Markdown to TXT
Strip all formatting and convert to clean plain text
Markdown Editor
Plain Text Output
Welcome to Markdown to TXT Converter About This Tool This is a free, fast, and privacy-focused markdown to plain text converter. Features Strips all formatting and HTML tags Converts markdown to clean plain text Copy to clipboard functionality Download as TXT file How to Use Type or paste your markdown in the left editor See the plain text output on the right Click "Download TXT" or "Copy Text" to save your work Example with Formatting This text has bold, italic, and links that will all be stripped out. Lists Unordered: Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Ordered: First item Second item Third item This is a blockquote that will be converted to plain text. All formatting will be removed in the plain text output!
Why Convert Markdown to Plain Text?
Sometimes you need clean, unformatted text without any markdown syntax or HTML tags. Here's when plain text conversion is essential.
Clean Text Extraction
Extract pure text content from markdown files by stripping all formatting symbols, HTML tags, and special characters. Perfect when you need just the words without any markup, such as for character counting, text analysis, or data processing workflows.
Email Body Content
Many email clients and systems only support plain text. Convert markdown to TXT to create email body content that works universally across all email platforms without formatting issues. This ensures your message reaches recipients in a clean, readable format.
SMS/Messaging
SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, and other messaging platforms often work best with plain text. Strip markdown formatting before sending messages to ensure compatibility and readability across different messaging apps and devices.
Data Processing
For text analysis, natural language processing, or data import tasks, you need clean plain text without markdown syntax. Convert markdown to text format to feed content into analysis tools, databases, or machine learning systems that expect unformatted input.
How to Use This Tool
Type or Paste
Enter your markdown content in the left editor or choose a template
Preview
See the plain text output with all formatting stripped in real-time
Download or Copy
Click "Download TXT" or "Copy Text" to save your converted content
What Gets Removed in Conversion
Our markdown to plain text converter strips all formatting to give you clean, readable text.
# Formatting Symbols Removed
All markdown formatting syntax is stripped out, leaving only the actual text content.
- ✗ Heading markers (
#,##, etc.) - ✗ Bold markers (
**text**) - ✗ Italic markers (
*text*) - ✗ Code backticks (
`code`) - ✗ Blockquote markers (
>)
🔗 Links Extraction
Links are converted to plain text, showing only the link text or URL depending on the format.
- ✗ Link syntax removed:
[text](url) - ✗ Image syntax removed:
 - ✓ Link text is preserved as plain text
- ✓ URLs are optionally included
{ } Code Blocks Handling
Code blocks are converted to plain text, removing syntax highlighting and code fences.
- ✗ Code fence markers (
```) removed - ✗ Language identifiers removed
- ✓ Code content preserved as text
- ✓ Indentation maintained
≡ Lists Conversion
Lists maintain their structure but lose markdown syntax, becoming simple text lines.
- ✗ Bullet markers (
-,*) removed - ✗ Number markers (
1.) simplified - ✓ List item text preserved
- ✓ Line breaks maintained
Best Practices for Markdown to Text Conversion
Follow these best practices to get the most out of your markdown to plain text conversion.
📋 Strip Markdown Formatting Cleanly
- • Preview the plain text output before copying to ensure all formatting is removed as expected
- • Check that link text is preserved while URLs are handled appropriately
- • Verify that code blocks are converted to readable plain text without syntax markers
- • Ensure list items maintain readability even without bullet markers
✉️ Optimize for Email and Messaging
- • Use the character count feature to stay within email or SMS limits
- • Keep paragraphs short for better readability in plain text emails
- • Remove excessive line breaks that may appear after formatting removal
- • Test paste the text into your target platform to verify compatibility
📊 Content Analysis Preparation
- • Use word count to accurately measure content length without markdown syntax
- • Remove markdown before running readability or SEO analysis tools
- • Export to TXT file for importing into text analysis software
- • Clean text makes keyword density and content analysis more accurate
💾 Data Processing Best Practices
- • Save as TXT file for bulk processing or database imports
- • Use plain text format for CSV field content to avoid formatting issues
- • Remove markdown before feeding content into machine learning models
- • Plain text ensures compatibility with legacy systems and simple parsers
Plain Text Use Cases
Discover when and why you need to convert markdown to plain text format.
Email Campaigns
Many email marketing platforms and transactional email services require plain text versions alongside HTML emails. Convert markdown to text for the plain text email alternative, ensuring deliverability and accessibility for email clients that don't support HTML.
CSV/Data Export
When exporting markdown content to CSV, databases, or spreadsheets, you need plain text without formatting. Strip markdown formatting to create clean data that imports correctly into Excel, Google Sheets, or database systems.
Character Counting
Need accurate character or word counts? Convert markdown to plain text first to count only the actual content, excluding formatting syntax. Perfect for meeting character limits in social media posts, SMS messages, or content that has strict length requirements.
Content Migration
Migrating content between platforms often requires plain text as an intermediate format. Convert markdown content to text when moving data between different CMS platforms, documentation systems, or note-taking apps that don't support markdown natively.
Markdown to TXT vs Other Formats
Understanding when to use plain text versus other formats helps you choose the right conversion option.
| Feature | Plain Text (TXT) | HTML | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formatting Preserved | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Universal Compatibility | ✓ | Requires browser | Requires reader |
| File Size | Smallest | Small | Medium |
| Editable | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Best For | Email, SMS, data | Web content | Documents |
When Plain Text is Needed
Choose plain text when you need maximum compatibility and minimum file size. TXT files work everywhere - email, SMS, basic text editors, databases, and legacy systems. No special software needed to open or edit.
- ✓ Email body content (plain text version)
- ✓ SMS and messaging apps
- ✓ Data import/export
- ✓ Character counting and text analysis
Processing Plain Text Output
Learn how to use your converted plain text in various applications and workflows.
Copying to Clipboard
Click "Copy Text" to instantly copy the plain text to your clipboard. Then paste it into any application - email clients, text editors, messaging apps, or forms.
Saving as .txt File
Download the plain text as a .txt file by clicking "Download TXT". The file opens in any text editor and is perfect for archiving, sharing, or importing into other systems.
Further Processing
Use the plain text output for text analysis, word counting, data import, or as input for other tools and scripts. The clean format works perfectly with automation workflows.
Common Use Patterns
Email Plain Text Version
Copy the plain text output and paste it into your email client's plain text field. This ensures your email is accessible to all recipients, including those using text-only email clients.
SMS/Message Content
Copy the text and paste directly into SMS apps, WhatsApp, Slack, or other messaging platforms. The formatting is automatically stripped, ensuring clean message delivery.
Content Analysis
Download the TXT file and feed it into text analysis tools, readability checkers, or SEO analyzers that require plain text input without markup.
Database Import
Save as TXT and import into databases, spreadsheets, or CMS platforms that accept plain text. The clean format prevents parsing errors during import.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this tool do?
This tool converts markdown formatted text to plain text by removing all formatting, HTML tags, and special characters. It's perfect for extracting clean text from markdown documents.
What formatting gets removed?
All markdown formatting is removed including bold, italic, headings, links, images, code blocks, lists, and tables. You get pure plain text output.
Is this tool free?
Yes! This tool is completely free to use with no limitations. Convert as many markdown files as you need.
Is my data secure?
Absolutely. All conversions happen in your browser. Your markdown content never leaves your computer and is not sent to any server.
When would I use this instead of HTML?
Use this when you need plain text for emails, messaging apps, text editors, or any platform that doesn't support rich formatting. It's also useful for getting word counts of your actual content.