Remove Line Breaks
Strip unwanted line breaks. Smart mode keeps paragraphs and fixes hyphenation from PDFs.
Quick answer: Strip unwanted line breaks. Smart mode keeps paragraphs and fixes hyphenation from PDFs.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I remove line breaks from copied text?
- Paste your text, choose Smart or Strip-all mode, and the cleaned text appears instantly. One click to copy.
- Why does text from a PDF paste with weird line breaks?
- PDFs treat each visual line as its own line of text. When you paste, those line endings come along — which is why a single paragraph looks broken into many short lines.
- How do I remove hard returns in Word?
- Paste the text here, click Smart mode, and copy the result back into Word. Hard returns are merged while real paragraph breaks are kept.
- Can I keep paragraphs but remove line breaks?
- Yes — that's exactly what Smart mode does. A blank line between paragraphs counts as a paragraph break and is preserved.
- How do I fix hyphenated words from PDFs?
- Smart mode automatically rejoins words that were broken across lines with a hyphen, so "exam-\nple" becomes "example".
- Does this work for scanned PDFs?
- Yes, as long as the PDF has selectable text. For image-only scans you'll need OCR first.
- Can I clean up text from emails?
- Yes. Quoted-line markers (>) are preserved, but the awkward 80-character line wrap is removed.
- Is my text stored?
- No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so nothing is uploaded or saved.
- Can I use this on mobile?
- Yes. Works in mobile Safari and Chrome.
- Is this tool free?
- Yes, totally free and no signup.