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Strip HTML Tags
Remove HTML tags and extract clean plain text with optional formatting controls.
About Strip HTML Tags
Strip HTML Tags converts HTML fragments into readable plain text quickly and privately in your browser. Paste markup from CMS exports, emails, copied web pages, or scraped content, then remove tags in one step. Optional controls let you decode HTML entities, preserve block line breaks, and collapse extra whitespace so the result stays clean and practical for editing, analysis, and reuse.
Why use Strip HTML Tags
- Remove markup noise before editing or publishing text.
- Decode HTML entities for cleaner, human-readable output.
- Preserve useful structure with optional block-level line breaks.
How to use Strip HTML Tags
- Paste HTML or rich text into the input field.
- Choose whether to decode entities and preserve block line breaks.
- Toggle whitespace collapsing based on your output needs.
- Copy the cleaned plain text output.
When to use Strip HTML Tags
- Cleaning article or email HTML before sharing plain text.
- Preparing text for readability or keyword analysis.
- Converting CMS or webpage content to plain notes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool send my text to a server?
No, conversion runs in your browser.
What does decode entities do?
It converts values like & and into readable characters.
Can I keep paragraph-like spacing?
Yes, enable block line-break preservation.
What does collapse whitespace do?
It normalizes repeated spacing to cleaner plain text.
Can I reprocess output with different options?
Yes, use swap/copy flow and run again.