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Remove Extra Spaces
Last updated: August 28, 2026
Normalize whitespace: runs of spaces become one, line edges get trimmed. Tabs optionally become spaces.
How it works
"Collapse & trim" replaces every run of spaces with a single space and strips whitespace from line starts and ends. "Also convert tabs" first turns each tab into spaces, then collapses.
Use cases
Text pasted from PDFs, where alignment is faked with space runs. Cleaning data before CSV import. Fixing AI output that indents with random tab-space mixes.
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Frequently asked questions
Does it touch line breaks?
No — newlines are preserved exactly as they are.
Why is there a tab option?
Tabs survive some copy-paste routes invisibly and break alignment-sensitive parsers. Converting them first makes the collapse predictable.
Is my text uploaded?
No — everything runs locally.