Clean whitespace
Trim line edges, collapse repeated spaces and optionally remove empty lines. Normalize line endings and save the cleaned text.
Features
- Trim leading and trailing whitespace on each line.
- Collapse repeated spaces and tabs.
- Normalize line endings to LF, with optional empty-line removal.
How to use this tool
- Paste or import the text.
- Choose the cleanup options you need.
- Process, review and copy or download the cleaned text.
Good to know
This tool is free without sign-up, with unlimited processing and exports within the displayed input limits.
- Whitespace can be meaningful in code and formatted documents. Review the result before replacing your original.
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