Markdown to Plain Text - Strip Formatting Online

Why Go Plain?

Markdown is great for writing, but sometimes you need the raw text without any formatting at all. Maybe you're preparing content for a speech, creating a text-only version for accessibility, or need to paste into a system that hates formatting. Whatever the reason, we're here to help.

What Gets Removed

Bold and italic emphasis (text stays)
All links (URLs removed, text kept)
Images (alt text preserved optionally)
Code blocks and inline code
Blockquotes (content kept)
HTML tags
Headers converted to plain text or removed
Lists become plain text with dashes or numbers

What Gets Kept

All your actual words and sentences
Line breaks and paragraph structure
Numbers in ordered lists
Table content (without formatting)
Checkbox state ([x] or [ ])

I use this to create accessible versions of my blog posts for screen readers. Super simple, works perfectly every time.

- Sam L., Accessibility Specialist

My Document Title
==================

Introduction
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This is a paragraph with bold text and italic text.

Features
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- First list item
- Second list item
- Third item

Code Example
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function hello() {
  console.log("Hello World!");
}

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|----------|----------|-----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   | Cell 3    |
| Cell 4   | Cell 5   | Cell 6    |

This is a blockquote that will look great in plain text!
                            

Common Use Cases

Accessibility

Create text-only versions for screen readers and assistive tech.

SEO Content

Quickly get word counts and content summaries without markup.

AI Prompts

Feed clean text into LLMs and AI tools for better results.

Text Messages

Quickly paste content into Slack, Discord, or SMS.

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