Writing Tools
Whitespace Cleaner
Clean up whitespace online — fast, easy, and 100% free. Collapse extra spaces and tabs and trim line padding from messy pasted text in one click, fixing the inconsistent spacing that often comes from PDFs or emails.
- Collapses extra spaces and tabs
- Trims line padding
- One-click formatting fix
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove extra spaces from text?
Paste your text in. The tool collapses multiple spaces and tabs down to single spaces and trims line padding instantly.
Will this fix messy formatting from copy-pasted text?
Yes, it cleans up inconsistent spacing and indentation that often shows up when pasting from PDFs or other documents.
Does it remove leading and trailing blank lines too?
Yes, leading and trailing blank lines are trimmed along with the extra spacing in between.
Will this collapse tabs as well as spaces?
Yes, tabs are collapsed down to single spaces the same way repeated spaces are.
Is there a limit on how much text I can clean at once?
No, clean a short paragraph or a full document in one pass with no length cap.
Does cleaning whitespace change my actual words or punctuation?
No, only spacing is affected — your words, punctuation, and line breaks stay exactly the same.