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Link: publisher Link: canonical Link: hub Home > Internet > Convert > Text - 23/06/11 Text Mirror Turns Web Pages into Plain Text save web pages as text TextMirror is an online tool that lets you read web pages in plain text. You specify a URL of a page, the tool will download that page on to its own servers, removes all the HTML tags and renders it for you in plain text. All browsers have a "Save as Text" feature but this tool sort-of preserves the layout of elements - text that originally appeared in the left sidebar of the page will still show up in the left side of the text-only document but everything else is removed from the page including hyperlinks. You can't really do much with the output text expect for changing the color scheme. The question is why would anyone need a tool like TextMirror when there are far better alternatives in the form of Readability or even Instapaper? There are a few scenarios where you may use this too. One, the conversion is extremely quick and it massively trims the size of a page because it is serving pure text. The conversion is happening on another server so you may use it as a basic proxy to read web articles that are inaccessible from your computer. TextMirror could also be used for comparing the content of two web pages or two versions of the same page. Download the pages separately as text and compare them using Google Docs. [USEMAP] _____________________ [ Search ] Reader Comments Or how about just using your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, etc)? They download the page and render HTML as text, too. Or am I missing something here? Written by JP on 06.23.11 @JP I did mention the different between saving web pages with Mirror Text and a browser. Try saving the CNN.com home page with this tool and with the browser's `save as text' function. Written by Amit on 06.23.11 Meet the Author Amit Agarwal Amit Agarwal is a personal technology columnist and founder of Digital Inspiration, one of the most widely read tech and how-to blogs in the world.. read more >> You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube. Or send an email at amit@labnol.org Get the Newsletter Type your email address and press Enter: _____________________ [ Subscribe ] Close About Digital Inspiration An award-winning technology site with how-to guides, tips and video tutorials on all things related to personal technology, software and web apps. Email: amit@labnol.org Popular Topics * howto guides * apple ipad * adobe pdf * google docs * dropbox * infographics * bookmarklets * facebook * twitter * wordpress * youtube * google adsense * india inc. * screencasting * software tips * presentations * gmail * wikipedia Get news on the go mobile Digital Inspiration is a mobile-friendly website. Simply bookmark labnol.org in your mobile browser for free access anytime, anywhere. [USEMAP] (c) 2004-2011 Digital Inspiration. The content is copyrighted to Amit Agarwal and may not be reproduced on other websites. Web Stats | Terms | Sitemap * Home * About Us * Community * River of News * How-to Guides * Tech Tips * Personal Blog * Favorite Websites Technology Blog _____________________ [ Search ] RSS