plain Text Converter uses standard web APIs and does not require any plugin, extension, or sign-up.