Remove Markdown from Notes

Note-taking apps export in markdown format with bold, italic, headers, and link syntax. Paste your exported notes here to get clean, readable plain text.

How to do this

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Export your notes as markdown

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Paste into the tool

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Strip formatting

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Copy plain text

Paste text below and run the tool. Everything runs locally in your browser. No data is stored.

Remove Markdown Formatting

Remove markdown formatting including bold, italic, headers, links, code blocks, and blockquotes, leaving clean readable text.

Example

Input

# Title
**Bold** and *italic* text
[Link](https://example.com)

Output

Title
Bold and italic text
Link

How Remove Markdown Formatting Works

Remove markdown formatting including bold, italic, headers, links, code blocks, and blockquotes, leaving clean readable text.

This tool runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to any server. Paste your text, click Run, and get your result instantly. You can also chain this tool with others using the pipeline feature: run Remove Markdown Formatting, then continue with a related tool to build a multi-step text workflow.

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Example: Remove Markdown from Notes

Input

# Project Notes
**Important:** Review the *design spec* before Friday.
- [Meeting notes](https://link.com)
- `API endpoint` needs update

Output

Project Notes
Important: Review the design spec before Friday.
- Meeting notes
- API endpoint needs update