Remove URLs from Text
Strip every http, https and www URL from text in one click — perfect for cleaning academic manuscripts and plagiarism checks.
What is Remove URLs from Text?
You quoted a passage from a web article and inline URLs came along. Now your manuscript looks cluttered and plagiarism checkers flag noise.
Paste the URL-laden text and get clean prose back.
If you're writing an essay, you keep quotes citation-ready without inline links. If you're prepping a manuscript, you avoid editor pushback on URL clutter. If you're cleaning scraped content, you remove tracking links before further processing.
How to use Remove URLs from Text
Four steps. No setup, no signup.
Step 1
Paste your URL-laden text
Step 2
See URLs stripped instantly
Step 3
Run Remove Extra Spaces if needed
Step 4
Hit Copy and use the clean prose
Example
Inline links removed cleanly.
Input
Visit https://toolkno.com or http://example.com for free tools.
Output
Visit or for free tools.
Why Remove URLs from Text is useful
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Clean academic manuscripts and quotes before submission.
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Strip UTM tracking and query strings in one pass.
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Remove links from scraped content before NLP processing.
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Pairs with Remove Email Addresses for full link cleanup.
Common questions
Does it catch bare domains like example.com?
www-prefixed domains get caught. Pure bare domains may slip through.
Tip: Run Find and Replace for known bare domains as a follow-up.
Will it remove query strings and fragments?
Yes, the full URL including ?query and #fragment goes in one pass.
Tip: Great for stripping UTM tracking from shared links.
What about ftp or mailto links?
http and https are the main targets. Use Remove Emails for mailto.
Tip: Stack tools for full link cleanup.
Does it handle markdown link syntax?
It strips the URL but leaves the [text] brackets behind.
Tip: Run Find and Replace for '[' and '](' to finish.
Last reviewed: April 2026 · Free, browser-based, no signup.
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