About the URL Extractor
Find every web link in a block of text, including http, https and www. addresses. Trailing punctuation is trimmed, duplicates removed, and you can list domains only.
Key features
- Finds http, https and ftp links in any text
- Optionally includes www. links without a scheme
- Trims trailing punctuation but keeps balanced parentheses
- Domains-only mode
- Removes duplicates and sorts A–Z
- Private: runs entirely in your browser
Extract every link from text
Collect all the links from an article, an email, a chat export, a sitemap, a log file or HTML source code. The extractor finds URLs, cleans off trailing punctuation and gives you a de-duplicated list.
Example
Input:
Read the docs at https://xutilhub.com/json/json-formatter, and see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_(file_format). Mirror: www.example.org/files!
Output:
https://xutilhub.com/json/json-formatter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_(file_format)
www.example.org/files
The comma, period and exclamation mark are removed, while the parentheses that are part of the Wikipedia URL are kept.
Options
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
| Include www. links | Also finds www.example.com without https:// |
| Domains only | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON → en.wikipedia.org |
| Remove duplicates | Each link appears once |
| Sort A–Z | Alphabetical order |
Common uses
- SEO audits: list outbound links in a page or document.
- Research: collect sources cited in a long text.
- Security reviews: see which domains an email or file points to.
- Migrations: find hard-coded URLs before moving a site.
Related tools
Extract email addresses with the Email Extractor, convert HTML to readable text with HTML to Text, or decode encoded links with the URL Decoder.
How to use the URL Extractor
- Type or paste your text into the input box.
- Choose the options you want.
- The result updates instantly as you type.
- Copy the output or download it as a .txt file.