Does Strip Code Fences upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Strip Code Fences runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Text in browser. Local transform.

Should I use Extract Code Fences instead of Strip Code Fences?

Use Strip Code Fences when you need Remove markdown ``` fences. Use Extract Code Fences when you need Pull bodies out of ``` blocks. They share a category (AI) but not the same job.

Strip Code Fences

Remove markdown ``` fences.

Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only.

What Strip Code Fences does

Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only.

The interactive controls for Strip Code Fences load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /ai/strip-code-fences is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Strip Code Fences.

How to use Strip Code Fences

Keep this tab on Strip Code Fences (/ai/strip-code-fences). Pasting into the wrong AI tool (for example Extract Code Fences) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Strip Code Fences expects. Path hint: ai · strip code fences. Remove markdown ``` fences.
Apply the Strip Code Fences action only. JSON Output Instruction is a different transform (Ask the model for JSON-only replies.). Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only.
Copy the output of Strip Code Fences if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Text in browser. Local transform.
If the text job is actually Pull bodies out of ``` blocks., leave Strip Code Fences and open Extract Code Fences.

When not to use Strip Code Fences

Skip Strip Code Fences when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Extract Code Fences or JSON Output Instruction — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only.

Questions about Strip Code Fences

What does Strip Code Fences do that other AI pages on this site do not?: Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only. Short version: Remove markdown ``` fences.
Does Strip Code Fences upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Strip Code Fences runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Text in browser. Local transform.
Should I use Extract Code Fences instead of Strip Code Fences?: Use Strip Code Fences when you need Remove markdown ``` fences. Use Extract Code Fences when you need Pull bodies out of ``` blocks. They share a category (AI) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Strip Code Fences?: Text in browser. Local transform. Also: Strips opening/closing markdown code fences from the text. Unlike Extract Code Fences this keeps surrounding prose after removing fences. Local transform only.