Clean Text Formatter#

Name#

clean-text-formatter

Description#

Removes Markdown formatting characters and excessive whitespace from AI-generated text. Produces clean, publication-ready plain text.

Capabilities#

1. Markdown Stripping#

Strips the following while preserving content:

• Headers: #, ##, ### (removes markers, keeps text)
• Bold/italic markers: **, __, *, _ (removes markers, keeps text)
• Links: [text](url) → keeps text
• Images: ![alt](url) → keeps alt
• Blockquotes: > lines (removed)
• Code blocks: backticks removed, code content preserved
• List markers: -, *, 1. (removed, list content preserved)
• Horizontal rules: ---, *** (removed)
• Footnotes: [^1] (removed)

2. Whitespace Cleaning Around Numbers#

Fixes common AI spacing issues:

• 100 % → 100%
• ¥ 100 → ¥100
• USD 50 → USD 50 (currency symbols kept with numbers)
• Numbers with leading/trailing spaces trimmed
• Thousand separators , preserved: 1,000,000

3. Punctuation Spacing#

• Removes spaces before punctuation: ， 。 ！ ？
• Removes spaces inside parentheses: （ 文本 ） → （文本）
• Normalizes multiple spaces to single space
• Trim leading/trailing whitespace from each line

4. Unicode Normalization#

• Normalizes quotes: "text" → "text", 'text' → 'text'
• Normalizes dashes: — – → -

Triggers#

• User pastes text and asks to "clean" or "remove Markdown"
• User shares AI-generated content and asks to "format for publication"
• Any content containing visible Markdown syntax

Workflow#

1. Receive raw text input (paste, file upload, or document content)
2. Detect content type and Markdown density
3. Apply cleaning rules in order: a. Structural (headers, lists, blockquotes) b. Inline formatting (links, images, emphasis) c. Whitespace normalization d. Punctuation spacing fix
4. Return clean text + optional export

Input#

• Plain text paste
• .txt, .md, .docx, .html files
• Direct document content

Output#

• Clean plain text (ready to copy/paste)
• Optional: .txt file export

Limitations#

• Does not preserve Markdown intended for re-use (strips permanently)
• Complex nested formatting may require manual review
• LaTeX math expressions: $$...$$ and $...$ are preserved

Dependencies#

• Python 3.8+ (for regex processing)
• No external packages required