Does it keep any formatting at all?

It preserves line breaks between block-level elements (paragraphs, headings, list items) so the output reads naturally, but all visual formatting — bold, italics, colors, links — is removed along with the tags, since plain text has no equivalent for them.

What happens to links and images?

Link text is kept (the URL itself is dropped); images are dropped entirely since there's no text equivalent for an image.

HTML to Text Converter Online

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Strip HTML tags and extract readable, plain text — instantly, entirely in your browser.

✓ Never uploaded — processed in your browser

Paste your HTML

Never uploaded

Conversion happens entirely in your browser — your markup never touches our servers.

Instant

The text result updates as you type — no button to click.

Free, no limit

No account, and no limit on how much content you can convert.

What Does This Tool Do?

An HTML to text converter strips out all tags and returns just the readable content — useful for pulling clean text out of a page source, an email export, or a CMS field that stores HTML. Paragraph and heading breaks are preserved as line breaks so the result stays readable, rather than becoming one run-on block of words.

How to Convert HTML to Text

Paste your HTML. Type or paste HTML markup into the box.
Read the result. The plain text appears instantly as you type.
Copy or download. Use the Copy button to copy the result, or Download to save it as a .txt file.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the HTML to Text converter do?

It strips all HTML tags and returns just the readable text content, with line breaks preserved.

Is my HTML uploaded anywhere?

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser — your markup is never sent to CurePDF's servers.

Is the HTML to Text converter free?

Yes, with no account required and no limit on how many times you can use it.

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