ParseJet

HTML to Text Converter

Paste a URL or upload an .html file and get clean plain text with every tag, script, and style stripped out. ParseJet decodes HTML entities, keeps the reading order, and returns text you can actually use — free, no signup needed.

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Accepts HTML,HTM files

Free — 3 requests/day, no signup. for 300 credits/month free.

How it works

1

Upload HTML or paste a URL

Drop an .html file above, or paste the URL of a live page — both produce the same clean text output.

2

Tags stripped, text kept

ParseJet parses the markup, removes tags, scripts, styles, and comments, and decodes entities like & and   into real characters.

3

Copy your text

Copy the plain text for search indexing, NLP, or reading — or call the API to convert HTML to text in your own pipeline.

Key features

What makes this html to text stand out.

Complete tag removal

Every HTML tag goes — including scripts, inline styles, tracking pixels, and comments. Only the human-readable text remains.

Entity decoding

&,  , —, ’ and every other entity is decoded to its real character. Output is always clean UTF-8.

Reading order preserved

Text comes out in the order a person would read it — not in DOM-source order scrambled by layout divs.

Messy HTML handled

Unclosed tags, nested legacy markup, inline styles — real-world HTML parses without breaking the output.

File or URL input

Convert saved .html files or fetch a live page by URL — the same API handles both.

Markdown when you want it

Need structure instead of flat text? The same endpoint returns Markdown with headings and lists — just omit output_format=raw.

Use cases

Common scenarios where this tool saves you time.

Search indexing and NLP

Feed search engines and NLP models the text content of pages — without markup noise inflating the index.

LLM input preprocessing

Raw HTML wastes tokens on tags. Strip to plain text first and fit far more real content into a prompt.

Email and newsletter text

Extract the readable text from HTML emails and newsletters for archiving, quoting, or plain-text versions.

Scraping pipeline output

Turn crawled HTML into clean text for storage and analysis — one API call per document.

Automate with the API

Use the same tool programmatically. Works with any language — just HTTP.

cURL
# Convert an HTML file to plain text
curl -X POST "https://api.parsejet.com/v1/parse/auto/file?output_format=raw" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "[email protected]"

# Convert a live page by URL
curl -X POST "https://api.parsejet.com/v1/parse/webpage?output_format=raw" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/page"}'
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://api.parsejet.com/v1/parse/auto/file",
    params={"output_format": "raw"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    files={"file": open("page.html", "rb")},
)
print(resp.json()["text"])  # plain text, tags stripped
JavaScript
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append("file", htmlFile);

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.parsejet.com/v1/parse/auto/file?output_format=raw",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },
    body: formData,
  }
);
const { text } = await res.json(); // plain text

Want to automate this?

ParseJet API gives you the same parsing power via a single HTTP endpoint. No ffmpeg, no poppler, no tesseract — just one API call.

curl -X POST https://api.parsejet.com/v1/parse/auto/url \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"url":"https://example.com"}'
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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert HTML to plain text?

Upload an .html file or paste a URL above — ParseJet strips all markup and returns the readable text. For automation, POST to /v1/parse/auto/file with output_format=raw.

Does it remove scripts and CSS too?

Yes. JavaScript, style blocks, inline styles, HTML comments, and tracking code are all removed — none of it leaks into the text output.

What happens to HTML entities like & and  ?

They are decoded to their real characters (&, a space, em-dashes, curly quotes, and so on), so the output reads like normal text, not escaped markup.

Can I convert a live web page instead of a file?

Yes. Paste the page URL in the tool, or POST it to /v1/parse/webpage — ParseJet fetches the page and extracts the main content as text.

What if I want Markdown instead of flat text?

Use the same endpoint without output_format=raw — ParseJet returns Markdown with headings, lists, tables, and links preserved. See our HTML to Markdown tool.

Is it free?

Yes. You get 3 free conversions per day with no signup, and a free API account includes 300 credits per month. Paid plans start at $19/month.

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