Remove Extra Spaces
Strip leading/trailing spaces, collapse multiple spaces, remove empty lines, and trim every line - instantly in your browser. No sign-up, no data stored.
Clean Up Messy Text in Seconds
Paste your text, choose which cleaning options to apply, click Clean, and get perfectly formatted output with a summary of exactly what changed.
Remove Extra Spaces Online - Clean Up Messy Text Instantly
Pasted text from emails, PDFs, code editors, or web pages almost always comes with unwanted formatting - double spaces, trailing whitespace, random blank lines, and inconsistent indentation. This Remove Extra Spaces tool fixes all of that in one click.
Unlike basic find-and-replace, this tool gives you five configurable cleaning options that you can toggle independently. Strip leading and trailing spaces, collapse runs of multiple spaces into single ones, remove empty lines, trim trailing whitespace from every line, or join everything into a single paragraph. The diff summary shows exactly what changed - how many spaces, lines, and characters were removed - so you always know what the tool did.
Manual Cleanup vs. This Tool - Quick Comparison
| Task | Manual (Find & Replace) | This Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Remove double spaces | Find " " → replace " " (repeat until gone) | ✓ One click, handles any number |
| Remove blank lines | Regex required or manual deletion | ✓ Toggle on/off |
| Trim trailing whitespace | Not supported in most editors | ✓ Every line, automatically |
| Strip leading indentation | Multi-step regex | ✓ Built-in option |
| Join into one paragraph | Manual line-by-line deletion | ✓ Single toggle |
| See what changed | No built-in diff | ✓ Diff summary with exact counts |
| Privacy | Depends on tool | ✓ 100% browser-based, no server |
Key Benefits / Why Use This Tool
Features of This Tool
How to Use (Step-by-Step)
Technical Notes (What to Expect)
Any run of two or more consecutive space characters is collapsed to a single space. Tab characters within lines are treated as regular whitespace and included in trimming operations. The tool preserves intentional single spaces between words.
A line is considered "empty" if it contains only whitespace characters (spaces, tabs) or is completely blank. Lines with any visible text character are preserved, even if they contain extra spaces that may be cleaned by other options.
No - this option joins all lines into a single continuous paragraph separated by single spaces. It's designed for cases where text was broken into artificial line breaks (like PDFs or terminal output). If you want to keep paragraph structure, leave this option unchecked.
The tool accepts up to 100,000 characters. The limit indicator in the input box turns amber at 80% and red at 95%. Any text beyond the limit is automatically truncated.
Use Cases & Examples
FAQs – Remove Extra Spaces
The tool removes regular space characters, including leading spaces, trailing spaces, and runs of multiple consecutive spaces. It also handles trailing whitespace (spaces and tabs) at the end of each line. Tab characters within line content are treated as whitespace during trim operations.
Yes, completely free with no limits on usage. There is no sign-up, no premium version, and no ads. All five cleaning options and the diff summary are included.
Completely. All processing happens in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server, stored in any database, or logged in any way. Close the tab and your text is gone.
It finds any run of two or more consecutive space characters and replaces them with a single space. For example, "hello world" becomes "hello world". It only affects regular spaces, not tabs or newlines.
"Remove leading & trailing spaces" trims the entire text block as a whole and strips indentation from each line. "Trim each line" specifically targets trailing whitespace at the end of each individual line. Both are enabled by default for maximum cleanup.
Yes. This option replaces all newlines with spaces and joins everything into a single continuous paragraph. It's useful for fixing text copied from PDFs or terminal output where lines are broken artificially. Leave it unchecked if you want to preserve paragraph structure.
After each clean operation, the tool shows four metrics: extra spaces removed, empty lines removed, trailing spaces trimmed, and total characters saved. If no changes were needed, it shows "Text is already clean."
The tool accepts up to 100,000 characters. The counter in the input box turns amber at 80% and red at 95%. Text beyond the limit is automatically trimmed.
Yes. The interface is fully responsive and works on phones, tablets, and desktop browsers. On mobile, buttons stack vertically and option pills adjust their padding for easier tapping.
Yes, it works well for code cleanup. Use "Trim each line" to strip trailing whitespace and "Remove empty lines" to clean up excessive blank lines. Be careful with "Collapse multiple spaces" in code where indentation matters - it only affects spaces, not tabs.
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Paste messy text and strip out extra spaces, blank lines, and trailing whitespace in one click. Free, private, browser-based.
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