Clean Copied Text

Clean text copied from a PDF

Text copied from PDFs often comes with broken line breaks, split words, page numbers and strange spacing. Clean Copied Text turns messy PDF text into readable paragraphs you can copy, edit or paste anywhere.

112 characters · 21 words · 8 lines · 3 paragraphs

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Or pick where your text came from

Your text stays in your browser. Clean Copied Text does not upload or store what you paste.

What this tool fixes

  • Line breaks inside paragraphs that should flow together
  • Words split with a hyphen across two lines
  • Standalone page numbers and simple footers
  • Doubled spaces and inconsistent blank lines

How to use it

  1. 1Paste your textDrop in the messy text you copied from anywhere.
  2. 2Click cleanClean Copied Text fixes the formatting instantly, in your browser.
  3. 3Copy the resultCopy the clean text or download it as a .txt file.

Common uses

Quoting a passage from a research paper or reportMoving PDF content into a document or emailCleaning scanned or exported textPreparing PDF text for translation or summaries

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Frequently asked questions

Does Clean Copied Text upload my PDF or text?
No. In this version, you paste text directly into the browser and the cleanup happens locally.
Can this remove page numbers?
It can remove simple standalone page numbers when they are detected on their own line.
Will it preserve paragraphs?
The PDF cleanup mode tries to preserve blank lines as paragraph breaks while joining lines that were broken inside paragraphs.