Markdown ↔ Plain Text Converter
Strip Markdown formatting to get clean plain text, or view a preview. Removes headers, bold, italic, links, images, and more.
Markdown
Plain Text
💡 Definition
Markdown Formatting
- Markdown is a lightweight markup language using symbols like #, *, _, [], and `` to format text.
- This tool strips all formatting to give you clean, readable plain text — useful for pasting into emails, forms, or databases.
📖 How to use
Step by Step
- Paste Markdown content in the left panel
- Plain text with formatting removed appears on the right
- Headers become plain text, links show as text only
- Bold, italic, code blocks, and images are cleaned
🎯 Use cases
When to use
- Cleaning Markdown for email or messaging apps
- Extracting readable text from documentation
- Preparing content for character-limited inputs
- Converting README files to plain text
Frequently Asked Questions
What formatting does this strip?▾
It removes: # headers, **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, `code`, ```code blocks```, [links](url), , > blockquotes, - list markers, | table formatting, horizontal rules (---), and HTML tags.
Does it preserve line breaks?▾
Yes. Paragraphs and line breaks are preserved. Only the Markdown formatting symbols are removed, keeping the text structure readable.