Drop in any block of text—reading lists, chat paste, or messy copy—and get a short, A–Z sorted list of website names (registrable domains). One click, copy or download. Nothing is uploaded.
Paste, optionally tidy spacing, then extract.
0 / 500,000 characters
Paste text above, then tap Extract website names to see counts and the list.
Paste any block of text—notes, articles, chat exports, or reading lists—and click Extract. The tool finds hostname-shaped tokens, merges subdomains into one website name per site (example.com), sorts A–Z, and lets you copy or download a .txt list. No upload.
This tool is the beginner lane in the domain-extraction cluster: one textarea, one button, and a clean list of website names (registrable domains) pulled from unstructured prose.
It scans pasted text for dotted hostnames and URLs embedded in sentences—class notes, forwarded emails as plain text, PDF copy-paste, or informal lists. Optional “Tidy whitespace” normalizes line breaks and spaces before scanning (handy for messy PDFs). Results show mention counts, unique hostnames, and the final deduplicated website-name list.
Unlike the full domain extractor, there are no TLD filters, PSL toggles, CSV/JSON exports, or frequency tables—just paste, extract, copy, or download. For mixed logs, emails, and advanced exports, use the domain extractor instead.
Paste plain text → deduplicated website names (roots). Copy or .txt download. No server upload.
Concise answers for common searches — definitions, steps, and comparisons.
Paste your text into the box and click Extract website names. Parsing runs in your browser tab—nothing is sent to EverydayTools servers. You get a deduplicated, alphabetically sorted list of registrable website names with optional .txt download.
This page is the quick, text-only lane: one box, counts, copy, and download. The domain extractor handles mixed logs, emails, markdown, frequency views, registrable-root modes (Fast/PSL), and CSV/JSON export—use it when input is messy or structured.
It is the registrable domain—the site key you would look up in DNS (example.com)—not every subdomain line. www.blog.example.com and api.example.com both map to example.com in the final list.
No. Extraction, deduplication, and export run entirely in your browser. Close the tab when finished on a shared computer.
Drop notes, article excerpts, chat exports, or any block where domains appear inside sentences—not just one URL per line.
Leave “Tidy whitespace” on to trim lines and collapse spaces (useful for PDF paste). Turn off if you need the raw string unchanged.
Click Extract website names. Review mention vs hostname counts, then the A–Z sorted list of registrable domains (one site per line).
Copy the list to clipboard or download domains-from-text.txt for spreadsheets, bookmarks, or downstream scripts.
Input
I liked learningseo.io and the Ahrefs piece at ahrefs.com/blog.
Mirror: https://www.example.com/seo-basicsOutput
ahrefs.com
example.com
learningseo.ioThree website names from bare domains and one https link; www and path are stripped to registrable roots.
Input
Check api.vendor.co.uk and docs.vendor.co.uk before www.vendor.co.uk.Output
vendor.co.ukThree hostnames collapse to one website name; mention count in the UI will be higher than lines in the output list.
Common real-world scenarios where this tool saves time.
Turn informal article mentions into a checklist of sites to visit—without manually hunting for every dotted name.
Grab brand domains from informal threads pasted as text when you do not have a structured .csv export.
Use Tidy whitespace after copying from PDFs or tables so broken line wraps do not hide hostnames.
Show beginners what “website name” means (example.com) without advanced PSL or export options.
Step-by-step chains that connect related tools for common tasks.
Pick the narrow tool when you already know your input shape.
| Tool | Best input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Extract Domains from Plain Text (this page) | Prose, notes, informal paste | Sorted website names + .txt |
| /domain-extractor | Mixed logs, emails, URLs, exports | Hostnames or roots + CSV/JSON |
| /extract-domain-from-email | Email address lists | Domain per address |
| /extract-domain-from-url | One URL per line | Root domain per URL |
Understand the stats row before exporting.
| Metric | Meaning | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Total mentions | Every hostname token found in text | See how often sites are cited |
| Unique hostnames | Distinct full hostnames before root merge | Spot subdomain sprawl |
| Website names | Registrable domains after merge | Your copy/download list |
Use Extract Domain from URL for line-oriented sitemaps and imports, or Domain Extractor when you also have emails and logs in the same paste.
Tokens must look like real hostnames (e.g. news.ycombinator.com). Version numbers like 1.2.3 or file names like report.pdf are skipped.
Input is capped at 500k characters for responsiveness. Split huge logs or use the full domain extractor with file upload.
Mentions count every hostname hit; website names merge subdomains to one root per site—fewer lines is normal.
Enable Tidy whitespace when lines are split mid-word or full of double spaces—then re-run Extract.
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Paste any block of text—notes, paragraphs, or informal lists—and click Extract website names. The tool finds hostname-shaped tokens, merges subdomains into one name per site (example.com style), sorts alphabetically, and shows how many times domains appeared in your paste.
This page is a quick, beginner-friendly lane: one box, one button, counts, copy, and download. The domain extractor adds advanced parsing, richer exports, frequency and grouping, optional PSL mode, and is built for messy logs and mixed structured data.
It is the registrable domain—the brand/site key you would look up in DNS—not every subdomain. So www.blog.example.com and api.example.com both map to example.com in the output list.
Yes. Dotted names like news.ycombinator.com are picked up when they look like real hostnames. Pure sentences without any domain-like tokens will return an empty list.
It normalizes line endings, trims each line, collapses runs of spaces, and removes empty lines before scanning—useful for text copied from PDFs or tables. Turn it off if you need the raw string untouched.
Mentions count every time a hostname was detected. Unique hostnames is how many distinct full hostnames appeared before merging to website names. If the same site appears under several subdomains, you will see more hostnames than lines in the final list.
Yes. Use Copy list or Download .txt after extraction. For CSV/JSON with frequency columns, use the domain extractor instead.
Extract Domains from Plain Text (/extract-domain-from-text) runs in your browser when supported—inputs are not uploaded to EverydayTools servers.
Hostname detection uses the same parsing rules as the domain-extractor cluster; registrable roots follow conservative suffix heuristics suited for quick lists.
For research and list-building—not legal discovery, security audits, or guaranteed WHOIS accuracy.
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Reviewed by EverydayTools Editorial Team on 2026-05-20.