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Extract clean plain text from HTML, decode entities, preserve links & line breaks, keep a whitelist of basic tags, and count tags removed.
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Strip HTML Tags is a free, browser-based tool built for one job: extract clean plain text from html, decode entities, preserve links & line breaks, keep a whitelist of basic tags, and count tags removed. It is part of ToolsMonk's text tools collection, so you can finish the work without downloading software, creating an account, or jumping between multiple websites.
Common scenarios include extracting readable text from an html page or email, cleaning copied web content of its hidden formatting, and preparing plain text from html for reuse elsewhere. The browser-based design means you can switch devices mid-task and pick up right where you left off, whether it's a one-time job or part of a daily workflow.
Strip HTML Tags is also a strong fit for people searching for strip html tags, remove html, and html to text, because it combines a simple interface with instant results and privacy-friendly processing.
| Price | Free, no signup, no paywall, no watermark |
|---|---|
| Works on | Any modern browser: desktop, tablet, and mobile |
| Processing | In your browser, files never leave your device |
| Account required | None |
| Category | Text Tools |
Paste your HTML (a snippet or full page source)
Click Process
All tags are removed, leaving the text content
Copy the clean plain text
Removes all HTML tags, leaving clean plain text
Strips markup while keeping the readable content
Handles full documents or snippets
One-click copy of the cleaned text
Runs in your browser, your content is never uploaded
Free, with no signup and no character limit
Extracting readable text from an HTML page or email
Cleaning copied web content of its hidden formatting
Preparing plain text from HTML for reuse elsewhere
Removing tags before counting words or analysing content
Strip HTML Tags is a free online tool on ToolsMonk with a single focus: extract clean plain text from html, decode entities, preserve links & line breaks, keep a whitelist of basic tags, and count tags removed. Whether you're a professional, student, or casual user, it provides instant, accurate results right in your browser without requiring any software installation or account creation.
Privacy and portability drive the design: all processing runs locally in your browser, so your files and data never leave your device. It behaves identically in every modern browser, from a desktop workstation to a phone.
Strip HTML removes all markup tags from HTML, leaving clean, plain text, the readable content without the <p>, <div>, <a>, scripts, and styles that surround it.
Its most common use is cleaning up web-copied content. Pasting from a web page or rich editor drags along invisible HTML and inline styles that then fight with your destination's formatting; stripping to plain text removes all of it so the content takes on its new home's styling cleanly.
One thing to know: stripping discards link targets along with the tags, so you keep visible link text but lose the URLs. If you need those, the URL Extractor pulls them out separately. And if your goal is to keep structure in a lighter form rather than flatten everything, HTML to Markdown is the better choice.
Everything runs in your browser, so your content stays private. Pair it with Word Counter (strip first for an accurate count) and the other ToolsMonk text tools for cleaning and analysing content.
Strip HTML to clean web-copied text of hidden formatting before pasting it somewhere new
Need the URLs? Use the URL Extractor first, stripping discards link targets
If you want to keep structure, use HTML to Markdown instead of stripping to plain text
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