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Question extractor

Pull every question out of a block of text and list it separately.

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Question extractor

Paste an article, interview transcript, meeting notes or a batch of customer messages, and this tool scans every sentence and returns only the ones that are questions. It is built for anyone who needs to see, at a glance, what a piece of text is actually asking — a support team combing through tickets, a writer pulling reader questions for an FAQ, or a researcher skimming an interview for the parts that need an answer.

By default a sentence counts as a question when it ends in a question mark. Turn on detection by question word to also catch questions typed without one — notes and chat logs often drop the "?" but still start with who, what, when, where, why or how. Include context to prepend the sentence right before each question, which is often the only way to tell what a bare "Why?" is actually about. Group by question word sorts the results under headings like What, Why and How, and remove duplicate questions collapses repeats that differ only in case or spacing. Number the list adds a running count, sort by length puts short questions first, and skipping common rhetorical questions filters out stock asides like "right?" or "who cares?" that aren't really asking anything. Output format switches between a plain list and a Q/A skeleton ready to paste into an FAQ section.

The tool splits on sentence punctuation and line breaks, so it copes with both prose and one-question-per-line lists, and treats Windows and Unix line endings the same way. The live tally shows sentences scanned, questions matched and the final count after any filtering, updating as you type or change an option.

Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing you paste is uploaded or stored anywhere. When the list looks right, copy it, download it as a .txt file, or send it straight to another tool's input to keep working on it.

FAQ

How does it decide what counts as a question?
By default, any sentence ending in a question mark. Turn on "Also detect questions without ?" to also catch sentences that start with a question word like who, what, why or how, even without the punctuation.
Can it group the results?
Yes. "Group by question word" sorts every question under the interrogative word it starts with — What, Why, How and so on — with anything else collected under "Other".
What is the FAQ section skeleton for?
It formats each question as "Q: …" followed by a blank "A: " line, so you can paste the result straight into a document and fill in the answers.
Does it catch rhetorical questions?
Optionally. "Skip common rhetorical questions" filters out a built-in list of stock phrases like "right?", "who cares?" or "why not?" that read as questions but usually don't need an answer. The list is not exhaustive.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. Question extraction runs entirely in your browser — the text you paste never leaves your device.