Markdown to Plain Text — Strip Markdown Formatting
Remove all Markdown syntax and convert to clean, readable plain text. Preserves the content while stripping formatting. 100% client-side — your text stays private.
How to Use the Markdown to Plain Text Converter
- Paste or type Markdown content in the left input panel.
- Click Strip Formatting or let it auto-convert as you type.
- The right panel shows the extracted plain text with all Markdown syntax removed.
- Copy the result to your clipboard for use anywhere.
What Gets Stripped
- Heading markers (
#) - Bold/italic markers (
** * _) - Link syntax (keeps link text)
- Image syntax (keeps alt text)
- Code block formatting
- Blockquote markers (
>) - List markers (
- * 1.) - Table formatting
- Horizontal rules
- HTML tags
- All paragraph text
- Link text (not the URL)
- Image alt text
- Code content
- Table cell text
- List item text
- Line breaks and paragraphs
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The text content from paragraphs, lists, headings, and tables is extracted in the original order. Only the formatting syntax is removed.
Yes. Many AI assistants output Markdown-formatted text. Paste the response here to get clean plain text suitable for further editing or publishing.
Use Cases
Content Repurposing
Extract plain text from Markdown documents for use in systems that don't support Markdown.
Word Count
Strip formatting before counting words to get accurate word counts of the actual content.
Plain Text Export
Export Markdown notes as plain text for compatibility with basic text editors.