Whitespace Cleaner
Clean up whitespace in your text: trim, collapse spaces, strip blank lines, normalize line endings, and more.
About This Free Online Whitespace Cleaner
Our free online whitespace cleaner gives you complete control over whitespace in your text. Six modes handle every whitespace scenario: Trim All trims leading/trailing whitespace from every line, Collapse Spaces reduces multiple consecutive spaces to a single space, Strip Blank Lines removes all empty lines, Normalize Line Endings converts between CRLF/Win, LF/Unix, and CR/Old Mac formats, Remove Trailing Whitespace deletes spaces at the end of each line, and Strip All Whitespace removes every whitespace character. Perfect for cleaning up pasted text, formatting code, preparing data files, and normalizing text from multiple sources.
Features of Our Whitespace Cleaner
- Six cleaning modes for complete whitespace control
- Trim leading/trailing whitespace from every line
- Collapse multiple spaces to single spaces
- Strip blank and whitespace-only lines
- Normalize line endings (CRLF, LF, CR)
- Remove trailing whitespace from each line
- Strip all whitespace (remove everything)
- Instant results as you select a mode
- Copy cleaned text to clipboard
- 100% private — browser-only processing
How to Use the Whitespace Cleaner
Using this tool is simple and requires no signup or registration. Follow these steps:
- Paste your text into the input area.
- Select the whitespace cleaning mode you need.
- View the cleaned output instantly.
- Click Copy to save the cleaned text to your clipboard.
Frequently Asked Questions About Whitespace Cleaner
What is the difference between Trim and Collapse?
Trim removes whitespace from the beginning and end of each line. Collapse reduces multiple consecutive spaces within lines to a single space while preserving single spaces between words. Use both together for maximum cleaning.
What are line ending formats?
CRLF (\r\n) is used by Windows, LF (\n) by Unix/Linux/macOS, and CR (\r) by older Mac systems. Normalize mode converts all line endings to your chosen format for consistency.
Does Strip All Whitespace remove spaces between words?
Yes. Strip All Whitespace removes every whitespace character including spaces, tabs, and newlines. This will cause all text to run together. Use this mode only when you need completely unspaced output.
Why Choose Text Toolbox?
Text Toolbox provides free, private, and instant online text tools. Unlike other text utility websites that require signup accounts or send your data to servers, all our tools process your text entirely in your browser. This means your content never leaves your device — we cannot see it, store it, or share it. Our tools are fast, lightweight, and work on any device with a modern web browser.