Strip WWW
Host without www; shows if stripped.
Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.
What Strip WWW does
Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.
Practical limit for Strip WWW: Bare hosts get https:// for parsing. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Network software. Read the tool-specific note again: Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.
How to use Strip WWW
- Keep this tab on Strip WWW (/network/strip-www). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Root Domain) changes the job.
- Paste or type the input Strip WWW expects. Path hint: network · strip www. Host without www; shows if stripped.
- Apply the Strip WWW action only. URL Hostname is a different transform (Extract host and port.). Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.
- Copy the output of Strip WWW if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Bare hosts get https:// for parsing.
- If the text job is actually Registrable root, TLD, and label count., leave Strip WWW and open Root Domain.
When not to use Strip WWW
Skip Strip WWW when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Root Domain or URL Hostname — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.
Questions about Strip WWW
- What does Strip WWW do that other Network pages on this site do not?
- Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present. Short version: Host without www; shows if stripped.
- Does Strip WWW upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. Strip WWW runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Bare hosts get https:// for parsing.
- Should I use Root Domain instead of Strip WWW?
- Use Strip WWW when you need Host without www; shows if stripped. Use Root Domain when you need Registrable root, TLD, and label count. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of Strip WWW?
- Bare hosts get https:// for parsing. Also: Lowercases host and removes a leading www. stripped is 1 when www. was present.