Remove Line Breaks / Extra Spaces — Clean Text Online
Use this free text cleaner to fix messy formatting in seconds. Remove line breaks, replace newlines with spaces or commas, collapse multiple spaces/tabs into one, trim each line, keep paragraphs, and normalize punctuation spacing — all client-side in your browser for maximum privacy.
What this tool can do
- Remove line breaks entirely or replace them with a space, comma, or any custom separator.
- Keep paragraphs (blank lines) while merging single line breaks within a paragraph.
- Collapse whitespace — convert multiple spaces/tabs into a single space.
- Trim lines — remove leading/trailing spaces on each line.
- Normalize punctuation spacing — no space before punctuation; one space after.
- Tabs → spaces for consistent formatting.
How to use
- Paste or type your text into the Input box.
- Pick a quick preset (e.g., Remove Breaks, Breaks → Space) or open Advanced Clean to customize behavior.
- See the cleaned text in the Result box, then Copy or Download it.
Use cases
- Cleaning text copied from PDFs or emails.
- Preparing product descriptions, bios, or reports.
- Standardizing content for SEO, blogs, CMS editors, or CSV uploads.
Privacy & performance
This tool runs completely in your browser — your text never leaves your device. It’s fast, secure, and ideal for sensitive content.
Tips
- Use Keep Paragraphs to preserve blank-line separation while merging line-wrapped sentences.
- Enable Normalize punctuation for publication-ready spacing.
- Turn on Tabs → Spaces to eliminate tab alignment issues across editors.