Extract the most relevant keywords and phrases from any text — great for SEO, content analysis, and research.
Also check keyword usage with our Keyword Density Checker or count words with the Word Counter.
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Keyword extraction is the process of automatically identifying the most significant words in a piece of text. This keyword extractor tool works as a text keyword analyzer, SEO keyword finder, and content topic identifier by counting word frequency after removing common stop words — words like "the", "is", "are", and "with" that carry no topical meaning. Words that appear more often relative to the rest of the text are ranked higher because they are more likely to represent the topic of the content.
SEO writers use keyword extractors to analyse competitor content. Pasting a competitor's top-ranking article into the extractor reveals which terms appear most frequently — giving a signal of which words the page is optimised around. This can inform the keyword strategy for a new article targeting the same topic, ensuring the key terms are covered with sufficient frequency without artificially stuffing them.
Content editors use keyword extractors to verify that a draft article is focused on its intended topic. After writing, extracting the keywords from the draft reveals whether the target keyword appears prominently, whether related terms are present at meaningful frequency, and whether any unintended words dominate the frequency count — which might indicate the draft has drifted from the intended subject.
Researchers and students use keyword extractors to quickly identify the main themes of a long document or research paper. Pasting an abstract or conclusion into the extractor surfaces the key terms in seconds, which is useful when deciding whether a paper is relevant to a research question without reading it in full. The minimum word length setting filters out short function words that survive the stop word list, and the maximum keyword setting limits output to the most relevant terms. All analysis runs in your browser.