Does it keep line breaks?

Yes — paragraphs are preserved while extra blank lines are collapsed.

Is my content uploaded?

No. The cleaning runs entirely in your browser.

Does the remove text formatting tool work for online form and portal uploads?

Yes. It is built for portals that enforce strict file limits — exam boards, job applications, university and government forms. You control the output before you download it.

Will it work on a low-end phone or a slow mobile connection?

Yes. Files are processed inside your browser instead of being uploaded, so nothing depends on upload speed and it works on budget phones on 3G or 4G.

Is there any charge, watermark or sign-up?

No. Every tool is completely free, unlimited, watermark-free and requires no account, email or payment.

Remove text formatting — clean plain text from anywhere

Turn Word, PDF or web content into clean plain text without markup or smart quotes.

Formatted or pasted content

Plain text

Guide, features and FAQ for remove text formatting(tap to expand)

How to remove text formatting in your browser

Content pasted from Word, a PDF or a web page brings hidden markup, curly quotes, odd bullets and stray tags with it. This cleaner reduces all of it to plain text you can safely drop into a CMS, an email or a document.

1Paste the formatted content.
2Choose what should be stripped.
3Check the plain text preview.
4Copy or download the clean version.

What this remove text formatting tool does

HTML and markdown removal

Tags, entities, headings, bold, italics, code fences and link syntax are stripped, keeping the readable words.

Straight punctuation

Curly quotes, en and em dashes and ellipsis characters become plain ASCII equivalents.

Optional deep clean

Remove emoji, URLs and every non-ASCII character when a system needs strict plain text.

Why people use it

Free with no account, no email and no watermark
Runs in the browser — documents stay on your device
Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
Also great for strip formatting from text and convert to plain text online

Frequently asked questions

Does it keep line breaks?: Yes — paragraphs are preserved while extra blank lines are collapsed.
Is my content uploaded?: No. The cleaning runs entirely in your browser.
Does the remove text formatting tool work for online form and portal uploads?: Yes. It is built for portals that enforce strict file limits — exam boards, job applications, university and government forms. You control the output before you download it.
Will it work on a low-end phone or a slow mobile connection?: Yes. Files are processed inside your browser instead of being uploaded, so nothing depends on upload speed and it works on budget phones on 3G or 4G.
Is there any charge, watermark or sign-up?: No. Every tool is completely free, unlimited, watermark-free and requires no account, email or payment.

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