The output is not what I expected.
Recheck the input, selected options and the limitation notes below; preserve the original before trying a destructive cleanup. Tabular alignment made with spaces or tabs will be lost.
Remove Extra Spaces Tool
Clean repeated spaces and tabs without flattening the text into one line.
What this tool does
The tool trims the beginning and end of each line, then replaces runs of spaces or tabs inside that line with a single space. Line breaks remain, so it is less destructive than Remove Whitespace or Remove Line Breaks. Tabular alignment made with spaces or tabs will be lost.
Paste uneven text and collapse repeated spaces while keeping its lines.
Maximum 500,000 characters: 0 / 500000
No result
How to use it
Paste text with uneven spaces or tabs.
Review any alignment that may rely on intentional spacing.
Run the cleanup and copy the line-preserving result.
Key features
- Per-line trimming.
- Collapse of repeated spaces and tabs to one space.
- Preservation of existing line breaks.
Practical use cases
- Cleaning text copied from PDFs, email or CMS fields.
- Normalising pasted lists before comparison.
- Removing accidental spacing from draft content.
Limitations and important notes
- Tabular alignment made with spaces or tabs will be lost.
- Line breaks are intentionally preserved.
- Other Unicode spacing behavior should be covered by tests.
Troubleshooting
The page becomes slow with a large input or repeat count.
Reduce the input, split the operation into smaller batches and close other memory-heavy tabs. Keep an original copy before retrying.
The result changes after I paste it elsewhere.
Test the destination app, font and character encoding. Some apps normalize whitespace or render Unicode differently.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove extra spaces?
The tool trims the beginning and end of each line, then replaces runs of spaces or tabs inside that line with a single space. Line breaks remain, so it is less destructive than Remove Whitespace or Remove Line Breaks.
Does it remove line breaks?
No. It cleans spaces and tabs within each line and preserves line boundaries.
How is it different from Remove Whitespace?
Remove Whitespace deletes every whitespace character. This tool leaves one normal space where repeated inline spacing existed.
What are the limitations?
Tabular alignment made with spaces or tabs will be lost. Line breaks are intentionally preserved. Other Unicode spacing behavior should be covered by tests.
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Paste uneven text and collapse repeated spaces while keeping its lines.