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Remove Extra Spaces

Collapse repeated spaces and tabs while keeping line structure.Text Tools

Remove Extra Spaces

Collapse repeated spaces and tabs, trim line edges, and optionally drop blank lines. Line structure is preserved by default.

Output0 lines changed

About this tool

Pastied text from PDFs and terminals is full of double spaces and stray tabs. This tool tightens spacing with three independent toggles, reports how many lines changed, and never merges your lines unless you ask it to.

How to use the Remove Extra Spaces tool

  1. Paste your text. Anything with spacing noise.
  2. Set the three toggles. Collapse internal runs, trim line edges, and optionally remove blank lines.
  3. Copy the result. The changed-line count shows exactly what was touched.

Supported formats

Input

  • Plain text

Output

  • Cleaned text
  • Count of changed lines

Inputs are validated before anything is processed. Invalid values and unsupported files are rejected with a clear error instead of failing silently.

Frequently asked questions

Are tabs collapsed too?

Yes, tabs count as whitespace runs and become a single space in collapse mode.

Does it keep my paragraph breaks?

Yes. Blank lines are only removed when you tick that option.

What counts as a changed line?

Any line whose text differs after trimming or collapsing — the count includes removed blank lines.

Can I clean one space per column in tables?

No, collapse mode normalises runs to one space; aligned columns will need fixed-width handling elsewhere.

Privacy

Everything you enter stays in this browser tab. There is no upload endpoint for tool inputs, no account, and no server-side copy of your text or files. Results are produced locally and disappear when you close the page.

No account is required and no file is ever uploaded. See the privacy policy for details about analytics and the limited data this site stores.

Known limitations

  • No fixed-width or table-aware spacing mode.
  • Full-width (CJK) spaces are treated like regular spaces in collapse mode.
  • The changed count includes lines only touched by trimming.

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