Email Extractor

Paste text → extract valid-looking email addresses in one click.

• Choose your delimiter (newline / comma / semicolon) for easy export.
• Automatic de-duplication and whitespace cleanup.
• Copy results or Download CSV instantly.
• Next step: Validate syntax or generate a test list with the Fake Email List Generator.

How to extract emails from a text:

It’s super simple to do using our tool above. In short: Just paste your text into the input field and press extract.

1. Paste your text into the input field.
2. Click on the green “Extract” button for the emails to be extracted from the text.
3. Here are your extracted emails, one per line. You can now either copy them to the clipboard or download them as CSV (if there’s more than one extracted email).

What is email extractor good for?

Our email extractor tool allows you to extract any email from any text. Let’s say you have a document you suspect has some emails in it. Rather than looking for them manually, just paste it here and extract the emails.

How it works

This tool scans your pasted text and extracts strings that match a practical email pattern inspired by the email address rules in the Internet Message Format (RFC 5322).
It’s designed for everyday use, not for edge-case addresses like quoted local parts, comments, or addresses with IP-literal domains.

Internationalized addresses (non-ASCII/localized characters) are a special case. They’re covered by the EAI specifications (RFC 6531, RFC 6532), but most “quick extractor” patterns, including this one, stick to pragmatic matching for reliability.

What this tool does not do: it doesn’t crawl websites or check deliverability; it only parses the text you provide.

Accuracy & formatting

• De-dupe & normalize: we trim whitespace, drop duplicates, and standardize line endings. Domains are treated case-insensitively (Example.com → example.com).
• Gmail quirks: Gmail ignores dots in usernames (e.g., john.smith@… = johnsmith@…) and supports plus addressing (name+tag@…) for filtering. If you’re preparing lists, treat dotted and plus-tag variants accordingly. See Google’s note on dots and aliases in Gmail Help: Dots don’t matter in Gmail addresses. For plus-addressing, many providers—including Gmail—support it; example explainer: NC State KB and CodeTwo guide.
• TLD sanity checks: when we talk about “valid-looking” emails, the top-level domain ideally exists in the DNS root. For reference, see IANA’s Root Zone Database and the machine-readable list of TLDs at data.iana.org/TLD/.

Tip: After extraction, run a syntax check with the Email Syntax Checker. For deeper checks (MX, catch-all, disposable domain), use a dedicated verifier before sending.

Responsible use

Email addresses can be personal data. If you use extracted emails, make sure you have a legal basis and follow applicable rules:

• CAN-SPAM (US): see the FTC’s Compliance Guide and Rule overview
  – CAN-SPAM Guide (FTC)
  – CAN-SPAM Rule text
• GDPR (EU): processing personal data requires a lawful basis (e.g., legitimate interests if appropriate, documented via an assessment).
  – EU Commission — legitimate interests
  – EDPB Guidelines on legitimate interests (2024)
  – ICO overview (UK regulator)

This page is informational, not legal advice.