Markdown Stripper

About Markdown stripper

The Markdown stripper turns Markdown source into clean plain text by removing headings, emphasis, list markers, links, code fences, tables and other syntax while keeping the words. Nine switches let you decide what to keep, such as link addresses, image alt text or code contents. It helps when Markdown must go into an email, a text-only field or a word processor.

How to use it

1. Paste the Markdown into the Markdown box.
2. Review the options under What to keep. By default alt text, code, quotes and tables are kept, HTML tags are stripped and entities are decoded.
3. Switch on Append link URLs after the text if you want each address preserved in brackets after the link label.
4. Read the Output, then copy it or download it as plain-text.txt.

Links and formatting removed

This is **bold**, *italic* and a [link](https://example.com/docs).

- Fixed `parse_date` bug

This is bold, italic and a link.

Fixed parse_date bug

When to use it

• Preparing README text for an email or a field that cannot display Markdown.
• Getting a word count or reading level for an article without asterisks and pound signs skewing it.
• Copying documentation into a slide or plain-text notes app.
• Producing a clean text version of a post for a search snippet or meta description.

Questions about Markdown stripper

Can I keep the web addresses of links?

Yes. Turn on Append link URLs after the text and a link comes out as its label followed by the address in parentheses. Otherwise only the label text remains.

What happens to snake_case words and underscores?

They survive. Underscore emphasis is only recognized at word edges, so identifiers like parse_date stay intact, and code spans are set aside before other rules run.

How are tables handled?

With Keep table cell text on, each row becomes its cells separated by tabs and the divider row is dropped. Turn it off and the table content is removed altogether.

Does it produce HTML?

No, the result is always plain text and is never interpreted as HTML. With Strip raw HTML tags on, tags and comments are removed, and entities such as & are decoded to characters.

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