Paste Cleaner
What is Paste Cleaner
A paste cleaner fixes text that comes out wrapped, indented and broken into short lines after copying it from a terminal, a PDF, an AI chatbot's reply, an old email thread or a chat log. It strips the stray line breaks and leading indentation that source added for its own formatting, so what you paste elsewhere reads as normal, flowing paragraphs instead of a jagged column of half-lines.
How to use
- Paste the broken text into the input box.
- Leave "Keep paragraph breaks" on if the original had separate paragraphs you want to preserve.
- Leave "Collapse repeated spaces" on to squash the extra spaces terminals use for alignment.
- Copy the cleaned result from the output box with the copy button.
When to use it
Copied a bug report or a command's output straight from a terminal and every sentence broke into a jagged column of 60-character lines? Paste it here and it comes back as one flowing paragraph, ready to drop into a ticket, an email or a Slack message without the awkward mid-sentence breaks. The same fix works on an AI chatbot's answer that pasted in with a hard line break every few words, or on a paragraph pulled from a PDF where each printed line turned into its own line break.
Frequently asked questions
Does this change the wording of my text?
No. It only touches whitespace: line breaks, leading indentation and repeated spaces. Every word stays exactly as you pasted it.
Why does text from ChatGPT or Claude come out broken when I paste it?
AI chat apps often wrap their reply to fit a narrow chat window, and copying from that view carries the wrap along as a real line break. Paste the broken reply here and it comes back as normal paragraphs.
What does "Keep paragraph breaks" do?
When on, a blank line in your source is treated as a real paragraph break and kept in the output. When off, everything is merged into a single flowing block regardless of blank lines.
Will it mess up code blocks or tables I paste?
It is built for prose, not code. Since it joins wrapped lines into single lines, pasting source code or ASCII tables through it will collapse their structure. Use it on paragraphs of text, not code.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser with plain JavaScript. Nothing is sent to a server, so it is safe to clean up sensitive text like private messages or draft reports.
Can I share this tool with my inputs pre-filled?
Yes. The URL updates automatically as you type. Copy it from the address bar or use the Share button, anyone who opens the link will see your exact inputs ready to go.
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