Whitespace Cleaner

About Whitespace

Whitespace characters are invisible characters that create space in text. While essential for readability, excess or inconsistent whitespace can cause issues in code, data processing, and document formatting.

Common whitespace types:

• Space ( )Standard space character
• Tab (\t)Horizontal tab, often 4-8 spaces wide
• Newline (\n)Unix/Linux line ending
• Carriage Return (\r)Old Mac line ending
• \r\nWindows line ending
•  Non-breaking space
• ZWSPZero-width space (invisible!)

Operation Guide

• Trim All LinesRemove leading/trailing whitespace from each line
• Collapse SpacesReplace multiple consecutive spaces with a single space
• Normalize Line BreaksStandardize all line endings to \n
• Single Empty LinesConvert multiple consecutive empty lines to one
• Join Into One LineRemove all line breaks, creating a single paragraph
• Tabs → SpacesReplace tab characters with specified number of spaces
• Spaces → TabsConvert consecutive spaces back to tabs
• Normalize UnicodeConvert exotic Unicode spaces to standard spaces
• Remove Zero-WidthDelete invisible zero-width characters

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl + ZUndo last operation
• Ctrl + YRedo previous operation
• Ctrl + Shift + VPaste and clean automatically

Common Issues

Copy-Paste from Web: Often contains non-breaking spaces ( ) and zero-width characters.

Mixed Line Endings: Files edited on different operating systems may have inconsistent \r, \n, or \r\n line endings.

Code Indentation: Mixing tabs and spaces causes misalignment. Use "Tabs → Spaces" for consistency.

Database Imports: Leading/trailing spaces in data fields cause lookup failures. Use "Trim All Lines" first.