About HTML to plain text
Use the HTML to plain text converter for an HTML fragment or saved source. It can extract text from HTML without scripts, styles, head content, or templates. Common block elements become line boundaries, and HTML character references are decoded.
How to extract readable text from HTML
- Paste HTML source or import a local HTML file.
- Select Process to parse tags and collect text without running scripts.
- Review the normalized plain text and download extracted-text.txt.
A practical example
- Input
<h1>Hello</h1><p>World & friends.</p>
- Result
Hello World & friends.
The entity becomes an ampersand and block elements are separated by line breaks.
Supported input and limitations
- Input is limited to 5 MB. Whitespace is normalized; preformatted spacing, visual tables, image descriptions, and link destinations are not reconstructed.
- This is source parsing, not browser rendering. CSS-hidden text may remain; JavaScript-generated content and remote pages are not loaded.
Processing happens on your device. Read about local processing and optional workspace recovery.
Frequently asked questions
Does HTML text extraction execute JavaScript?
No. A parser reads the supplied source. Scripts, styles, head content, and templates are omitted from the extracted text.
Can I paste a URL to extract an entire web page?
No. Paste the actual HTML source or import a local file. The tool does not fetch pages or bypass access restrictions.