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Remove Line Breaks

Strip line breaks and paragraph breaks out of any text in one step. Paste text copied from a PDF, email, or code editor and instantly get a clean single block - or just drop the empty lines while keeping your paragraphs. Everything runs privately in your browser.

Handles both Windows and Unix line endings automatically.
Choose how joined lines are separated in the result.
Keeps single breaks but drops blank lines. Overrides the join mode.
Collapses runs of spaces or tabs down to a single space.
Removes leading and trailing whitespace from every line.
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How to use the line break remover

Paste or type your text into the Source text box and the cleaned version appears in the Result box instantly - there is no button to press to convert. When you are happy with the output, press Copy result to send it to your clipboard, or press Clear to start over.

The options let you control exactly how the breaks are handled. Pick what each line break becomes under Replace line breaks with: a space joins lines into flowing text, nothing removes the break entirely, and a comma plus a space turns a vertical list into one comma-separated line. Tick Remove extra spaces to collapse any double spacing into single spaces, and tick Trim each line to clean whitespace off the start and end of lines. If you only want to drop blank lines while keeping your paragraphs, enable Remove empty lines only - that mode keeps every real line break and simply deletes the empty ones.

When to remove line breaks

Hard line breaks are useful on screen but they break things when text moves between programs. A few situations come up again and again.

Copying text out of PDFs

PDFs store each visual line as a fixed line, so copied text breaks in the middle of sentences. Replacing those breaks with a space rejoins the prose into readable paragraphs, and adding Trim each line clears the stray spaces left at the ends.

Cleaning text for spreadsheets and CSV

When you paste a vertical list into a single spreadsheet cell or a CSV field, the embedded breaks split it across rows. Choosing the comma and space replacement converts the list into one clean comma-separated line that drops neatly into a single field.

Fixing text wrapped from emails or code

Quoted emails and forum posts often arrive with a hard break at the end of every visual line, and code snippets pasted into prose carry awkward wrapping. Joining the lines back together restores normal sentence flow before you reuse the text.

Prepping text for forms and search

Many web forms, search boxes, and chat fields treat a line break as submit or simply reject multi-line input. Flattening your text to a single line first means it pastes in cleanly without surprises.

Everything runs locally. Your text never leaves your device. All the processing happens in your browser with JavaScript, so you can clean private notes, client documents, or sensitive snippets without anything being uploaded or stored.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I remove line breaks from text?
Paste your text into the source box and the cleaned version appears instantly on the right. By default each line break is replaced with a single space so the text becomes one continuous block. You can switch the replacement to nothing or to a comma and space, then press Copy result to grab the output.
What is the difference between replacing breaks with a space, nothing, or a comma?
Replacing with a space joins lines into flowing sentences and is best for prose wrapped from a PDF or email. Replacing with nothing removes the breaks entirely, which suits joining split words or codes. Replacing with a comma and space turns a vertical list into a single comma-separated line, handy for spreadsheets and CSV fields.
How do I remove only empty lines but keep the paragraphs?
Enable the Remove empty lines only option. This mode keeps every real line break in place and simply drops blank lines, so double-spaced paragraphs become single-spaced while the structure of your text stays intact. It is the opposite of joining everything into one line.
Can it also clean up extra spaces?
Yes. Turn on Remove extra spaces to collapse any run of two or more spaces or tabs down to a single space. Combined with line break removal this is the fastest way to tidy text that was copied from a formatted PDF or table where stray spacing is common.
Does this tool change the original text or send it anywhere?
No. Your original text stays untouched in the source box and the result is generated separately. Everything runs locally in your browser with JavaScript, so nothing you paste is uploaded, stored, or sent to any server. It works offline once the page has loaded.
Why does text copied from a PDF have so many line breaks?
PDFs store text as fixed visual lines, so every wrapped line in the layout becomes a hard line break when copied. The result is text that breaks in the middle of sentences. Replacing those breaks with a space rejoins the sentences, and turning on Trim each line removes the leftover spacing at the ends.

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