Clean Plain Text — Strip Clutter, Free
Clean a small copied HTML fragment into readable plain text. Tags become separators and selected character references are decoded so a draft can be moved into a text-only document.
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing is uploaded
- No signup; device limits apply
Numbers stay on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.
How to use this tool
Paste the source into the text field. Repeated spaces are collapsed, so this operation is unsuitable when preserving source-code indentation or the spacing of a text table matters.
Results and examples
The fragment <p>Hello world</p> becomes readable text such as Hello world. Check that headings, paragraphs, and required characters survived before copying the result.
Limitations
- Complex DOM structures and the complete set of HTML entities are not fully interpreted.
- This is not an HTML security sanitizer or malware scanner.
Fields
| Field | Guidance and constraints |
|---|---|
| Messy text | Check the unit and format displayed beside this field. |
Data handling
Processing stays in the current browser tab; the site does not upload tool input for the calculation itself.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
How are tags in a copied paragraph handled?
The fragment Hello world becomes readable text such as Hello world. Check that headings, paragraphs, and required characters survived before copying the result.
Can the output certify safe HTML?
Complex DOM structures and the complete set of HTML entities are not fully interpreted. This is not an HTML security sanitizer or malware scanner.
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