List to Text Converter
Extract plain text from formatted lists.
Supported Formats
- Bullet points: •, ●, ○, ▪, ▸
- Dashes: -, –, —
- Numbered: 1., 2., (1), [1]
- Asterisks: *
- HTML: <li> tags
📘 How It Works
HTML Tag Stripping
HTML list markup (<ul>, <ol>, <li>) is removed first using regex. This handles content copied from web pages or HTML editors.
Bullet Removal
Common bullet characters (•, ●, ○, ▪, ▸, -, *, –, —) at line starts are stripped. This covers most bullet list formats from various sources.
Number Prefix Removal
Numbered list patterns (1., 2), [1], (1)) are identified and removed using regex. The actual number values don't matter—any sequence is handled.
Whitespace Cleanup
Leading spaces, trailing spaces, and extra whitespace around list markers are trimmed. Empty lines are filtered from the final output.
Plain Text Output
The result is clean, one-item-per-line text without any formatting characters. Ready for further processing or reformatting.
💡 Common Use Cases
Data Extraction
Extract plain text from formatted documents for data processing, analysis, or database import.
Copy-Paste Cleanup
Clean up lists copied from web pages, PDFs, or Word documents that retain unwanted formatting.
Content Migration
Convert formatted content from one system to plain text before reformatting for a different platform.
API Data Preparation
Strip formatting from list content before sending to APIs that expect plain text arrays.
Spreadsheet Import
Prepare list data for spreadsheet import by removing bullets and numbers that would become cell content.
Text Processing Pipeline
First step in text processing: convert to plain format before applying transformations or analysis.