What does Extract UUIDs do that other Text pages on this site do not?

Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction. Short version: Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text.

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

No. Extract UUIDs runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: 8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters.

Should I use UUID Generator instead of Extract UUIDs?

Use Extract UUIDs when you need Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text. Use UUID Generator when you need Generate UUID v4 or v7 in your browser. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.

What are the limits of Extract UUIDs?

8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters. Also: Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.

Extract UUIDs

Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text.

Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.

What Extract UUIDs does

Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.

Practical limit for Extract UUIDs: 8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Text software. Read the tool-specific note again: Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.

How to use Extract UUIDs

Keep this tab on Extract UUIDs (/extract-uuids). Pasting into the wrong Text tool (for example UUID Generator) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Extract UUIDs expects. Path hint: extract uuids. Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text.
Apply the Extract UUIDs action only. Extract Hex Colors is a different transform (Pull #RGB and #RRGGBB codes from text.). Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.
Copy the output of Extract UUIDs if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: 8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters.
If the text job is actually Generate UUID v4 or v7 in your browser., leave Extract UUIDs and open UUID Generator.

When not to use Extract UUIDs

Skip Extract UUIDs when a neighbor tool matches better — start with UUID Generator or Extract Hex Colors — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.

Questions about Extract UUIDs

What does Extract UUIDs do that other Text pages on this site do not?: Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction. Short version: Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text.
Does Extract UUIDs upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Extract UUIDs runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: 8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters.
Should I use UUID Generator instead of Extract UUIDs?: Use Extract UUIDs when you need Pull hyphenated UUIDs out of pasted text. Use UUID Generator when you need Generate UUID v4 or v7 in your browser. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Extract UUIDs?: 8-4-4-4-12 hex with hyphens. Case kept. Duplicates removed. Max 200,000 characters. Also: Keeps RFC 4122 8-4-4-4-12 hex groups. Duplicates dropped. Not a generator. Not MAC or hex color extraction.