Does it remove tabs and double spaces?

Enable 'Collapse whitespace' to merge tabs, multiple spaces and similar repeated whitespace into a single space.

Remove Line Breaks Online

Q: When is this tool useful?

Cleaning copy-pasted text from PDFs, emails or chat windows where line breaks were inserted at fixed widths and now break the flow when re-used elsewhere.

Q: Will it preserve paragraphs?

Yes. Use the 'Keep paragraphs' option to remove only single line breaks while keeping double line breaks (paragraph separators) intact.

Q: Can I replace breaks with a custom character?

Yes. Choose 'Replace with' mode and enter any character or string — comma, pipe, space, etc.

Quickly clean up text by removing or replacing line breaks, paragraph breaks and extra whitespace. This is perfect for fixing copy-pasted content from PDFs, emails or chat exports where breaks were added at every line — leaving you with text that flows like a normal paragraph again. You can also collapse multiple spaces and choose to keep paragraph spacing intact.

Input text

Keep paragraphs (double breaks) Collapse multiple spaces Trim each line

Replace breaks with

Result

When Do You Need to Remove Line Breaks?

Line breaks sneak into text from many sources and break the flow when you paste content into another tool or platform:

PDF copy-paste: PDFs often insert a hard line break at the end of every printed line, turning paragraphs into dozens of short fragments.
Email bodies: older email clients wrap lines at 76 or 80 characters, inserting breaks mid-sentence.
Chat exports (WhatsApp, Slack, Teams): message logs include timestamps and username prefixes on every line.
CSV or data files: multi-line field values need to be collapsed to a single line for certain data pipelines.
Code editors: copying a variable list or query result with newlines that you need as a comma-separated string.

How to Use Each Option

Option	What It Does	When to Use
Keep paragraphs	Only removes single line breaks; double breaks (paragraph separators) are kept	Cleaning PDF copy-paste while keeping paragraph structure
Collapse whitespace	Merges multiple consecutive spaces and tabs into a single space	Tidying up indented text or tab-separated content
Trim each line	Removes leading and trailing spaces from every line before processing	Cleaning ragged edges from copy-pasted data
Replace breaks with	Substitutes each line break with the character(s) you enter	Converting a list to comma-separated values, or joining lines with a pipe

Quick Examples

Convert a line-break list into a CSV row

Set Replace breaks with to , (comma + space), uncheck Keep paragraphs, then click Clean Text. Your list becomes a single comma-separated line ready to paste into a spreadsheet formula or SQL IN() clause.

Fix a PDF paragraph pasted into a text editor

Check Keep paragraphs and Collapse whitespace, leave Replace with as a space. Click Clean Text — all mid-sentence breaks are removed and paragraph spacing is preserved.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is this tool useful?

Cleaning PDF copy-paste, email bodies and chat exports where line breaks were inserted at fixed widths, breaking the flow of text when re-used elsewhere.

Will it preserve paragraphs?

Yes. Enable "Keep paragraphs" to remove only single line breaks while keeping double line breaks (paragraph separators) intact.

Can I replace breaks with a custom character?

Yes — enter any string in "Replace breaks with". Use , to convert a list to CSV, or leave it as a space to join lines into one paragraph.

Does it handle tabs and multiple spaces?

Yes. Enable "Collapse whitespace" to merge tabs, multiple spaces and repeated whitespace into a single space.