Does Extract URLs Lite upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Extract URLs Lite runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http(s) URLs only. No match fails.

Should I use Pull Emails instead of Extract URLs Lite?

Use Extract URLs Lite when you need Pull http(s) URLs from text. Use Pull Emails when you need Extract email-like addresses. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.

Extract URLs Lite

Pull http(s) URLs from text.

Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails.

What Extract URLs Lite does

Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails.

The interactive controls for Extract URLs Lite load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /developer/extract-urls-lite is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Extract URLs Lite.

How to use Extract URLs Lite

Keep this tab on Extract URLs Lite (/developer/extract-urls-lite). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Pull Emails) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Extract URLs Lite expects. Path hint: developer · extract urls lite. Pull http(s) URLs from text.
Apply the Extract URLs Lite action only. Is HTTP URL is a different transform (Validate http(s) URLs.). Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails.
Copy the output of Extract URLs Lite if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: http(s) URLs only. No match fails.
If the text job is actually Extract email-like addresses., leave Extract URLs Lite and open Pull Emails.

When not to use Extract URLs Lite

Skip Extract URLs Lite when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Pull Emails or Is HTTP URL — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails.

Questions about Extract URLs Lite

What does Extract URLs Lite do that other Developer pages on this site do not?: Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails. Short version: Pull http(s) URLs from text.
Does Extract URLs Lite upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Extract URLs Lite runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http(s) URLs only. No match fails.
Should I use Pull Emails instead of Extract URLs Lite?: Use Extract URLs Lite when you need Pull http(s) URLs from text. Use Pull Emails when you need Extract email-like addresses. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Extract URLs Lite?: http(s) URLs only. No match fails. Also: Extracts simple http/https URLs. Unlike Pull Emails this finds URLs. Unlike Is HTTP URL this extracts many. No match fails.