Post-ready text

Paste AI output below — formatting from Grok and similar chats is preserved in the box — then Generate (or Generate & Copy) for X and other apps.

Paste your text

Paste from Grok, ChatGPT, or any assistant with formatting — bold, bullets, and line breaks are kept (same as copying HTML from the chat). Leading spaces are normalized when you Generate for posting.

Copy for your post

After Generate, your post-ready plain text appears in Preview (editable). Unicode bold, bullets, and line breaks are preserved; indentation uses non-breaking spaces. Use Copy output below, or Generate & Copy above. The character counter updates as you edit Preview.

Preview
0 characters · Standard X post limit: 280 characters

How it works

RetainFormat bridges rich replies from AI chats and plain-text social composers. You paste HTML from the assistant, we turn it into structured plain text that survives paste into X and similar apps.

  1. Copy from Grok (or another assistant) the reply that includes bullets and bold. Paste into Paste your text. The box keeps structure because it accepts HTML, not only plain text.
  2. Click Generate to build post-ready plain text: bullet lists become lines with a bullet character, leading indentation becomes non-breaking spaces, and bold becomes Unicode bold symbols where supported.
  3. Click Copy output below Preview, or use Generate & Copy above. Paste into X or Threads. Edit Preview if you need to shorten — the counter compares length to a 280-character reference for standard posts.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my Grok or ChatGPT reply lose formatting when I paste into X?
Many composers normalize plain text: spaces at the start of lines collapse and layout flattens. Here you paste the rich reply first; Generate produces plain text with preserved breaks, bullet lines, and indentation (via non-breaking spaces). Bold can appear as Unicode bold letters so it still reads as emphasis in plain text.
What do Generate and Generate & Copy do?
Generate converts your pasted content into one plain-text block ready for social apps. Generate & Copy does the same and immediately copies that text to your clipboard.
Which character limit should I use for X?
We show counts against 280 characters, the familiar limit for standard posts. X Premium may allow longer posts — use the counter as a guide and shorten in Preview if you want to stay within the classic limit.
Can I trim the text after generating?
Yes. The Preview box is editable. Delete characters to fit your limit; the total updates live. If you pass the reference limit, you’ll see how many characters you’re over.
Does RetainFormat store what I paste?
No. Processing happens in your browser unless you copy text elsewhere yourself.