An email quote remover is a free online tool that strips quoted text from email replies. It deletes lines starting with > and the "On ... wrote:" headers that mail clients insert, and can cut the whole reply chain below the newest message so only your latest text remains.
Cleaned message
How do I remove quoted text from an email reply?
Short answer: Paste the reply into the box and click Clean quotes. Lines starting with > are deleted, along with "On ... wrote:" headers. If you only want the newest message, tick "Keep only the newest message" and the tool cuts everything below the first header line. The result is a clean single message you can forward, quote or archive.
Different mail clients quote differently: Gmail and Outlook use > lines plus an "On Tue, ... wrote:" header, while some clients use horizontal rules or "From:" blocks. The tool handles > quotes, On-wrote headers and divider lines.
What is the "On ... wrote:" header?
Short answer: It is the line your mail client inserts between your new message and the older ones, such as "On Mon, 3 Oct 2026, Sara wrote:". Everything below it is the previous conversation, quoted for reference. Deleting the header and the thread below it leaves only what you just wrote, which is ideal for clean forwards and archives.
If you want to keep the full history but drop the visual clutter, untick the thread cut and use only the quoted-line removal. That leaves a flat conversation with all replies visible.
Can I keep some quoted lines and delete others?
Short answer: The tool works on patterns, not individual lines, so it removes all quoted lines at once. If you need to keep one quoted paragraph, delete the rest manually after cleaning, or run the tool with only the "On wrote" header cut enabled so the older messages stay as plain text you can edit freely.
Pro tip: clean the quotes first, then run the result through the copy-paste cleaner to fix spacing and the signature remover to drop the old sign-offs.
Frequently asked questions
Is this email quote remover free?
Yes, free and unlimited. Clean as many replies and threads as you like with no account.
What exactly does "Keep only the newest message" do?
It finds the first "On ... wrote:" header or divider line and deletes that line plus everything below it, leaving only the text you wrote most recently.
Does it handle nested quotes (>>)?
Yes. Lines starting with one or more > characters are all treated as quoted and removed together.
Will it remove my new message too?
No. Your newest message sits above the first quote header, so the thread cut keeps it and removes only the older quoted content.
Is my email uploaded anywhere?
No. Quote removal runs entirely in your browser, so your email text stays private.