Remove Markdown Formatting
Markdown is great for writing, but sometimes you need clean plain text. This tool removes Markdown syntax while keeping the readable text intact.
Paste your Markdown, clean it, and copy plain text with one click.
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Input Text
Cleaned Text
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Paste Markdown text with headings, lists, or links.
Keep "Remove Markdown Formatting" enabled.
Click Clean Text to get plain text output.
Examples
Example 1
Input
# Title - **Bold** item [Link](https://example.com) `inline code`
Output
Title Bold item Link inline code
Example 2
Input
> Quote line ## Subtitle Text with *italic* and **bold**.
Output
Quote line Subtitle Text with italic and bold.
Example 3
Input
 1. Step one 2. Step two
Output
Logo Step one Step two
How It Works
Paste content copied from README files, notes, or docs.
Remove Markdown formatting in one pass.
Copy the cleaned text into emails, forms, or chat.
Common Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Markdown does this remove?
Headings, emphasis, list markers, blockquotes, and code fences are stripped to plain text.
What happens to links and images?
Link text and image alt text remain while URLs are removed.
Does code content stay intact?
Yes. The backticks are removed but the code text remains.
Will list items stay on separate lines?
Yes. List text stays line-by-line without the bullet markers.
Can I remove HTML at the same time?
Yes. Enable "Remove HTML Tags" in the options.