Free tool
HTML to text converter
Paste your HTML on the left and get clean plain text on the right. Runs entirely in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
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This HTML to text converter strips markup while keeping the structure a human expects: paragraphs stay separated, line breaks survive, list items get a dash, and HTML entities like & are decoded back to real characters. It is handy for building the plain-text version of a newsletter, cleaning content copied from a web page, or extracting readable text from an email template before you reuse it in a new campaign.
How to convert HTML to plain text
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Paste your HTML into the input box on the left. Full documents, fragments and email templates all work.
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Click "Convert to text".
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Check the output on the right: paragraphs are separated by blank lines, list items start with a dash and entities are decoded.
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Adjust the source HTML and convert again if you need a different structure.
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Click "Copy text" and paste the result into your email, document or spreadsheet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my HTML sent to a server?
No. The conversion uses your browser's own HTML parser and runs completely on your device. Nothing you paste is transmitted, stored or logged, so it is safe to convert confidential drafts and internal emails.
Does the converter keep line breaks and lists?
Yes. Block elements such as paragraphs, headings and table rows become separate lines, br tags become line breaks, and each list item is rendered on its own line with a leading dash. Runs of more than two blank lines are collapsed so the output stays compact.
What happens to scripts, styles and hidden markup?
Script and style blocks are removed entirely, along with their contents. Everything else is reduced to its visible text, which is what you would get if you selected the rendered page and copied it, but without stray formatting.
Why do emails need a plain-text version at all?
Many email clients and screen readers fall back to the plain-text part of a message, and spam filters view messages that include a sensible text alternative more favorably. A text version that matches your HTML content is a small step that improves both deliverability and accessibility.
Will HTML entities like and & be decoded?
Yes. Because the tool uses a real HTML parser rather than regular expressions, every entity is decoded exactly as a browser would render it: & becomes &, becomes a space and numeric entities become their characters.
Can I convert a whole web page?
Yes. Open the page, view its source, copy the HTML and paste it here. The head section, scripts and styles are ignored automatically, so the output contains only the readable content of the page.
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