Paragraph
Before
<p>Hello</p>
After
Hello
HTML to Plain Text
Strip HTML tags, decode entities, and export clean plain text from web pages, CMS exports, and email HTML.
HTML to Plain Text
Plain text extracted instantly.
HTML snippet or markup
Readable plain text
Input: 0 chars
Output: 0 chars
Status: ready
Your text stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
How to Use
- Paste HTML markup into the input panel.
- Choose options for line breaks, link text, and script/style removal.
- Review plain text output without tags.
- Copy or download for analysis, email, or archiving.
Example
HTML
<p>Hello <strong>world</strong></p>
Plain text
Hello world
Before and After Examples
Bold
Before
<strong>Hi</strong>
After
Hi
Link
Before
<a href="/x">Go</a>
After
Go
List
Before
<li>One</li><li>Two</li>
After
One Two
What This Tool Does
HTML to Plain Text removes tags, decodes common entities, and rebuilds readable plain text with sensible line breaks. Optional settings control how links, scripts, and styles are handled.
Guidelines
Tip
Extracting article text from web page HTML
Practice
Cleaning CMS exports for word counts
Use case
Preparing email HTML for plain-text fallbacks
Note
Archiving page content without markup noise
Common Uses
Best Practices
Paste HTML markup into the input panel.
Choose options for line breaks, link text, and …
Review plain text output without tags.
Copy or download for analysis, email, or archiv…
Extracting article text from web page HTML
Cleaning CMS exports for word counts
Preparing email HTML for plain-text fallbacks
Archiving page content without markup noise
Popular Workflows
Notes & Limitations
Complex layouts may lose table structure. Review output for data-heavy HTML.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are scripts and styles removed?
Optional settings can strip script and style blocks before extracting text.
What happens to links?
Link text is typically kept; URLs may be omitted or included based on options.
Does this upload my HTML?
No. Conversion runs locally in your browser.
Can I download plain text?
Yes. Use Download .txt to save output.
How is this different from Remove HTML Tags?
This tool also decodes entities and rebuilds paragraph breaks for readable plain text.
Will tables become readable?
Simple tables may flatten to lines; complex tables need manual review.
Does it handle malformed HTML?
Best-effort parsing is used; severely broken markup may produce uneven output.
Can I convert back to HTML?
Use Text to HTML Paragraphs to wrap plain text in <p> tags again.