Extract IPv6

Pull IPv6 addresses out of pasted text.

Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.

What Extract IPv6 does

Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.

This URL is only for Extract IPv6 (extract ipv6). Pull IPv6 addresses out of pasted text. Other Text tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Extract IPv6 alone: Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.

How to use Extract IPv6

  1. Keep this tab on Extract IPv6 (/extract-ipv6). Pasting into the wrong Text tool (for example Extract IPv4) changes the job.
  2. Paste or type the input Extract IPv6 expects. Path hint: extract ipv6. Pull IPv6 addresses out of pasted text.
  3. Apply the Extract IPv6 action only. Extract MAC Addresses is a different transform (Pull 48-bit MAC addresses from text.). Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.
  4. Copy the output of Extract IPv6 if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Compressed IPv6 allowed. IPv4 and MAC dropped. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters.
  5. If the text job is actually Pull IPv4 addresses from text., leave Extract IPv6 and open Extract IPv4.

When not to use Extract IPv6

Skip Extract IPv6 when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Extract IPv4 or Extract MAC Addresses — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.

Questions about Extract IPv6

What does Extract IPv6 do that other Text pages on this site do not?
Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator. Short version: Pull IPv6 addresses out of pasted text.
Does Extract IPv6 upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Extract IPv6 runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Compressed IPv6 allowed. IPv4 and MAC dropped. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters.
Should I use Extract IPv4 instead of Extract IPv6?
Use Extract IPv6 when you need Pull IPv6 addresses out of pasted text. Use Extract IPv4 when you need Pull IPv4 addresses from text. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Extract IPv6?
Compressed IPv6 allowed. IPv4 and MAC dropped. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters. Also: Accepts compressed forms like ::1. Rejects IPv4 and MAC (six hex pairs). Duplicates dropped. Not a subnet calculator.