Free punctuation cleaner

Replace smart quotes with straight quotes online.

Convert curly double quotes, curly single quotes, and typographic apostrophes into plain characters for code, CSV files, forms, websites, and systems that reject rich punctuation.

Your text stays on your device

1 · Paste the textUse content copied from Word, email, a PDF, or another editor.
2 · Replace smart quotesOnly curly quotation marks and apostrophes are converted.
3 · Review the resultCheck the right box, then copy or download the plain text.

Paste text with curly quotesRuns locally in this browser

Original text

Straight-quote result

What the smart quote fixer changes

TextGleam replaces left and right double quotation marks with ", and replaces curly single quotation marks or apostrophes with '. It preserves ordinary letters, spacing, line breaks, numbers, dashes, and true prime symbols used for measurements.

When straight quotes help

Code, command lines, and configuration values
CSV imports and older business systems
Web forms that reject typographic punctuation
Text copied from Word, email, or publishing software

Review before using the result

This tool changes characters rather than correcting grammar. It cannot determine whether a quotation mark is missing or whether an apostrophe was used correctly.