Extract Plain Text from XML

Extract Plain Text from XML instantly in your browser. Remove tags, keep inner content, collapse whitespace, and more all client-side and fast.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .xml, .txt, .html, .htm
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Options
Preserve line breaks
Collapse whitespace
Remove tags only
Maximize output
Extract Mode:

How to Use:

  • Paste your XML into the XML Input box or import a .xml, .txt, or .html file.
  • Adjust toggle options:
    • Preserve line breaks: Keeps each tag’s text on its own line.
    • Collapse whitespace: Reduces multiple spaces to one.
    • Remove tags only: Strips tags without parsing XML structure.
    • Maximize output: Expands the output box vertically.
  • Choose a mode:
    • All text: Extracts all text content recursively.
    • Only inner content: Grabs only direct child text from the root tag.
  • Click Extract to run it.
  • Use Copy Output or Export to File to save the result.
  • Clear All resets the tool and output counter.

What Extract Plain Text from XML can do:

Extract Plain Text from XML is made for pulling readable content out of structured XML markup. You can either strip the tags manually or use XML parsing to get the actual inner text content. Whether you want the full recursive text or just the children of the root tag, you’re covered. You can also control how whitespace is handled and whether line breaks are preserved. The tool updates live as you type or import a file, and it even counts the characters in the output for quick validation.

Example:

Before:

<book>
  <title>Modern Web</title>
  <author>Jane Doe</author>
  <summary>This book covers modern frontend development.</summary>
</book>

After:

Modern Web
Jane Doe
This book covers modern frontend development.

Common Use Cases:

If you’ve got a bunch of XML data and just need to pull out the readable text, this is the fastest way to do it. It’s useful when working with scraped XML feeds, converting legacy data, or simply when you need clean, readable strings from a bunch of markup-heavy content. You can tweak how aggressively it cleans the content and save the result with one click.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

You might want to run Remove All XML Comments first to get rid of distractions before pulling the raw text. And if you’re dealing with tag-heavy files, Strip XML Tags from Text is another way to clean things fast.

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