diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3d53590..ddecd34f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # mdtablefix
 
 `mdtablefix` reflows Markdown tables so that each column has a uniform width.
-It also wraps paragraphs and list items to 80 columns.
+It can wrap paragraphs and list items to 80 columns when the `--wrap` option is
+used.
 The tool ignores fenced code blocks and respects escaped pipes (`\|`),
 making it safe for mixed content.
 
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@ cargo install --path .
 ## Command-line usage
 
 ```bash
-mdtablefix [--in-place] [FILE...]
+mdtablefix [--wrap] [--in-place] [FILE...]
 ```
 
 - With file paths provided, the corrected tables are printed to stdout.
+- Use `--wrap` to also reflow paragraphs and list items to 80 columns.
 - Use `--in-place` to overwrite files.
 - If no files are supplied, input is read from stdin and results are written to stdout.
 
diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index f853ed5b..f85d39fc 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ fn push_html_line(
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```ignore
-/// use mdtablefix::html::html_table_to_markdown;
+/// ```no_run
+/// use mdtablefix::html_table_to_markdown;
 /// let html_lines = vec![
 ///     "<table><tr><th>Header</th></tr><tr><td>Cell</td></tr></table>".to_string()
 /// ];
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ pub(crate) fn html_table_to_markdown(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```ignore
-/// use mdtablefix::html::convert_html_tables;
+/// ```no_run
+/// use mdtablefix::convert_html_tables;
 /// let lines = vec![
 ///     "<table>".to_string(),
 ///     "  <tr><th>Header</th></tr>".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 42816bf7..70a85cff 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 mod html;
 
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn html_table_to_markdown(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
+    html::html_table_to_markdown(lines)
+}
+
 pub use html::convert_html_tables;
 
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -249,17 +255,19 @@ static FENCE_RE: std::sync::LazyLock<Regex> =
 static BULLET_RE: std::sync::LazyLock<Regex> =
     std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"^(\s*(?:[-*+]|\d+[.)])\s+)(.*)").unwrap());
 
+
 /// Returns `true` if the line is a fenced code block delimiter (e.g., three backticks or "~~~").
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```ignore
+/// ```no_run
 /// use mdtablefix::is_fence;
 /// assert!(is_fence("```"));
 /// assert!(is_fence("~~~"));
 /// assert!(!is_fence("| foo | bar |"));
 /// ```
-pub(crate) fn is_fence(line: &str) -> bool {
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub fn is_fence(line: &str) -> bool {
     FENCE_RE.is_match(line)
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +311,7 @@ fn flush_paragraph(out: &mut Vec<String>, buf: &[(String, bool)], indent: &str,
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```ignore
+/// ```no_run
 /// use mdtablefix::wrap_text;
 /// let input = vec![
 ///     "This is a long paragraph that should be wrapped to a shorter width.".to_string(),
@@ -322,7 +330,8 @@ fn flush_paragraph(out: &mut Vec<String>, buf: &[(String, bool)], indent: &str,
 /// assert_eq!(wrapped[6], "let x = 42;");
 /// assert_eq!(wrapped[7], "```");
 /// ```
-fn wrap_text(lines: &[String], width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub fn wrap_text(lines: &[String], width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     let mut buf: Vec<(String, bool)> = Vec::new();
     let mut indent = String::new();
@@ -417,7 +426,7 @@ fn wrap_text(lines: &[String], width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```no_run
 /// use mdtablefix::process_stream;
 /// let input = vec![
 ///     "<table><tr><td>foo</td><td>bar</td></tr></table>".to_string(),
@@ -431,7 +440,7 @@ fn wrap_text(lines: &[String], width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
 /// assert!(output.iter().any(|line| line.contains("| foo | bar |")));
 /// assert!(output.iter().any(|line| line.len() <= 80));
 /// ```
-pub fn process_stream(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
+fn process_stream_inner(lines: &[String], wrap: bool) -> Vec<String> {
     let pre = html::convert_html_tables(lines);
 
     let mut out = Vec::new();
@@ -493,7 +502,17 @@ pub fn process_stream(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
         }
     }
 
-    wrap_text(&out, 80)
+    if wrap { wrap_text(&out, 80) } else { out }
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn process_stream(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
+    process_stream_inner(lines, true)
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn process_stream_no_wrap(lines: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
+    process_stream_inner(lines, false)
 }
 
 /// Rewrite a file in place with fixed tables.
@@ -517,3 +536,14 @@ pub fn rewrite(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let fixed = process_stream(&lines);
     fs::write(path, fixed.join("\n") + "\n")
 }
+
+/// Rewrite a file in place with fixed tables without wrapping text.
+///
+/// # Errors
+/// Returns an error if the file cannot be read or written.
+pub fn rewrite_no_wrap(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let text = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+    let lines: Vec<String> = text.lines().map(str::to_string).collect();
+    let fixed = process_stream_no_wrap(&lines);
+    fs::write(path, fixed.join("\n") + "\n")
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b9aaf7d1..fb489c14 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use clap::Parser;
-use mdtablefix::{process_stream, rewrite};
+use mdtablefix::{process_stream, process_stream_no_wrap, rewrite, rewrite_no_wrap};
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Read};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(about = "Reflow broken markdown tables")]
@@ -10,10 +10,29 @@ struct Cli {
     /// Rewrite files in place
     #[arg(long = "in-place", requires = "files")]
     in_place: bool,
+    /// Wrap paragraphs and list items to 80 columns
+    #[arg(long = "wrap")]
+    wrap: bool,
     /// Markdown files to fix
     files: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
 
+fn process_lines(lines: &[String], wrap: bool) -> Vec<String> {
+    if wrap {
+        process_stream(lines)
+    } else {
+        process_stream_no_wrap(lines)
+    }
+}
+
+fn rewrite_path(path: &Path, wrap: bool) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    if wrap {
+        rewrite(path)
+    } else {
+        rewrite_no_wrap(path)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Entry point for the command-line tool that reflows broken markdown tables.
 ///
 /// Parses command-line arguments to determine whether to process files in place, print fixed output to standard output, or read from standard input. Handles file I/O and error propagation as needed.
@@ -41,18 +60,18 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut input = String::new();
         io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut input)?;
         let lines: Vec<String> = input.lines().map(str::to_string).collect();
-        let fixed = process_stream(&lines);
+        let fixed = process_lines(&lines, cli.wrap);
         println!("{}", fixed.join("\n"));
         return Ok(());
     }
 
     for path in cli.files {
         if cli.in_place {
-            rewrite(&path)?;
+            rewrite_path(&path, cli.wrap)?;
         } else {
             let content = fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
             let lines: Vec<String> = content.lines().map(str::to_string).collect();
-            let fixed = process_stream(&lines);
+            let fixed = process_lines(&lines, cli.wrap);
             println!("{}", fixed.join("\n"));
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index b54b8edb..2eae6262 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,23 @@ fn test_cli_process_file(broken_table: Vec<String>) {
         .stdout("| A | B |\n| 1 | 2 |\n| 3 | 4 |\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_cli_wrap_option() {
+    let input = "This line is deliberately made much longer than eighty columns so that \
+                 the wrapping algorithm is forced to insert a soft line-break somewhere \
+                 in the middle of the paragraph when the --wrap flag is supplied.";
+    let output = Command::cargo_bin("mdtablefix")
+        .unwrap()
+        .arg("--wrap")
+        .write_stdin(format!("{input}\n"))
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(output.status.success());
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    assert!(text.lines().count() > 1, "expected wrapped output on multiple lines");
+    assert!(text.lines().all(|l| l.len() <= 80));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_uniform_example_one() {
     let input = vec![