Extracting email addresses from unstructured text, copied web pages, logs, or exports is a common task for marketers, recruiters, and developers. This guide explains the process and how to do it in seconds using a free browser-based tool.
When you need to extract emails
Common scenarios:
• You copied a web page or document containing contact emails and need a clean list
• You received an export from a form tool, CRM, or ticketing system with emails embedded in longer text
• You have an HTML file and need to pull all email addresses from it
• You are processing log files that contain user email addresses
• You need to build a contact list from a directory page or event roster
How to extract emails using FormatGenie
1. Go to the Email Extractor tool
2. Paste your text, HTML, CSV, log output, or any content containing email addresses
3. Choose options: remove duplicates (recommended), sort alphabetically
4. Click Extract Emails
5. Copy the result or download as a .csv file
The tool uses a regex pattern to find all text that matches the email address format (word characters + @ + domain + TLD). It handles common email formats including those with dots, plus signs, and hyphens in the local part.
What the extractor can and cannot find
Can find:
• Standard email addresses in plain text
• Emails in HTML source code
• Emails separated by commas, semicolons, spaces, or newlines
• Emails with dots and plus signs in the local part (e.g. first.last+tag@example.com)
Cannot find:
• Obfuscated emails (e.g. "user at example dot com")
• Emails encoded as images
• Emails behind JavaScript rendering that requires a browser to execute