Line Cleaner
Clean up text by removing empty lines, trailing spaces, leading spaces, merging blank lines. Free online text cleaner.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Remove empty lines" do?
It removes all lines that contain no visible characters (only whitespace or nothing). This is useful when copying text from sources that add excessive blank lines between paragraphs, like PDF documents or certain web pages.
What's the difference between "Remove trailing spaces" and "Remove leading spaces"?
"Remove trailing spaces" strips whitespace from the end of each line โ invisible spaces after the last visible character. "Remove leading spaces" strips whitespace from the beginning of each line โ indentation before the first character. "Trim each line" does both at once.
What does "Merge multiple spaces" do?
It replaces sequences of 2 or more consecutive spaces with a single space. It also merges multiple consecutive tabs into a single tab. This is useful for text copied from formatted sources that have inconsistent spacing.
What does "Merge multiple blank lines" do?
Instead of removing all blank lines (like "Remove empty lines"), this option keeps blank lines but limits them to a maximum of one consecutive blank line. So 3 blank lines become 1 blank line. Useful for keeping paragraph spacing while removing excessive gaps.
Can I combine multiple cleaning options?
Yes, you can enable any combination of options. They are applied in a specific order: trailing spaces, leading spaces, multi-space merge, multi-blank merge, then empty line removal. This ensures consistent results regardless of which options you select.
Is my data safe?
Yes, all text cleaning happens entirely in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server. The tool works offline once the page is loaded.