the ebook · plain text

EPUB to TXT EPUB in. Plain text out.

Sometimes you want the words and only the words. For a search index, for an LLM context window, for a Kindle that won't take EPUB. Morph parses the EPUB zip — spine, chapters, XHTML — and writes a clean UTF-8 .txt with chapter breaks preserved as headings. No upload, no install, no quota. The EPUB stays where it was. The text saves locally. Free for everything that runs on your device; AI is paid in credits.

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What it actually does

01
UNZIP

.epub is a zip

The parser walks the manifest and pulls every XHTML chapter in spine order — all in-tab.

02
STRIP

HTML out, words in

Tags removed, entities decoded, whitespace collapsed. The result reads like a book printed on a typewriter.

03
MARK

Chapter headings kept

Chapter titles preserved as headings with blank-line separators. The structure of the book stays visible in plain text.

04
BATCH

Whole shelf at once

Drop a folder. Each EPUB becomes its own .txt. Free tier has no limit.

How it works

  1. Open morph.cool — browser only.
  2. Drop the .epub.
  3. Pick TXT as the output. The parser runs locally.
  4. The .txt downloads. UTF-8, chapter breaks preserved.
  5. Pipe into grep, into an LLM, into Kindle. The EPUB stays untouched.
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Why people leave the upload-and-queue tools

Plain text is the universal data format. Every search engine, every LLM, every old e-reader, every Unix tool understands it. EPUB is a zip of XHTML — the words are in there, but they're wrapped in markup. Morph's converter strips the markup, decodes the entities, and writes UTF-8 with chapter breaks preserved. Useful for full-text search. Useful for piping into an LLM. Useful for any tool that doesn't speak EPUB.

Frequently asked

Why convert EPUB to plain text?

LLM context windows, search indexes, e-readers that don't take EPUB, scripts that pipe text into other tools. Plain text is the universal format.

Does it preserve chapter structure?

Yes — chapter titles become headings, with blank-line separators between sections. The book's structure stays visible in plain text.

UTF-8 or ASCII?

UTF-8. Every accented character, every smart quote, every em-dash preserved correctly.

DRM-protected EPUBs?

Not supported, by design. Only DRM-free EPUBs convert.

Can I batch a whole library?

Yes. Drop a folder, get a folder of .txt files. Free tier has no batch limit.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. Everything that runs on your device is free with no cap. AI and server work is paid in credits, about a cent each.

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