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

  1. Paste or type your text into the Input box.
  2. Pick a quick preset (e.g., Remove Breaks, Breaks → Space) or open Advanced Clean to customize behavior.
  3. 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.