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Strip Markdown

Remove all Markdown formatting while preserving text.

Key Features

  • Removes bold (**text**), italics (*text*), and strikethroughs
  • Converts headers (# Title) to regular text
  • Strips hyperlinks ([Link](url)) but keeps the text
  • Removes list markers and blockquotes
  • Clean plain text output

Benefits

  • Get pure text content for SMS or legacy systems
  • Remove distracting formatting for easier reading
  • Prepare text for speech synthesis or NLP processing
  • Normalize formatting before pasting into restricted forms

How to use this tool

1

Paste your Markdown-formatted text into the input area

2

Click the button to strip the markdown

3

Copy the plain text result from the output box

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this handle complex markdown tables?

It attempts to extract the text content from tables, but complex structures are flattened to plain text lines.