Remove Empty Lines

About the Remove Empty Lines Tool

We created this tool to help you solve a very common problem: dealing with text that has too much whitespace. Whether you are copying code snippets from the web, exporting data from a database, or just formatting a document, you often end up with blank lines that disrupt the flow of your content. Our Remove Empty Lines tool cleans this up instantly.

This utility is entirely browser-based, which means your data never leaves your computer. It is secure, private, and extremely fast. You can use it to strip out completely empty lines, or lines that contain only invisible characters like tabs and spaces. We also included an option to trim the whitespace from the start and end of the remaining lines, ensuring your final text is perfectly polished and ready to use.

How It Works

• Remove lines containing only whitespace: This is the default and most useful setting. It detects lines that look empty (even if they contain hidden spaces) and deletes them.
• Trim whitespace from ends: This cleans up the remaining lines. If a line has extra spaces at the beginning (indentation) or end, this option removes them.
• Real-time Processing: Just paste your text, and the tool cleans it immediately. No need to press a "submit" button.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as an "empty line"?

An empty line is usually a line break followed immediately by another line break. However, lines often contain invisible "whitespace" characters like spaces or tabs. Our tool's "Remove lines containing only whitespace" option detects these "fake" empty lines and removes them too.

Will this remove indentation from my code?

If you check the "Trim whitespace from ends of remaining lines" option, yes, it will remove indentation. If you are cleaning code and want to keep the structure (like in Python), uncheck that box. The tool will then only remove the vertical empty space while keeping your horizontal indentation intact.

Is there a limit to how much text I can clean?

There is no hard limit set by our tool. Since it runs in your browser, performance depends on your computer's speed. It can easily handle thousands of lines of text or code in a fraction of a second.

Can I reverse the changes?

Since this is a simple text area, you can usually use your browser's "Undo" shortcut (Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z) inside the input box if you pasted the text there directly. However, the output box is read-only and reflects the cleaned version. We recommend keeping a copy of your original text just in case.