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Remove Extra Spaces

Clean up messy whitespace: collapse repeated spaces, trim the ends of lines, and remove empty lines — each cleanup individually selectable.

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How to use Remove Extra Spaces

  1. Paste the messy text.

  2. Tick the cleanups you want: collapse spaces, trim lines, remove or collapse blank lines.

  3. Click Clean text.

  4. Copy the tidied result.

About this tool

Text copied from PDFs, emails and websites arrives full of doubled spaces, trailing whitespace and stray blank lines. Rather than one opaque "clean" button, this tool lets you choose exactly which fixes to apply: collapse multiple spaces into one, trim whitespace from line starts/ends, remove blank lines, or collapse multiple blank lines into a single one to keep paragraph breaks. The summary shows how many characters were removed.

This is the fix for the specific frustration of pasting text from a PDF or webpage and finding it riddled with inconsistent spacing that makes it look unprofessional in a document or awkward when pasted into a form field.

Common ways people use this

  • Cleaning up text copied from a PDF that came out with irregular spacing
  • Removing extra blank lines from a document before pasting it somewhere with strict formatting
  • Tidying text pasted from a website that carried over inconsistent whitespace

Tips for better results

  • Use "collapse multiple blank lines" rather than "remove blank lines" if you want to keep paragraph breaks intact while still cleaning up excessive gaps.
  • If a document still looks oddly spaced after cleanup, check for non-breaking spaces — this tool's collapse option catches most, but occasionally a source uses unusual invisible characters.

Frequently asked questions

Will paragraph breaks be preserved?
Yes, if you choose "collapse multiple blank lines" instead of "remove blank lines" — runs of empty lines become exactly one, keeping paragraphs separated.
Does it remove tabs and non-breaking spaces?
Yes — the collapse option treats tabs and non-breaking spaces (common in text copied from web pages) as spaces, which fixes most invisible-character problems.
Why does text copied from a PDF have so many odd spaces?
PDFs position text visually rather than storing clean paragraphs, so copying reconstructs spacing imperfectly. This cleanup is exactly for that case.
Can I apply just one of the cleanups instead of all of them?
Yes, each cleanup — collapsing spaces, trimming lines, and handling blank lines — has its own checkbox, so you can apply exactly the fixes you need.
Will this change the actual words in my text?
No, only whitespace is affected. The words, punctuation and capitalization of your text remain exactly as you pasted them.

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