Remove Line Breaks

Strip line breaks and extra whitespace from text.

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Free online line break remover

This tool strips line breaks, blank lines, and extra whitespace out of any text and reflows it into a clean, single paragraph. It's perfect for text copied from PDFs, emails, spreadsheets, or code comments — the kind of paste that arrives full of awkward newlines mid-sentence. Everything runs live in your browser as you type, so you get an instant, tidy result you can copy anywhere with a single click.

How to remove line breaks

  1. Paste or type your messy text into the input box on the left.
  2. Keep Remove line breaks checked to join everything onto one line.
  3. Optionally tick Collapse multiple spaces or Trim each line to remove leftover gaps.
  4. Watch the before and after character counts update in real time.
  5. Click Copy output to grab the cleaned text.

Choosing the right options

Use Remove empty lines only when you want to keep your paragraphs but delete the blank rows between them. Combine Remove line breaks with Collapse multiple spaces to turn a wrapped block into one clean sentence, or add Remove all spaces to strip every space for slugs and identifiers. Once your text is tidy, you might want to reformat its capitalisation with the case converter, or check the final length with the word counter.

Private and instant

No uploads, no sign-up, and no limits. Because the cleanup happens locally in your browser, you can safely process confidential notes, contracts, or source code. Bookmark this page for the next time a copy-paste leaves your text full of stray line breaks.

Frequently asked questions

How do I remove line breaks from text?

Paste your text into the input box and keep the "Remove line breaks" option checked. Every newline — whether it came from Windows (CRLF) or Unix/Mac (LF) — is replaced with a single space, turning your text into one continuous paragraph. The cleaned result appears instantly in the output box, ready to copy.

What is the difference between removing line breaks and removing empty lines?

"Remove line breaks" flattens the whole text into a single line by replacing every newline with a space. "Remove empty lines only" is gentler: it deletes blank or whitespace-only lines but keeps the line breaks between your real content, so your paragraphs and list items stay on separate lines.

Does it handle Windows, Mac, and Unix line endings?

Yes. The tool normalises Windows (\r\n), classic Mac (\r), and Unix (\n) line endings before processing, so text copied from any operating system, email, or PDF is cleaned consistently without leaving stray carriage returns behind.

How do I collapse extra spaces and trim each line?

Tick "Collapse multiple spaces into one" to squeeze runs of spaces and tabs down to a single space, and tick "Trim each line" to strip leading and trailing whitespace from every line. You can combine these with the other options to fully tidy up messy pasted text.

Is my text uploaded to a server?

No. All processing happens entirely in your browser with JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, stored, or shared, so it is safe to clean up confidential documents, code, or private notes.

Why does text copied from a PDF have broken line breaks?

PDFs and many emails wrap each visual line with a hard line break, so pasting them leaves awkward newlines mid-sentence. Removing the line breaks and collapsing extra spaces rejoins the text into clean, reflowable paragraphs you can paste anywhere.