ANSI Escape Remover

Remove terminal color and control escape sequences from pasted logs without executing them.

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How to use

Paste terminal output and remove ANSI CSI, OSC, and related escape sequences. Optionally remove remaining control characters from the cleaned log.

Example

Input
ERROR: failed
Output
ERROR: failed

Limitations

Malformed or truncated escape sequences may consume trailing text because their intended terminator is unknown. Removing ordinary control characters can discard meaningful log data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this run terminal commands or escape codes?

No. It scans plain text and removes recognized sequence bytes; nothing is executed.

Are tabs and newlines removed?

Newlines are preserved. Tabs are preserved by default even when extra control-character removal is enabled.