How to use the Remove Empty Lines
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Choose to remove all empty lines or keep one between paragraphs.
- Copy the result or download it as a text file.
What does this tool do?
Lines that contain only spaces or tabs are treated as empty too, because they look empty and usually cause the same problems.
Blank lines sneak in when copying from emails, PDFs and spreadsheets, or when exporting lists from other apps. Removing them makes lists easier to sort, count and paste into forms or code.
Why use it?
- Tidy code, logs and lists.
- Fix double-spaced text pasted from emails.
- Keep paragraphs readable with the collapse option.
Example
Three paragraphs separated by four blank lines each become three paragraphs separated by one blank line in “collapse” mode.
Privacy
Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers or stored by us. There's no account to create and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Do lines with only spaces count as empty?
Yes. Lines that contain only spaces or tabs look empty and usually cause the same problems, so they're removed too.
Can I keep some spacing between paragraphs?
Yes. Instead of removing every blank line, you can squeeze runs of blank lines down to a single one, which keeps paragraphs apart but removes the large gaps.
Last reviewed by the M2Toolkit team.