Whitespace cleanup utility

Remove extra spaces

Extra whitespace accumulates in text when content is copied from PDFs, web pages, word processors, or generated by automated systems.

Clean whitespace

Whitespace cleanup runs in your browser.

Why this tool works well

  • Three cleanup modes for common whitespace issues.
  • Fast copy and clear actions for editing workflows.
  • No data leaves your browser during processing.
  • Text copied from PDFs frequently contains line breaks in the middle of sentences and irregular spacing where the PDF renderer inserted breaks for layout. Clean it up here before using it in a document.
  • When preparing data for import into a database or spreadsheet, trailing whitespace in field values causes silent mismatches in equality checks and joins. Clean the data before import to avoid those issues.

Use cases

Draft cleanup

Fix copied text before publishing.

Data prep

Normalize line formatting in exported lists.

Code snippets

Tidy spacing before sharing snippets.

Practical examples

Collapse mode

Input: Many spaces between words

Output: Single-space sentence

No blank lines

Input: Text with empty rows

Output: Contiguous non-empty lines

Suggested workflow

FAQ

Can I trim each line separately?

Yes, use the Trim each line action.

Will this remove all line breaks?

No, only when specific cleanup mode requires it.

Does the tool remove intentional indentation?

The default mode collapses multiple spaces to single spaces and trims line edges, which does remove leading indentation. If you need to preserve code indentation, use the trim-only mode which only removes trailing spaces from each line.

What counts as whitespace in this tool?

Regular spaces, non-breaking spaces, tabs, and sequences of multiple spaces are all treated as whitespace and normalised according to the selected mode.

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