Strip HTML Tags
Runs locally in your browser. Nothing leaves your device.Extract readable plain text from HTML, including entities, lists, tables, and optional link targets.
HTML input
Supports HTML fragments, complete documents, and plain text.
Extracted text
Paste HTML or open a local file.
How it works
- 1
Paste HTML or open a file
Paste HTML text or open an HTML, HTM, XHTML, or TXT file.
- 2
Adjust the options
Choose which elements such as links, alt text, or tables to keep, and the output mode.
- 3
Copy or download the result
Copy the extracted text or download it as a TXT file.
Good to know
The HTML tag remover converts HTML into readable plain text directly in your browser, with five independent toggles for image alt text, link targets, list markers, preformatted whitespace, and table layout. Scripts and styles are always removed, regardless of the chosen options.
Processing runs entirely locally in the browser, supports HTML, HTM, XHTML, and TXT files, and shows a live statistic of characters, words, lines, and HTML elements. Important: the result is plain text, not sanitized HTML — never output it unescaped as HTML if the original might contain scripts or active content.
Typical use cases
Extract text from copied web pages
Paste copied HTML from a web page to get only the readable text content without tags, scripts, and styles.
Convert email HTML into plain text
Open exported email HTML to archive or further process the content as plain text.
Tips for better results
Preserve preformatted whitespace for code snippets
Enable the preformatted whitespace option if pre or textarea content such as code snippets should keep its indentation.
Never reuse the result as HTML unchecked
The result is plain text, not sanitized HTML — the target application must escape it correctly when embedding it again.
Features
Five independent toggles
Control image alt text, link targets, list markers, preformatted whitespace, and table layout individually.
Live statistics
Characters, words, lines, and HTML elements are shown live as you type.
Scripts and styles always removed
Regardless of the chosen options, scripts and styles are consistently removed.
Frequently asked questions
Is the result safe HTML?
No. The result is plain text, not sanitized HTML — the target application must escape it correctly when embedding it again.
Are my files uploaded?
No. All processing happens locally in the browser, without transmission to a server.
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