HTML to Text Converter
Paste HTML and get clean plain text instantly — headings, paragraphs, and list items become readable text, tags are stripped, and links can be shown in parentheses.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
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HTML to text conversion extracts the human-readable content from an HTML document by removing all markup tags, attributes, and metadata. The result is plain text suitable for indexing, display in plain-text contexts (terminal, email body, SMS), or ingestion by tools that do not understand HTML.
This converter uses the browser's built-in DOM parser to process the HTML accurately — the same engine that renders web pages. Block-level elements (`<p>`, `<div>`, headings, list items) are separated by newlines to preserve readability. Inline elements (`<strong>`, `<em>`, `<span>`) simply contribute their text content. `<script>` and `<style>` blocks are stripped entirely. The "preserve links" option appends the URL in parentheses after each link's anchor text, so hyperlinks remain useful even without HTML.
How to Use HTML to Text Converter
Paste HTML into the input panel.
Toggle "Preserve links" to include or exclude URLs next to link text.
Toggle "Preserve block spacing" to control blank lines between blocks.
Copy the plain text or download it as a .txt file.
Common Use Cases
- Extracting article text from a scraped HTML page for processing or indexing.
- Converting HTML email content to plain text for a fallback email body.
- Stripping formatting from CMS content before importing it into another system.
- Building a plain-text version of a web page for accessibility or SEO.
- Preparing HTML documentation content for a command-line tool or script.
Example Input and Output
An HTML article with a heading, paragraph, and link becomes clean plain text.
<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>Visit <a href="https://example.com">Example</a> for details.</p>Hello
Visit Example (https://example.com) for details.Privacy
All processing happens locally in your browser. No HTML or text is sent to a server.
Whitespace handling
Multiple consecutive blank lines are collapsed to a single blank line. Leading and trailing whitespace on each line is trimmed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are style and script blocks stripped?
Yes. The content of <style> and <script> elements is ignored completely — only visible text content is extracted.
How are images handled?
Images are replaced with their alt text in square brackets, e.g. [Logo]. If an image has no alt attribute, it is omitted.
What does "preserve links" do?
When enabled, hyperlinks are rendered as "Link text (https://url)" so the URL is visible in the plain text. When disabled, only the anchor text is kept.
Does this send my HTML anywhere?
No. The browser's built-in DOMParser is used to process the HTML locally. Nothing is uploaded.
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