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22 free tools

Free content planning tools

Clean text, count words, preview Markdown, convert writing formats, generate tables and slugs, analyze readability, review word frequency, and estimate reading time.

Best for writers, editors, educators, designers, and product teams generating placeholder text for mockups, cleaning copy, converting Markdown, HTML, or CSV snippets, creating SEO-friendly slugs, checking online word counts, reviewing readability, finding repeated terms, preparing plain text, and planning how long content will take to consume.

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Content planning

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Free

Data handling note

Content tools process pasted drafts and generated text in the browser. Remove confidential copy, unreleased messaging, and personal data before cleaning, counting, converting, or exporting.

Last updated

June 30, 2026

Quick answer
Free content planning tools group related browser tools for one practical workflow.

Best for writers, editors, educators, designers, and product teams generating placeholder text for mockups, cleaning copy, converting Markdown, HTML, or CSV snippets, creating SEO-friendly slugs, checking online word counts, reviewing readability, finding repeated terms, preparing plain text, and planning how long content will take to consume.

Open an individual tool page when you need the actual controls, examples, assumptions, FAQs, and related links.

Best inputs
Use Word Counter first.

I need word or character counts: Use Word Counter first.

I pasted messy text: Use Text Cleaner before converting or counting.

Common use cases
Start with the publishing job: measure, clean, convert, preview, export, slice, slug, or analyze.

Measure a draft: Word Counter / Reading Time Calculator

Clean or deduplicate text: Text Cleaner / Text Deduplicator / Line Sorter

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Best starting points in Content planning

These tools are surfaced from the category decision guide, so they match the most common tasks before the full list below.

Which content tool should I use?
Start with the publishing job: measure, clean, convert, preview, export, slice, slug, or analyze.
Common mistakes
  • Counting pasted text before removing boilerplate, duplicated lines, or copied navigation.
  • Exporting PNG cards before the message and line breaks are final.
  • Assuming Markdown, HTML, and plain text preserve the same structure.
  • Generating slugs without checking current route collisions.

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Markdown Link Extractor
Extract Markdown links, reference links, and plain URLs in the browser before publishing docs or articles.
Browser-side Markdown link extraction for publishing QA.
Free · Live
URL List Extractor
Extract URLs from pasted text in the browser, deduplicate them, and prepare a clean review list.
Browser-side URL extraction and deduplication from pasted text.
Free · Live
Email Extractor
Extract email addresses from pasted text in the browser, deduplicate results, and prepare a review list.
Browser-side email extraction and deduplication from pasted text.
Free · Live
Duplicate Word Finder
Find repeated words in pasted text in the browser before publishing articles, docs, or support replies.
Browser-side repeated word detection for writing QA.
Free · Live
Markdown Preview
Preview Markdown as formatted HTML locally with headings, lists, quotes, links, code blocks, and copy-ready text.
Draft preview
Free · Live
Markdown to PNG Converter
Convert Markdown notes, README snippets, release notes, quotes, code snippets, and changelogs into copyable or downloadable PNG cards with templates, platform sizes, themes, auto-height, and page split handling.
Markdown image export
Free · Live
Long Article Slicer
Split long articles into multiple readable PNG cards for social posts, carousels, stories, and content repurposing.
Social card slices
Free · Live
HTML to Markdown Converter
Convert HTML snippets to Markdown locally with headings, links, lists, emphasis, code, quotes, images, and copy-ready output.
Docs conversion
Free · Live
Markdown to HTML Converter
Convert Markdown drafts to HTML locally with headings, lists, blockquotes, links, code, bold, italic, preview, and copy-ready output.
HTML export
Free · Live
CSV to Markdown Table Converter
Convert CSV rows into a Markdown pipe table locally for README files, docs, notes, and content drafts.
CSV to Markdown
Free · Live
Markdown Table Generator
Generate Markdown tables from rows and columns with alignment controls and copy-ready output.
Table markup
Free · Live
Text Case Converter
Convert text to title case, sentence case, uppercase, lowercase, camelCase, snake_case, and kebab-case.
Copy cleanup
Free · Live
Slug Generator
Generate clean URL slugs from titles, headings, filenames, and page names with separator and length options.
SEO URL cleanup
Free · Live
Online Word Counter
Count English words, Chinese characters, total characters, reading time, sentences, paragraphs, and social or SEO length limits in your browser.
English, Chinese, and limits
Free · Live
Text Cleaner
Clean pasted text locally by trimming lines, collapsing spaces and tabs, removing blank lines, and optionally removing duplicate lines.
Whitespace cleanup
Free · Live
Text Deduplicator
Remove duplicate lines from pasted text with case-sensitive matching, whitespace trimming, counts, and copy-ready output.
Duplicate line cleanup
Free · Live
Readability Score Calculator
Calculate Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid grade level, sentence length, syllables, word count, and reading time locally.
Readability metrics
Free · Live
Word Frequency Counter
Analyze pasted text locally to find repeated words, keyword density, unique terms, and copy-ready frequency tables.
Keyword frequency
Free · Live
HTML to Text Converter
Convert HTML markup into plain text locally, optionally preserving link URLs next to anchor text.
Plain text extraction
Free · Live
Markdown to Text Converter
Convert Markdown into readable plain text locally for notes, copy cleanup, content review, and publishing checks.
Markdown text cleanup
Free · Live
Lorem Ipsum Generator
Generate placeholder paragraphs, sentences, and words for layouts, wireframes, mockups, and content planning.
Placeholder copy
Free · Live
Reading Time Calculator
Estimate how long any article or book takes to read based on word count and reading speed.
Content planning
Why this category exists
Best for writers, editors, educators, designers, and product teams generating placeholder text for mockups, cleaning copy, converting Markdown, HTML, or CSV snippets, creating SEO-friendly slugs, checking online word counts, reviewing readability, finding repeated terms, preparing plain text, and planning how long content will take to consume.

This page groups related tools for easier browsing, while every individual tool page focuses on the specific workflow and output.

Frequently asked questions

How does reading time estimation work?

The reading time calculator uses word count and words-per-minute assumptions so you can tune estimates for different audiences.

Can I preview Markdown drafts?

Yes. The Markdown preview tool renders common Markdown syntax locally, the HTML to Markdown converter helps move simple HTML snippets into Markdown, the Markdown to HTML converter creates copy-ready HTML output, and the Markdown to Text converter strips Markdown syntax into readable plain text.

Can I generate Markdown tables?

Yes. The Markdown table generator creates pipe-table syntax with row, column, and alignment controls, while the CSV to Markdown Table converter turns pasted CSV rows into documentation-ready Markdown tables.

Can I check repeated words or keyword density?

Yes. The word frequency counter ranks repeated terms and shows density percentages for SEO drafts, editorial reviews, and content QA.

Can I generate placeholder text for layouts?

Yes. The lorem ipsum generator creates local placeholder paragraphs, sentences, and words for wireframes, mockups, docs, and layout testing.

Can I clean up title or slug text?

Yes. The text cleaner removes whitespace noise, the slug generator creates URL-safe slugs, and the text case converter creates title case, sentence case, camelCase, snake_case, and kebab-case output.

Can I check readability before publishing?

Yes. The readability score calculator estimates Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid grade, sentence length, syllables, word count, and reading time for English drafts.

Can I use it for books and docs?

Yes. It works for any word-count-based content, including articles, books, documentation, scripts, and briefs.

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