Strip out all formatting and extract clean text using the BBCode to Text Converter Tool. If you’re working with forum exports, legacy message content, or just want to simplify tagged input, this tool gives you the raw text in seconds.
How to Use:
Paste BBCode content into the left-hand input box or upload a .txt or .bbcode file. The plain text result will appear immediately in the output panel on the right.
Use the Options toggles to:
- Remove empty tags like
[b][/b]or[url][/url] - Preserve newlines or flatten everything into one continuous paragraph
- Strip links so
[url=...]Link[/url]becomes justLink, or keep the full URL reference
Once you’re happy with the result, you can copy or export it. Hit Clear All to reset everything.
What the BBCode to Text Converter Tool does:
The BBCode to Text Converter Tool removes all BBCode-style formatting, including tags like [b], [i], [url], [quote], and [img]. It keeps the inner content and discards the tags, giving you clean, unformatted text that’s ready for plain-text storage, emails, or text-based exports.
Example:
Input:
[b]Bold[/b]
[i]Italic[/i]
[url=https://example.com]Visit Site[/url]
Output:
Bold
Italic
Visit Site (https://example.com)Common Use Cases:
Ideal for stripping BBCode from old forum threads, private messages, CMS content, or user submissions before saving or reposting. Use it when you need just the text without any styling, markup, or embedded links. It’s quick, browser-based, and requires no setup.
Useful Tools & Suggestions:
If you’re working with forum content or markup-heavy text, Strip HTML Tags from Text pairs well when BBCode has been converted to HTML first. And when you’re going the other way, Extract Text from BBCode gives you more direct control over pulling readable content without processing full conversions.