HTML to TXT Converter
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Convert HTML to TXT when you need the readable words from a web page or email template without any tags, styles, or markup — for scripts, plain-text emails, or quick reading.
When should you convert HTML to TXT?
- Strip markup to get clean, readable text from a web page
- Prepare plain-text versions of HTML email templates
- Feed page content into scripts or text-processing tools
- Extract an article's text without ads, styles, or scripts
Before you convert
Tags and styling are removed
Links, images, colors, and layout are dropped — only the visible text content remains.
Structure becomes plain paragraphs
Headings and lists convert to plain lines of text rather than styled elements.
About HTML and TXT files
HTML page
Strengths
- renders in any browser
- rich formatting
- standard for the web
Limitations
- needs a browser to view
- layout depends on CSS
plain text file
Strengths
- opens anywhere
- tiny files
- no compatibility issues
Limitations
- no formatting
- no images
HTML vs TXT
| Format | HTML | TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | — | — |
| Transparency | — | — |
| Best for | web pages and email templates | notes and logs and simple readable text |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is this HTML to TXT converter free?
- Yes. You can convert HTML to TXT online for free, with no account and no watermark.
- Do I need to install software or sign up?
- No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser — no installs and no account required.
- Why convert to TXT instead of staying with HTML?
- TXT is known for being opens anywhere — that's what you gain by converting instead of keeping the HTML file.
- Are my files safe?
- Yes. Files are processed only to complete the conversion and are auto-deleted after 2 hours. We never share them.
- Can I convert multiple HTML files at once?
- Yes. Drop several files to convert them in a batch and download the results as a single ZIP.