Free tool
EPUB to plain text — in your browser, no upload
Drop an EPUB file below. We extract the chapter text entirely in your browser — no file leaves your device. Free, no account, no limits.
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How this works
An EPUB is just a ZIP archive containing HTML/XHTML chapter files plus metadata. This tool reads the archive in your browser using the open-source JSZip library, parses the chapter files, and strips the HTML to produce clean plain text. There is no server in the loop.
Want to listen to your EPUBs instead?
Download the free Eist mobile app — it imports any EPUB or PDF and plays it as an audiobook using on-device AI text-to-speech. Same privacy guarantees (no upload, no account), but with proper chapter navigation, sleep timer, variable playback speed, and offline support.
FAQ
Is this EPUB text extractor free?
Yes — completely free, no account, no upload limits. Runs entirely in your browser. We never see your file.
Where does my EPUB go when I drop it here?
Nowhere. The extraction happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No file is uploaded to a server. You can confirm this by opening your browser DevTools network tab — there are zero requests when you process a file.
What if I want to listen to the text as an audiobook?
Download the free Eist mobile app — it does the same extraction natively, plus turns the text into a playable audiobook using on-device AI text-to-speech. The web tool is for getting plain text out; the app is for listening.
Does it work on PDF or MOBI?
No — this tool is EPUB-only. For PDF and other formats, install the Eist mobile app, which supports both EPUB and PDF natively.