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Convert Markdown to Plain Text

Strip Markdown formatting down to clean plain text, entirely in your browser. Ideal for Slack, email, and LLM prompts.

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  • No tracking

Converting Markdown to plain text strips the formatting syntax out of Markdown and leaves readable, unformatted text you can paste anywhere that does not understand Markdown. iLoveMD does it entirely in your browser: type or paste Markdown, or open a .md file, and it removes the heading marks, emphasis, link syntax, and code fences while keeping the words, line breaks, and list structure intact. Because the conversion runs locally in JavaScript, your text is never uploaded to a server, it works offline once the page has loaded, and there is no sign-up or tracking. Copy the result to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file, ready for an email, a form, or a plain-text note. For the reverse direction, use the Text to Markdown tool.

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Markdown to Plain Text Docs

Strip Markdown formatting down to readable plain text. The tool removes syntactic noise (asterisks, hashes, backticks, brackets) while keeping the text content: ideal for pasting into Slack, email subject lines, form fields, or LLM prompts where raw Markdown shows as literal punctuation.

What gets stripped

  • Heading markers, ### Section becomes Section.
  • Bold / italic / strikethrough syntax: the readable text stays, the asterisks go.
  • List bullets and numbers, items become plain lines.
  • Links, [text](url) becomes text. The URL is dropped.
  • Image syntax, ![alt](src) becomes the alt text.
  • Inline code and code fences: backticks removed, code text preserved.
  • Blockquote markers, the > prefix goes.
  • Horizontal rules, removed entirely.
Tip: if you need the URLs to come through (e.g., for citation copying), use Markdown to HTML and copy the rendered preview instead.

Why this exists

Three common use cases:

  • Slack / email pastes: most apps don't render Markdown, so raw syntax shows as **bold** literal asterisks. Pre-stripping cleans the paste.
  • LLM prompts: many models accept Markdown directly, but prompt size budgets favor clean text. Stripping shaves tokens.
  • Form fields, alt text, meta descriptions, content that lives in attribute strings or short labels where formatting characters break things.

Privacy

Local regex-based stripping. No library load, no network call. Instant on any input size.

How do I convert Markdown to plain text?

1

Paste or drop your Markdown

Paste your Markdown text into the editor, or drop a .md file onto the upload strip.

2

We strip the formatting in your browser

iLoveMD removes headings markers, emphasis, links, and other syntax locally, leaving readable plain text. Nothing is uploaded.

3

Copy or download the plain text

Copy the clean text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.

Frequently asked questions

What does it remove?

Heading markers, bold and italic syntax, list bullets, link and image syntax (keeping the readable text), blockquote markers, and code fences.

Why convert Markdown to plain text?

Plain text pastes cleanly into Slack, email, form fields, and LLM prompts where raw Markdown syntax would show as literal asterisks and hashes.

Does my text get uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your text never leaves your device.

Does it work offline?

Once the page has loaded, yes. Conversions run locally without an internet connection.

Can I add Markdown formatting to plain text instead?

Yes. Use the Text to Markdown tool to turn plain notes into structured Markdown.

Last updated: July 11, 2026