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

  1. Keep this tab on Strip WWW (/network/strip-www). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Root Domain) changes the job.
  2. Paste or type the input Strip WWW expects. Path hint: network · strip www. Host without www; shows if stripped.
  3. 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.
  4. Copy the output of Strip WWW if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Bare hosts get https:// for parsing.
  5. 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.