Automatic web page content extractor for Node.js and the command line

In plain words

Unfluff is a Node.js tool and command-line utility that automatically extracts body content from HTML documents. It parses web pages to isolate the main content while filtering out noise like navigation, ads, and metadata. The tool is designed for developers who need to programmatically extract readable text and structured data from web pages for content analysis, data processing, or web scraping applications.

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