Email Extractor
Pull every email address out of any text.
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- 2 min
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- Price:
- Free, no signup
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What the Email Extractor does
Paste a messy document — a web page copy, a PDF dump, a thread of replies — and get back a clean list of every email address it contains, one per line, duplicates removed.
The matcher follows the real rules of email syntax, so it catches 'first.last+tag@sub.domain.co.uk' without inventing false matches from stray @ symbols.
Why the Email Extractor is useful
Contact details hide inside long text: event pages, forum threads, exported chats. Copying them out by hand means missed addresses and typos.
Extraction runs locally, which matters when the source text contains personal data you shouldn't paste into a random web service.
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How to use the Email Extractor
- 1
Paste the source text
Any length, any mess.
- 2
Get the address list
Every valid address appears, deduplicated.
- 3
Copy or download
Take the list into your mail client or spreadsheet.
Key features
- Finds addresses in any text
- Automatic deduplication
- Handles plus-tags and subdomains
- One-per-line output, ready to paste
Benefits
- Harvest contacts without manual scanning
- Avoid typos from hand-copying
- Keep personal data on your device
Real-life use cases
Building a press list
A founder pastes five 'contact us' pages and collects every journalist address into one list.
Cleaning a signup export
An organiser extracts addresses from a form responses dump that mixed them with comments.
Auditing a document
A compliance officer checks which personal addresses appear in a report before publishing it.
Tips for the best results
- Lowercase the list afterwards to catch case-variant duplicates.
- Obeyed mailto: links and plain text alike are both found.
- Always get consent before emailing extracted addresses.
Conclusion
Turn any wall of text into a clean, deduplicated list of email addresses.
Frequently asked questions
Does it remove duplicates?
- Yes, each address appears once.
Will it catch addresses with plus signs?
- Yes, plus-tags like name+news@site.com are valid and detected.
Can it produce false matches?
- Rarely — the pattern follows real email syntax, but a final skim is wise.
Does it verify the addresses exist?
- No, it only extracts text that looks like an address.
Is the text uploaded?
- No. The matching runs inside your browser.
Can I extract from a web page?
- Copy the page text and paste it in.
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