When text travels through emails, docs, code editors, and CMSs, it picks up mess: mixed line endings, stray tabs, trailing spaces, and invisible characters that break layouts. SnipText’s Whitespace & Formatting Cleaner gives you clean, consistent formatting-ready for publishing, submitting, or committing.
What the cleaner fixes
- Trim whitespace: Remove leading/trailing spaces and per-line trailing whitespace.
- Normalize newlines: Convert to
LForCRLFand fix mixed line endings. - Collapse blanks: Reduce multiple blank lines to a single, neat break.
- Indentation: Convert tabs ↔ spaces and normalize leading indentation to your size.
- Invisible junk: Strip zero-width characters and optional BOM
U+FEFF. - Show invisibles (preview): Visualize spaces, tabs, and newlines to spot issues quickly.
How to use it (fast)
- Open the SnipText Whitespace & Formatting Cleaner.
- Paste or type-preview updates in real time with your selected options.
- Pick your line ending (LF/CRLF), indentation style (tabs/spaces), and size.
- Click Clean All to apply; copy or download the cleaned text.
- Match the target: Use CRLF for Windows docs, LF for UNIX/macOS and most repos.
- Normalize before diffing: Cleaning whitespace first makes code diffs and similarity checks more accurate.
- Tabs ↔ spaces: Standardize indentation to avoid misaligned bullets, code blocks, and tables.
- Remove ZW chars: Zero-width spaces can break search and URLs-strip them for stable text.
Why formatting consistency matters
Messy whitespace creates broken lists, odd line wraps, and noisy diffs. Clean formatting improves readability, reduces file size, and prevents platform-specific glitches-whether you’re submitting assignments, publishing posts, or committing code.
About SnipText
SnipText builds fast, free writing and formatting tools-from Whitespace Cleaner and Case Converter to Duplicate Word Finder, Word Counter, and Paraphrasing. Our tools are privacy-friendly and built for everyday speed.
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Go To Whitespace & Formatting CleanerFAQ
- Is the Whitespace & Formatting Cleaner free?
- Yes-use it as often as you like with no sign-in.
- Do you store my text?
- No. Cleaning runs instantly in a privacy-friendly way.
- Can I choose LF or CRLF?
- Yes. Pick your preferred line ending and the tool will normalize the entire document.
- Does it fix tabs and spaces?
- Yes. Convert tabs ↔ spaces and set indentation size to keep bullets and code blocks aligned.
- Will it remove invisible characters and BOM?
- If enabled, it strips zero-width characters and an optional BOM so your text behaves predictably across apps.