Clean Copied Text

Clean WhatsApp text

Remove timestamps, sender names, media-omitted notices and extra clutter from copied WhatsApp conversations. Clean Copied Text keeps the human messages and turns a chat export into a clean, readable transcript.

Example

Before
[03/06/2025, 14:02] Maria: Are we still meeting today?
[03/06/2025, 14:03] Carlos: Yes, 3pm works
[03/06/2025, 14:03] Carlos: <Media omitted>
After
Are we still meeting today?

Yes, 3pm works

139 characters · 20 words · 3 lines · 1 paragraphs

0 characters · 0 words · 0 lines · 0 paragraphs

Or pick where your text came from

Your text stays in your browser. Clean Copied Text does not upload or store what you paste.

What this tool fixes

  • Timestamps like [12/05/2026, 9:15 AM]
  • Sender names before each message
  • "<Media omitted>" and similar notices
  • System messages and extra blank lines
  • Group system messages like "X added Y" removed
  • Repeated blank lines left behind after cleanup collapsed
  • Older dash-style export timestamps recognized alongside the bracketed format

How to use it

  1. 1Paste your textDrop in the messy text you copied from anywhere.
  2. 2Click cleanClean Copied Text fixes the formatting instantly, in your browser.
  3. 3Copy the resultCopy the clean text or download it as a .txt file.

Common uses

Saving an important conversation as plain textQuoting a chat in an email or documentCleaning a chat export before sharingTurning messages into readable notesArchiving a conversation as evidence in a readable formatExtracting the text of a customer support chat for a knowledge baseCleaning a WhatsApp Business export before archiving customer conversations

Limitations

  • Sender-name detection is pattern-based, not perfect on unusual export formats — always review before sharing.
  • Media-omitted notices are recognized in English, Portuguese and Spanish; other languages may not be matched.

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Frequently asked questions

Does it upload my chat?
No. The text you paste is cleaned locally in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Will it keep who said what?
By default sender names are removed for a clean transcript. Review the result, since automatic name detection is not perfect.
Does it work with iPhone-exported chats as well as Android?
Yes. Both common WhatsApp export timestamp formats are recognized.
Can it clean a group chat with many participants?
Yes — sender-name detection runs per line, so it works the same whether there are two participants or twenty.
Can I paste just one message instead of a whole export?
Yes. It works the same on a single copied message as on a full exported chat file.
Does it remove WhatsApp's own boilerplate, like the encryption notice?
Yes. Lines like "Messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted" are recognized as system messages and removed along with join/leave notices.
Does it work with older WhatsApp export formats that don't use brackets around the date?
Yes. Both the bracketed [DD/MM/YYYY, HH:MM] style and the older "DD/MM/YYYY, HH:MM - Name:" dash style are recognized.

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