Unquote List Items
Remove all quotation marks from around list items. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Unquote List Items
- 1. Paste your list. Enter your quoted items into the input pane, one per line, keeping whatever quotation marks currently surround each value.
- 2. Check the unquoted result. There are no settings to configure. The tool detects and strips the surrounding quotation marks from every item automatically, whichever style was used.
- 3. Copy the plain values. The output pane shows each item without its surrounding quotes. Copy the plain values into a spreadsheet, script or wherever raw text is needed.
When to use Unquote List Items
Unquote List Items removes surrounding quotation marks from every item in a list. Use Unquote List Items whenever quoted values, whether from code or a data export, need to become plain unquoted text.
- Extracting values from a JSON array pasted as text. You copied the contents of a JSON string array, and every value still has its double quotes attached, which need to come off to get plain values.
- Cleaning up a CSV column with quoted strings. A CSV export wraps text fields in quotes to protect embedded commas, and pasting that column here strips the quotes so you get bare values.
- Turning quoted code strings into plain identifiers. A list of string literals copied from source code retains its quote characters, and removing them gives you the plain names underneath for further editing.
- Preparing quoted survey answers for analysis. Free-text survey answers were exported wrapped in quotes to handle commas inside the responses, and stripping the quotes gives cleaner text for word counting or categorizing.
Examples
Unquote each item
Input
"apple" "banana"
Output
apple banana
About the Unquote List Items tool
Unquote List Items is a free online tool that works entirely inside your web browser. Remove all quotation marks from around list items. Because the processing happens on your own device, nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or stored anywhere.
This page is one of 114 List utilities on EditSafely. Each one does a single job well, and all of them follow the same rule: your input stays on your machine.
There is nothing to configure. Provide the input and the result appears on its own. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
Because nothing leaves your device, the tool is suitable for sensitive content such as internal documents, credentials or customer data. It also responds instantly, since every keystroke is handled on your own machine rather than by a remote API.
Frequently asked questions
Does Unquote List Items cost anything?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Is it safe to paste sensitive or confidential data?
No data leaves your device. The whole tool is JavaScript that runs inside your browser tab, so there is no upload, no server-side processing and no log of what you did. If you disconnect from the internet after the page loads, it keeps working.
How much text can I process at once?
There is no fixed limit. Because the work happens on your own device rather than on a shared server, the practical ceiling is your machine's memory, which comfortably handles inputs far larger than typical online tools allow.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
Nothing to install and no account needed. Open the page in any up-to-date browser, including on a phone or tablet, and the tool is ready.
How do I use the result?
The output panel has a one-click copy button, and you can keep refining the input while you work; the result updates in place as you type.