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HTML to Plain Text Converter

Extract readable content from HTML while preserving the structure you actually need—without executing embedded code.

DOM-based parsingStructured outputPrivate in browser
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Clean extraction

Convert markup into useful text, not a collapsed wall of words

Browser-native parsing understands the document tree before removing markup. That makes headings, paragraphs, lists, links, tables, and preformatted blocks easier to preserve consistently.

  1. Add HTMLPaste source or import a local HTML file.
  2. Choose structureControl links, lists, tables, images, headings, and spacing.
  3. Convert and exportReview, copy, download, or reuse the result.

What the converter handles

Unsafe and hidden code

Scripts, styles, templates, SVG, canvas, iframe, object and noscript content are excluded.

Links and images

Keep anchor text, append destinations, extract URL-only lists, or include meaningful image alt text.

Lists and tables

Retain bullets and numbering or convert table rows into text suitable for spreadsheets.

Malformed markup

The browser’s HTML parser repairs many common nesting and closing-tag issues before extraction.

Frequently asked questions

Why use DOM parsing instead of a tag-removal regex?

HTML is nested markup, and regex-only stripping often loses boundaries or mishandles quoted angle brackets and malformed tags. DOM parsing provides a structured document first.

Are HTML entities decoded?

Yes. Browser parsing automatically converts named and numeric entities into their text characters.

Does this fetch images or external pages?

No. It reads only the HTML provided and does not load linked scripts, styles, images, or websites.