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Plain Text Converter - Remove Formatting, Clean Text Online

Plain Text Converter

Clean and optimize your text by removing formatting, punctuation, duplicates, whitespace, URLs, emails and more.

Text Cleaning Options

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Input Text Upload

Text Cleaning Options

Characters

Duplicates

Whitespace

Others

Results

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Examples

Before Processing:

Hello, world! 😊 This is an example text with various formats. https://example.com email@example.com #hashtag Duplicate line. Duplicate line.

After Processing (with common options):

Hello world This is an example text with various formats Duplicate line.

Free Online Plain Text Converter

Our Plain Text Converter is a powerful utility for cleaning and optimizing text by removing formatting, punctuation, duplicates, whitespace, URLs, emails and more. Whether you're a writer preparing content for publication, a developer cleaning data, or a student formatting a paper, this tool simplifies the process of making text clean and consistent.

How to Use the Plain Text Converter (Step-by-Step):

  • Paste Your Text: Copy and paste your text into the input box, or upload a text file
  • Select Cleaning Options: Choose which elements you want to remove from your text
  • Process Text: Click "Process Text" to clean your text according to your selected options
  • Review and Copy Results: Examine the cleaned text, then copy or download the result

Real-Life Use Cases:

  • Content Preparation: Clean text before pasting into platforms that might add unwanted formatting
  • Data Processing: Remove unnecessary characters and formatting from datasets
  • Code Cleaning: Strip formatting from code snippets or configuration files
  • Document Standardization: Ensure consistent formatting across multiple documents
  • Text Analysis: Prepare text for natural language processing or analysis

Cleaning Options Explained:

  • Remove All Text Formats: Strips HTML tags and other formatting codes
  • Remove Punctuation: Removes punctuation marks like commas, periods, and exclamation points
  • Remove Non-ASCII Characters: Keeps only standard ASCII characters
  • Remove Non-alphanumeric Characters: Keeps only letters and numbers
  • Remove Duplicates: Eliminates duplicate lines or words
  • Whitespace Options: Various options to clean up spaces, tabs, and line breaks
  • URL and Email Removal: Strips web addresses and email addresses from text